‘The Left Hand of Darkness’ Author Memorialized on USPS Stamp
Author Ursula K. Le Guin will join the USPS Literary Arts stamp series on July 27th with a stamp featuring a scene from her novel, ‘The Left Hand of Darkness.’
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LitFilm 2020: Essential Information
The LitFilm 2020, a BPL Film Festival About Writers, is coming our way this October 5th to October 11th!
Ursula K. Le Guin Doc Free For Streaming (Until Aug. 30)
Ursula K. Le Guin was (and still is) hailed as the queen of science fiction and speculative fiction, and you can catch her documentary on PBS until this Sunday!
Can ‘The Earthsea Cycle’ Be Successfully Adapted This Time?
Written by late author Ursula K. Le Guin, The Earthsea Cycle is a fantasy series set in an archipelago of hundreds of islands and focuses on the coming-of-age story of a young wizard named Ged, who must use his powers to stop those who threaten to upset the islands’ way of life. Ursula K. Le Guin. Image Via Polygon In 2004, the Sci Fi Channel created a three-hour loose adaptation for television of A Wizard of Earthsea and The Tombs of Atuan, entitled Legend of Earthsea. Thanks to budget constraints, the addition of a romantic subplot, and whitewashing, the film anger not …
Gene Wolfe, Famed Author of Science Fiction, Dies at 87
Another sad passing in the world of literature. Gene Wolfe, a massively influential figure who was praised by famed authors such as George R.R. Martin, Ursula K. Le Guin and Neil Gaiman, has passed away. According to The Guardian Gene Wolfe died at the age of eighty-seven, leaving behind a famous body of work. His magnum opus is The Book of the New Sun , which ranked only third in a fantasy magazine of the best fantasy novels, behind only The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. Taking placing in an apocalyptic earth where mankind has regressed to a medieval era, the novels blended science fiction and fantasy …