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"The Handmaid's Tale" author Margaret Atwood told CBS' "60 Minutes" that she receives more backlash from critics on the left than from the right for not pushing politics the correct way.

While discussing her new memoir, "Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts," the 85-year-old author was asked about criticism her dystopian novel has faced since its 1985 release.

Though Atwood's work has been praised and embraced by people on the political left, she surprised "60 Minutes" correspondent Jon Wertheim by saying she has "always" faced more attacks from the left.

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"I think the right thinks I'm irrelevant," Atwood said. "The left thin

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