Historical clue formulations

• "The Handmaid's Tale" author — 2026-01-30
• Margaret ___, author of "The Handmaid's Tale" — 2024-02-13
• Novelist Margaret — 2021-08-15
• "The Handmaid's Tale" author Margaret — 2019-08-19
• "The Handmaid's Tale" novelist — 2019-06-08
• "The Handmaid's Tale" author — 2018-06-03
• "Oryx and Crake" novelist, 2003 — 2007-03-03
• "Lady Oracle" novelist — 2001-02-03
• See 21-Across — 1999-04-20
• "The Circle Game" poet — 1996-02-29