{"product_id":"ursula-k-le-guin-isbn-9781941040997","title":"Ursula K. Le Guin","description":"\u003cb\u003eUrsula K. Le Guin discusses her fiction, nonfiction, and poetry—both her process and her philosophy—with all the wisdom, profundity, and rigor we expect from one of the great writers of the last century.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e referred to Ursula K. Le Guin as America’s greatest writer of science fiction, they just might have undersold her legacy. It’s hard to look at her vast body of work--novels and stories across multiple genres, poems, translations, essays, speeches, and criticism--and see anything but one of our greatest writers, period.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a series of interviews with David Naimon (\u003ci\u003eBetween the Cover\u003c\/i\u003es), Le Guin discusses craft, aesthetics, and philosophy in her fiction, poetry, and nonfiction respectively. The discussions provide ample advice and guidance for writers of every level, but also give Le Guin a chance to to sound off on some of her favorite subjects: the genre wars, the patriarchy, the natural world, and what, in her opinion, makes for great writing. With excerpts from her own books and those that she looked to for inspiration, this volume is a treat for Le Guin’s longtime readers, a perfect introduction for those first approaching her writing, and a tribute to her incredible life and work.In her introduction to this volume, Le Guin states that the good interview is a conversation between people who have thought about what they’re talking about. That’s a perfect description of this thoughtful collection . . . 'What I really like to do,' Le Guin states, 'is talk shop.' Readers are privileged to listen while she does.—Booklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCandid and perceptive\nlast words by a treasured writer.—Kirkus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn enlightening conversation about the writing process. Both authors adopt the tone of artisans discussing their craft, and each’s delight at debating with a like-minded professional is evident throughout. . . [Le Guin's] expansive knowledge of the SF genre provides, most strikingly, a sharp perspective on how its female practitioners have too often been forgotten in favor of their male contemporaries. Her rapport with Naimon results in an exchange that is both informative and charming.—Publishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFueled by Naimon's incisive questions and peppered with excerpts from Le Guin's books, these wide-ranging interviews are a treat for both longtime fans and newcomers to her work.—Shelf Awareness\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this small, beautifully crafted book, the conversations range from style to point of view to genre to why we should use 'they' as singular. . . . Together, Le Guin and Naimon demonstrate engagement at its finest.—World Literature Today\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor nuggets of fiery wisdom and plunges into literary form and purpose from the late, great Ursula K. Le Guin, look to Tin House’s newly published \u003ci\u003eConversations on Writing\u003c\/i\u003e.\n—Portland Monthly\u003ci\u003eUrsula K. Le Guin\u003c\/i\u003e published twenty-one novels, eleven volumes of short stories, four collections of essays, twelve books for children, six volumes of poetry and four of translation, and has received the Hugo, Nebula, Endeavor, Locus, Tiptree, Sturgeon, PEN\/Malamud, and National Book awards and the Pushcart and Janet Heidinger Kafka prizes, among others. In recent years she received lifetime achievement awards from the World Fantasy Awards, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association, and Willamette Writers, as well as the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Grand Master Award, the Library of Congress “Living Legend” award, and the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. Le Guin was the recipient of the Association for Library Service to Children’s May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture Award and the Margaret Edwards Award. She lived in Portland, Oregon, and her website is www.ursulakleguin.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Naimon is a writer and host of the radio show and podcast \u003ci\u003eBetween The Covers\u003c\/i\u003e in Portland, Oregon. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eTin House\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAGNI\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFourth Genre\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBoulevard\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eZYZZYVA\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere.  His writing has been reprinted in \u003ci\u003eThe Best Small Fictions 2016\u003c\/i\u003e and cited in the 2016 Pushcart Prize volume, \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Essays\u003c\/i\u003e 2015, and \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Travel Writing\u003c\/i\u003e 2015.  His podcast and writing can be found at: www.davidnaimon.com\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tin House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233816588517,"sku":"NP9781941040997","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781941040997.jpg?v=1767743334","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/ursula-k-le-guin-isbn-9781941040997","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}