Ursula K. Le Guin’s Hugo and Nebula award winning 1969 novel The Left Hand of Darkness is currently airing as a radio play on the BBC. The first episode has already aired, and you can hear it free online for about a … Continue reading
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Our beloved Ursula LeGuin was the highlight of the National Book Awards as she gave a speech in acceptance of her award for Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. Neil Gaimin bestowed her medal upon her, and then she gave … Continue reading
A loud and sustained Hurraaaaaaaah for Ursula K. Le Guin, who will be the recipient of a lifetime achievement award from the National Book Foundation. The award is the NBP Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, which is (and … Continue reading
A mainstream writer, who shall remain nameless (only because I have, mercifully, forgotten his name), equated writing with forging horseshoes. A writer was a wordsmith, he said, which was just like being a blacksmith. It took sweat, discipline and brute … Continue reading