Consolidated List of Announcements, Recent Information, Website Additions, & Schedule Updates
In order of date posted to ursulakleguin.com
Schedule update : Out Here signings; Arts & Letters.
30 August 2010
The Elephant’s Journey , by Jose Saramago, reviewed by UKL.
19 August 2010
Interview d'Ursula K. Le Guin , conducted by Bernard Henninger (in French), 6 July 2010
4 August 2010
Sur les raisons de ne pas lire de science-fiction , preface, Pêcheur de la mer Intérieure (in French), Traduction: Anne-Judith DESCOMBEY.
4 August 2010
“Art, Information, Theft, and Confusion, Part 1 ” & “Art, Information, Theft, and Confusion, Part 2 ”
1 August 2010
Ghost Light , by Joseph O’Connor, reviewed by UKL at The Guardian
22 July 2010
Out Here: Poems and Images from Steens Mountain Country 17 July 2010
“L. Timmel Duchamp and Her Excellent Aqueduct Press Celebrate Reaching the 50-Book Mark, ” by Jeff VanderMeer, at Shelfari. “Among the sharpest, smartest independent presses out there...”
8 July 2010
Update on Google Books Settlement:
“Google Books case still a run-on sentence ,”
by Tom Krazit, CNET news.
5 July 2010
“What did Avatar learn from Ursula Le Guin? ” Times of London (available by subscription only)
5 July 2010
Cheek by Jowl Locus Award
26 June 2010
“Heading home with author Ursula K. Le Guin ,” by Watt Childress. Vancouver (B.C.) Observer .
21 June 2010
Cheek by Jowl :20 June 2010
Schedule Update : Locus Awards, Seattle, WA, 25-27 June 2010
15 June 2010
A picture that shows exactly what we have done in
the Gulf of Mexico.
And a chance to join Move On’s drive to end
America's addiction to oil.
10 June 2010
The Left Hand of Darkness nominated for China’s Sky Award for Most Popular Translated Fiction
27 May 2010
New photo: UKL at Portland State , photo courtesy Moira McAuliffe / GobQ LLC.
25 May 2010
Great North West Books: Great North West Books: An Appeal for Phil’s Fund . Photo by John Henley22 May 2010
22-23 May 2010: Ooligan Press presents Oolicon: Write to Publish Conference 2010 . UKL appears on The Author Stage 20 May 2010
UKL on Think Out Loud , Oregon Public Radio. Interview by Emily Harris. 30 April 2010
Other Sites to See: “I’m tired of being the token woman ,” by Bidisha, at The Guardian.
30 April 2010
Schedule Update : Cannon Beach, 8 May 2010.
22 April 2010
Cheek by Jowl Locus Award Finalist
22 April 2010
Talley Dreams — Photo by Michael Bentley
3 April 2010
“A Ride on the Red Mare’s Back ,” [23Mb MP3] [More information ]
29 March 2010
From Steam Engine Time
At one level, Le Guin is a practising cultural
anthropologist who just happens to use fiction to
express her theories. At another level she’s a
storyteller who focuses on the tales told by
individuals — often mundane, often fragmentary,
and the anthropological elements are just aspects
of people’s lives. At yet another level, she
explores what fiction is and why it does what it
does. And at another level she entertains.
— Steam Engine Time 11
Schedule Update : Mt. St. Helens
20 March 2010
“What’s in a name? A lot, when it comes to fantasy ,” by Imogen Russell Williams, The Guardian
17 March 2010
Review: Ursula Le Guin’s Lavinia , by danhartland
13 March 2010
“Art, Information, Theft, and Confusion, Part 1 ”
11 March 2010
Beau Dreams . Photo by Melody Ivins
9 March 2010
Science Blogs interviews UKL , Claire L. Evans, Universe.
4 March 2010
Wizard of Earthsea shadow puppets , by Andrew Benincasa
4 March 2010
“Author Ursula K. Le Guin shares thoughts on book ,” Jake Bolitho, mlive.com
28 February 2010
“Northwest Writers at Work: Ursula K. Le Guin is 80 and taking on Google ,” Jeff Baker, The Oregonian. 28 February 2010
“Will The Google Settlement Leave Ursula Le Guin Dispossessed? ” at IO9.
24 February 2010
Matthew Peterson interviews UKL for The Author Hour . Audio, transcript, and bonus questions. 23 February 2010
“Thousands of authors opt out of Google book settlement ,” The Guardian.
23 February 2010
“Why the Technology Sector Should Care About Google Books ,” by Gary Reback. TechCrunch, Feb 16, 2010.
17 February 2010
“Hidden Sky” Interview with UKL
16 February 2010
Off the Coastal Path ,15 February 2010
Conversation with UKL at PBS News Hour, with Jeffrey Brown. 12 February 2010
Prospect Theater presents “The Hidden Sky,” a musical based on “The Masters” by UKL. New York City, Jan. 30 - Feb. 28, 2010. Special price tickets: $15.00 or at Prospect Theater using code LEGUIN. (212-352-3101)
11 February 2010
Schedule update : Winter Fishtrap
11 February 2010
Stay in the Action: NWU
11 February 2010
Anarchists on the Moon : Review of The Dispossessed .
