FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: Yesterday we lost another speculative fiction legend. I was captivated by the Earthsea stories in particular, and the haunting story she wove around them. She was an amazing talent. So… I’d like to make today’s topic about her. Readers – which of her books and stories did you love, and why? Writers – did she influence your work in any way? Join the chat
Writer Ursula K. Le Guin, whose work spanned multiple genres and categories including science fiction, fantasy, poetry and essays, died on Monday (Jan. 22) at the age of 88, the New York Times reports. The exact cause of death has not been announced, but Le Guin’s son told the Times that his mother had been in poor health for months. Over a career that spanned more than five decades, Le Guin authored “seven books of poetry, twenty-two novels, over a hundred short stories (collected in eleven volumes), four collections of essays, twelve books for children, and four volumes of translation,” … Read more