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Shelf Control: The Hainish Novels and Stories

January 25, 2023January 21, 2023 ~ Lory ~ 13 Comments

This week I am featuring my Library of America edition of the Hanish novels and stories by Ursula K. LeGuin. These are LeGuin's major science fiction works, spanning the whole course of her long career, linked by the notion that different worlds were settled at some point by people from a planet named Hain. It's … Continue reading Shelf Control: The Hainish Novels and Stories

My Year in Fiction

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January 22, 2023January 15, 2023 ~ Lory ~ 10 Comments

I hope you'll continue to indulge me as I do more wrap-up posts, which are mostly for my own edification. Last year was the first time I assembled a post reviewing all my fiction reading for the year, and it was interesting to see what patterns emerged. I noted that there were a lot of … Continue reading My Year in Fiction

Spiritual Memoir Challenge

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January 15, 2023January 21, 2023 ~ Lory ~ 20 Comments

Announcing a new reading challenge to help expand and diversify our inner world

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