We read fantasy books for all sorts of reasons, including escapism, gritty action, and immersion into detailed, ornate worlds. But one great reason to read fantasy novels is because many of the genre's best works deal with how to be a good, ethical human being.
A Whole Month of Earthsea Discussions, with Charles Yu, Lev Grossman,…
If you're lucky enough to be in New York, then October is going to be a brilliant month for you — the Center for Fiction is putting on a whole month of science fiction and fantasy discussions, in honor of Ursula K. Le Guin's A Wizard of Earthsea. It's all part of "The Big Read," a month-long program focusing on a single…
Ursula K. Le Guin gives away the film rights to one of her stories for …
The Disposessed author Ursula K. Le Guin is famously protective of her copyrights, and has expressed extreme reluctance to let Hollywood touch her work. So how did a group of film students get permission to film one of her stories?