11 February 2010
Department of Justice : Despite Substantial Progress Made,
Issues Remain
6 February 2010
What’s Wrong with
the Google Settlement — a Letter from a Writer , by Paulina Borsook.
5 February 2010
Theatermania reviews “The Hidden Sky ,” a musical based on “The Masters” by UKL. New York City, Jan. 30 - Feb. 28, 2010.
5 February 2010
“Fantasy Island: Ursula Le Guin Remakes the World ,” by Meredith Tax. The Village Voice, Oct. 30, 1990.
1 February 2010
Parrot and Olivier in America, by Peter CareyThe Guardian.
1 February 2010
Lavinia is on the
BSFA Shortlist
31 January 2010
Video: Ursula K. Le Guin & Margeret Killjoy , Anarchist Writers on Fiction. Sample at Youtube.
28 January 2010
Petition Letter to the Judge of the Google Book Settlement .
25 January 2010
“Ursula Le Guin gathers writers against Google deal ,” CBC News.
23 January 2010
Author List update: Petition Letter to the Judge of the Google Book Settlement. .
23 January 2010
The Guardian and Huffington Post on UKL Google Settlement letter.
23 January 2010
Author List update: Petition Letter to the Judge of the Google Book Settlement. .
21 January 2010
Mediabistro reports on UKL Google Settlement letter.
21 January 2010
Petition Letter to the Judge of the Google Book Settlement. .
17 January 2010
West Coast Meeting on Google Settlement
12 January 2010
Canadian Writers Oppose Google: Globe and Mail Sarah Sheard’s blog .
11 January 2010
Workshop on the Google Settlement , 20 January 2010, New York City. Sponsored by ASJA, SFWA, NWU.
11 January 2010
“The Hidden Sky ,” a musical based on “The Masters” by UKL. New York City, Jan. 30 - Feb. 28, 2010.
9 January 2010
Updates, comments, and more info on the Google Settlement and UKL’s Authors Guild resignation letter: The Guardian ; PR Newswire .
7 January 2010
Schedule update : Third Angle Music, Portland
4 January 2010
Mark Barrett comments on UKL’s AG resignation
3 January 2010
Review, The True Deceiver, by Tove Jansson, first published in The Guardian.
28 December 2009
Notes & comments: My letter of resignation from the Authors Guild
22 December 2009
Notes & comments: Clif Kroeber’s Five-Point Plan for Peace and Security
21 December 2009
UKL reviews True Deceiver The Guardian.
— UKL
16 December 2009
Matthew Peterson interviews UKL for The Author Hour . Audio, transcript, and bonus questions. 12 November 2009
Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching , new Shambhala edition of translation by UKL.
Includes Two CDs
11 November 2009
New Lavinia review .
10 November 2009
Book review by UKL: The Post Office Girl , by Stefan Zweig. Literary Review 2009
5 November 2009
Lavinia is on the long list for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award .
4 November 2009
An exhibition of works by Russian artists from St Petersburg inspired by Ursula K. Le Guin
23 October 2009
New Lavinia review : “One of the master fabulists of our time...”
22 October 2009
Thank you for the birthday wishes:
MANY THANKS to the many kind people who have been
wishing me a happy birthday! I should like to
quote Mr Bilbo Baggins on the occasion of his
eleventy-first:
“I am immensely fond of you all,
and eleventy-one years is too short a time to live
among such excellent and admirable hobbits. I
don't know half of you as well as I should like,
and I like less than half of you half as well as
you deserve.”
To which I add:
May you all live to your heart's desire, and have
fireworks by Gandalf on your birthday.
Love,
21 October 2009
BBC Radio 7 celebrates UKL’s 80th birthday with her story “Diary of the Rose .” Read by Laurel Lefkow.
18 October 2009
Dream for Jeanne (Robinson) benefit auction" A Winter Solstice Ritual from the Pacific Northwest ,6 October 2009
Schedule Update : FFRF event nearly sold out.
30 September 2009
The Left Hand of Darkness: 25 September 2009
“Prolonging Death at the End of Life ,” by Theresa Brown, R.N. NYTimes Blog, 9 September 2009.
19 September 2009
A Book of Silence, by Sara Maitland, reviewed by Ursula K. Le Guin. Literary Review 2009.
16 September 2009
Mythmakers and Lawbreakers: Anarchist Writers on Fiction , ed. Margaret Killjoy. Includes interview with UKL.
1 September 2009
UKL eBooks at Book View Cafe: King Dog Supermouse!
28 August 2009
Lavinia’s Voice , at A Subtle Knife.
11 August 2009
Notes & comments: About Literary Bests
30 July 2009
First Contact: A Talk with Ursula K. Le Guin , at The New Yorker Book Club.
25 July 2009
Elizabeth Hand reviews Cheek by Jowl , F&SF, August 2009.
24 July 2009
Schedule Update
24 July 2009
Short Biographical Note
22 July 2009
“On Rules of Writing, or, Riffing on Rechy ”
16 July 2009
New Lavinia reviews .
