With a literary career that spanned more than half a century, Ursula K. Le Guin continues to make an impact on readers and writers with her imaginative and challenging ideas. Her love for storytelling is captured in this rare collection of essays, talks, and performance pieces. Originally published in 2004, the book is divided into four sections: “Personal Matters,” “Readings,” “Discussions and Opinions,” and “On Writing.” Included are literary criticisms of classic books, advice on writing, and personal takes on gender, beauty, and aging. “All of us have to learn how to invent our lives, make them up, imagine them,” writes Le Guin. “We need to be taught these skills; we need guides to show us how. If we don’t, our lives get made up for us by other people.”
