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Ursula LeGuin
April 18, 2019
Jeet Heer
Gene Wolfe Was the Proust of Science Fiction
Out of the trauma of war, Wolfe found redemption in Catholicism and his voice in futuristic, philosophical novels.
February 6, 2018
Ryu Spaeth
An Education Through Earthsea
Ursula Le Guin’s fiction explored the ultimate fantasy—of self-discovery and the power that comes with it.
January 24, 2018
Sarah Jones
RIP, Ursula Le Guin.
January 19, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Ursula K. Le Guin has written a spot-on letter about the Bundy mess in Oregon.
November 5, 2008
David Nirenberg
Choosing Life

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