Le Guin dreamed whole realities that forced us to reexamine assumptions we took for granted, and to see new ways forward.
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Ursula K. Le Guin. 21 October 1929 – 22 January 2018. Photo by Eileen Gunn.
Cold-Weather Classics
When the weather outside gets frightful, make the most of the atmosphere by treating yourself to one of these cold-weather classics of speculative fiction.
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling. Consciousness-raising?
Speculative fiction has a history of challenging a protagonist's biases through encounters with diverse characters and settings. It turns out that readers can be deeply affected by these vicarious encounters. So what is a writer's responsibility?
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