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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.
@ursulakleguin.comThe recipient of this year's prize will be announced on October 21st. Read more about the shortlist here:
@ursulakleguin.comSlow Gods is published by @orbitbooks.bsky.social
@ursulakleguin.comClaire North reads from Slow Gods, which is shortlisted for the 2026 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction
@davidnaimon.bsky.socialReposted by @ursulakleguin.comHad the lucky chance to make a playlist for @largeheartedboy.bsky.social for the release of Ursula K. Le Guin: Conversations on Writing. Like the book itself, I tried to weave Ursula's musical loves (which will surprise you!) with my own largeheartedboy.com/2026/10/07/d...
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@ursulakleguin.comOn this week's episode of In Your Spare Time, Amanda Nelson—historian and host of Amanda's Mild Takes—reads Ursula's June 2011 post "Against Eisenhower." "I have felt for a long time that Eisenhower’s election (in 1952, defeating Adlai Stevenson in a landslide) was a cross-roads," Ursula writes.
@anushreenande.bsky.socialReposted by @ursulakleguin.comIn case you missed it.
My chat with @davidnaimon.bsky.social for @therumpus.net.
@ursulakleguin.comIf you're on the West Coast, you can see co-author David Naimon at one of a trio of events in Portland, Oakland, and Seattle later this month:
@ursulakleguin.comThe new edition of Conversations On Writing is out today!
@ursulakleguin.comThe recipient of this year's prize will be announced on October 21st! You can read more about the full shortlist here:
@ursulakleguin.comNotes from a Regicide is written by @isaac-fellman.bsky.social and published by @torbooks.bsky.social
@ursulakleguin.com🌟Shortlisted for the 2026 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction🌟 In Notes from a Regicide—a multilayered history of two generations of trans characters in the distant future—Isaac Fellman’s intimate narrative twines around art, revolution, disability, love, history, and change.
@ancillaryreviewofbooks.orgReposted by @ursulakleguin.comShortlist discussion time! @chloroformtea.bsky.social returns for the 2026 Le Guin Prize list: 9 of the most interesting speculative fiction books from last year. Lots of opinions, comparisons, and thoughts on what constitutes "Le Guin-y-ness". Listen before the winner is announced Oct. 21!
@ursulakleguin.comThree more images from the Croatian edition of The Compass Rose, this time by Klasja Habjan!
@ursulakleguin.comThe recipient of this year's prize will be announced on October 21st. You can read more about the shortlist here:
@ursulakleguin.comThe Works of Vermin is written by @hironennes.bsky.social and published by @torbooks.bsky.social
@ursulakleguin.com🌟Shortlisted for the 2026 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction🌟 Hiron Ennes's maximalist, visceral story of revolution explores resistance, repression, cycles of violence, and the way art and culture are the materials of social change—but can also be key to the consolidation of power.
@premeemohamed.comReposted by @ursulakleguin.comAaaaaa everybody go listen (I am SO happy I got to pick this blog post, this was the one I wanted the MOST and I was on the road and wasn't able to pick mine for several days and it was STILL THERE) I hope the audio is OK, I had FILE SHENANIGANS
@ursulakleguin.com"What is beautiful in a good novel hasn’t strayed in accidentally. Beauty in the novel is bone-deep, essential. Everything in a good story or novel is essential." You can read the original post here:
@ursulakleguin.comOn this week's episode of In Your Spare Time, @premeemohamed.com reads "Petty Expectations," a two-part blog post in which Ursula discusses "Critical Expectation: Genre and 'Literary' Fiction" and "Reader Expectation and the Young Adult Fantasy."
