CanLit legend Margaret Atwood will be releasing a new novel this fall.

The Heart Goes Last (McClelland & Stewart) will go on sale in Canada on Sept. 29.

The Heart Goes Last

The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood is published by McClelland & Stewart. (McClelland & Stewart)

The book is Atwood's first standalone novel since The Blind Assassin, which was awarded the Booker Prize in 2000.

The award-winning author's short story collection Stone Mattress was released last year.

Atwood's new work is described as a "wickedly funny and deeply disturbing novel about a near future in which the lawful are locked up and the lawless roam free."

The prolific Toronto-based author has written more than 40 books of fiction, poetry and critical essays, including The Handmaid's Tale, Cat's Eye and Alias Grace.