Ursula K. Le Guin (1929-2018) was a celebrated author of novels, children’s books, poetry and essays. This account is managed by her estate. https://www.ursulakleguin.com/
And the footnote post, here:
Ursula K. Le Guin — 15. Footnote to my Egypt Blog PostNo, Obama didn’t do what W wudda done, and I’m sorry I got all despondent and impatient because he seemed to be so slow, undecided, and halfhearted in doing what he shudda done. And he is currently d...www.ursulakleguin.comThis week on In Your Spare Time, artist and professor Morehshin Allahyari reads posts 14 and 15, "Egypt" and "Footnote to My Egypt Blog Post," in which Ursula addresses and then reconsiders her frustration with then-President Obama's choices regarding Egypt.
In Your Spare Time: From the Blog of Ursula K. Le Guin: Morehshin Allahyari reads "Egypt" and "Footnote to My Egypt Blog Post"This week, Morehshin Allahyari reads post 14, "Egypt," and post 15, "Footnote to My Egypt Blog Post." You can read "Egypt" here: And you can read "Footnote to My Egypt Blog Post" here: Morehshin All...inyoursparetime.libsyn.comIn 2022-2023, Theo Downes-Le Guin conducted several interviews with Martha Ullman West. She was nationally respected dance critic and author, and a friend of Ursula's for half a century, who died on July 5. This week, in honor of Martha, In Your Spare Time presents some of those conversations.
In Your Spare Time: From the Blog of Ursula K. Le Guin: Special episode: Martha Ullman WestThis week we bring you something different: An interview with Martha Ullman West, nationally respected dance critic and author, and a friend of Ursula's for a half century, who died on July 5. The int...inyoursparetime.libsyn.comThe first 30 attendees of the event will receive a scrappy reproduction of A Winter Solstice Ritual from the Pacific Northwest, a chapbook Ursula and Vonda created in 1991. More details here:
Nisi Shawl & Theo Downes-Le Guin discussing Vonda N. McIntyre's 'The Curve of the World' | Elliott Bay Book CompanyFull-service, general bookstore operating since 1973. Frequent author events, cafe, over 150,000 titleswww.elliottbaybook.comThis week on In Your Spare Time, Ursula's daughter Caroline Le Guin reads post 13, "The Horsies Upstairs," in which Ursula considers "how incredibly much we learn between our birthday and last day—from where the horsies live to the origin of the stars."
In Your Spare Time: From the Blog of Ursula K. Le Guin: Caroline Le Guin reads "The Horsies Upstairs"This week, Caroline Le Guin reads Post 13, "The Horsies Upstairs," which Ursula posted in January of 2011. The original post can be read at inyoursparetime.libsyn.com
Intergalactic Mixtape is live with a slew of collected reviews for the books nominated for Le Guin Prize @ursulakleguin.com and tons of lists: new books, short fiction, and recs.
Intergalactic Mixtape #60Hey! It’s awards and lists all the way down! And Hugo Award/WSFS debates, but that’s what we do best, honestly. July is my month for locking in on my Hugo...buttondown.comThe original blog post is here:
Ursula K. Le Guin — 12. A Riff on the Harper ContractNew language in the termination provision of the Harper’s boilerplate gives them the right to cancel a contract if “Author’s conduct evidences a lack of due regard for public conventions and morals, o...www.ursulakleguin.comOn this week's episode of In Your Spare Time, artist and family friend Ursula Barton reads post 12, "A Riff on the Harper Contract." In this post, "Trespassers W." has some things to explain to HarperCollins owner Rupert Murdoch regarding a change in the publisher's contract language.
In Your Spare Time: From the Blog of Ursula K. Le Guin: Ursula Barton reads "A Riff on the Harper Contract"Ursula Barton reads Post 12, "A Riff on the Harper Contract," which Ursula K. Le Guin posted on January 18, 2011. The original post can be read at Ursula Barton's website isinyoursparetime.libsyn.com
Huge congrats to this year's Le Guin Prize nominees!!! What a phenomenally good list—one that fills you with love for the genre and deep appreciation for the incredible writers working in and through it today
Ursula K. Le GuinWe're thrilled to present the shortlist for the 2026 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction:
But I mean yeah in all seriousness, a second shortlist spot (!!!!) in this incredible company for what I consider to be my PERSONAL most meaningful award in SFF is... is very something! Thank you so so much to @psychopomp.com @ecatherine.com @mkcurry.bsky.social @seanmarkey.bsky.social !
Ursula K. Le GuinWe're thrilled to present the shortlist for the 2026 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction:
