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The Problem With Canon

by Peter Rubin November 2, 2022November 2, 2022

“It’s the best of times and the worst of times to be a fan.”

Posted inFeatured, Nonfiction, Quotes, Unapologetic Women

Ursula K. Le Guin, Literary Legend and Cat Blogger

by Krista Stevens September 12, 2017October 19, 2022

Ursula K. Le Guin may no longer publish fiction, but that hasn’t stopped her from writing.

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Posted inBooks, Featured, Nonfiction, Quotes

The Religious Iconography of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’

by michelleweber March 30, 2017October 19, 2022

A vast range of political, historical, and religious influences went into Margaret Atwood’s dystopia, including one unexpected logo.

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes

Ursula K. Le Guin On ‘Starting Late’ as a Writer

by heymarkarms August 30, 2014October 19, 2022

LE GUIN: My mother had always wanted to write. She told me this only after she’d started writing. She waited until she got the kids out of the house, until she was free of responsibility for anybody except her husband. Very typical of her generation. She was in her fifties when she started writing—for kids, […]

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