14 July 2009
The Australian reviews Lavinia :
“Expanding on Virgil ” — George Williams
10 July 2009
William Alexander of Rain Taxi reviews Cheek by Jowl 9 July 2009
Lord Dunsany: In the Land of Time and Other Fantasy Tales, LA Times Book Review, 2004.
6 July 2009
Supermouse! comics at Book View Cafe: New every Thursday. All 13 episodes of Supermouse! are available as PDFs for a total price of $4.99.
2 July 2009
Locus Award for Lavinia
27 June 2009
“Think & Drink ,” Oregon Council for the Humanities. UKL and Lani Roberts. [Photo ] [MP3-1 ] [MP3-2 ] 22 June 2009
“Her achievement is to complement the original
epic so distinctively, as if in a dialogue or
dance with the poet who inspired her.” — John Garth, The Telegraph , reviews Lavinia .
“A fantasist who lives in the real world ” — Tobias Hill reviews Lavinia for The Guardian.
15 June 2009
“Into the cosmos with Qfwfq ” — UKL reviews The Complete Cosmicomics by Italo Calvino.
15 June 2009
Supermouse! comics at Book View Cafe: New every Thursday.
12 June 2009
UKL reviews Enchanted Hunters , by Maria Tatar, for the LA Times .
12 June 2009
The Left Hand of Darkness — Gethen Map by Milan Dubnicky
7 June 2009
Excerpts from Times Literary Supplement review of Lavinia, by Diana Birch, 22 May 2009.
31 May 2009
“To my Overseas Readers ”
31 May 2009
UKL comics at Book View Cafe: “Supermouse I”
28 May 2009
BBC Radio 3 interviews UKL on Night Waves . Audio available for one week.
28 May 2009
BBC Radio Three interviews UKL on Night Waves , 26 May 2008, 21:15 British Summer Time. Audio available for one week thereafter.
24 May 2009
“The princess with flaming hair ” — Charlotte Higgins reviews Lavinia for The Guardian.
23 May 2009
“ Long-Time Science Fiction Writer Shines at Ottawa festival
,” Joyce MacPhee, Epoch Times.
23 May 2009
“How Ursula K. Le Guin led a generation away from realism ,” Scott Timberg, Guardian on line
21 May 2009
“...a perfectly balanced blend of feeling, metre and storytelling...” Review of Lavinia by Guy Haley, Death Ray . [complete review ] [240Kb PDF ]
15 May 2009
“Cat T’ai Chi ” at Book View Cafe
13 May 2009
“An Interview with Ursula K. Le Guin ,” by Lev Grossman, Time, 11 May 2009
11 May 2009
Scott Timberg’s Blog
11 May 2009
“Ursula K. Le Guin’s lasting appeal ,” Scott Timberg, LA Times blogs.
10 May 2009
“Ursula K. Le Guin’s work still resonates with readers ,” Scott Timberg, LA Times.
10 May 2009
Notes & Comments: “Calling Utopia a Utopia ”
6 May 2009
“Guesswork & Archaeology & Virgil ” — video, courtesy Ron Hogan.
1 May 2009
Powers wins SFWA’s Nebula Award for Best Novel!
25 April 2009
Now available on UKL’s website: China Miéville interviews UKL about her life and work for BBC Radio 4, 17 March 2009.
24 April 2009
Cheek by Jowl: Tales & Essays on How & Why Fantasy Matters is now available from Aqueduct Press . [more information ]
16 April 2009
Schedule update
14 April 2009
Cat Dreams More information ]
7 April 2009
About Writing #12: What Freelance Writers Get Paid and How
3 April 2009
Fantasy Book Review notes that UKL will appear at the Ottawa International Writers Festival (22 April-2 May 2009)
2 April 2009
China Miéville interviewed UKL about her life and work for BBC Radio 4, 17 March 2009. (No longer available on line.)
7 Mar 2009
“Spaceship of fools ” — UKL reviews Journey into Space, by Toby Litt, for the Guardian .
4 Mar 2009
Nebula Award nomination for Powers , Best Novel 2008.1 Mar 2009
Poem: “The Palindromedary ”
20 February 2009
Oregon State Library has chosen The Lathe of Heaven, Searoad, and The World Begins Here (ed. Glen A. Love, including “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas”) for its “150 Books for Oregon’s Sesquicentennial ” [1.6Mb PDF]
14 February 2009
“On David Hensel’s Submission to the Royal Academy of Art ”
11 February 2009
Erica Jong and the Space Crone
11 February 2009
Video: UKL’s Timberland Reads Together . Courtesy of TCTV (Thurston County cable tv) & Timberland Library, Olympia, WA
5 February 2009
Lavinia , audio download, narrated By Alyssa Bresnahan. Unabridged.
4 February 2009
29 January 2009: Schedule update
29 January 2009
Powers Preliminary Ballot
19 January 2009
Steve Lafreniere Interviews Ursula K. Le Guin at Vice magazine.
9 January 2009
A Mask of the Dragon Yevaud, by Ilyana Mansfield
1 January 2009
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