The Wave in the Mind: Imagination and the Art of Writing and Reading

Join Ursula K. Le Guin as she turns her writer's eye to subjects ranging from Tolstoy, Twain, and Tolkien to creativity, feminism, and the joy of imagination.

In this collection of essays, talks, and performance pieces, one of our great literary icons shares profound literary criticism, rare autobiographical writings, and playful musings on gender, beauty, and aging. With keen wit and masterful language, Le Guin is provocative, clear-eyed, and often exhilarating-whether issuing a sly takedow...