The fantasy and science fiction writer found her way into her invented worlds by making maps and then mentally exploring them.

Acclaimed and adored American author Ursula K Le Guin has died at age 88. The New York Times confirmed Le Guin’s passing when speaking with her son Theo Downes-Le Guin. He did not disclose the exact ...

Sri Lankan writer Vajra Chandrasekera is the winner of the 2025 Ursula K Le Guin Prize for Fiction for his novel Rakesfall.

.Her first home, however, was the city of Berkeley, California. Born Ursula Kroeber in 1929, Le Guin grew up in ‘40s-era Berkeley and recalled a city that was just starting to come into itself. Her ...

The Hugo-winning author duo—Corey is the pen name of Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck—will kick off the series with The Mercy of Gods next summer. Featuring illustrations by Edward Kinsella, the new ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — To the rest of the world, Ursula K. Le Guin was a groundbreaking author, winner of the National Book Award and multiple Hugo awards, as well as a Pulitzer Prize finalist. But inside a ...

The Portland-based author’s home will be transformed into the Ursula K. Le Guin Writers Residency. Beth Gwinn/Getty Images The family of Le Guin, who died in 2018 at age 88, donated the property to ...

The Sri Lankan novelist behind Rakesfall writes about power, empire and imagination. His Le Guin Prize acceptance speech ...

The author of the Red Rising series recommends books cloaked in myth that use fantastic adventures to explore what it means to be human. By Pierce Brown The author of “The Adventures of Amina ...

Sri Lankan author Vajra Chandrasekera’s second novel, Rakesfall, has won the 2025 Ursula K Le Guin Prize for Fiction, a ...