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Classic Appreciation: On 'A Wizard of Earthsea' by Ursula K Le Guin – A rival to Tolkien and George RR Martin

Classic Appreciation: On 'A Wizard of Earthsea' by Ursula K Le Guin – A rival to Tolkien and George RR Martin | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
In A Wizard of Earthsea, published in 1968, Usula K Le Guin created one of literature’s most fully formed fantasy worlds. The author of Cloud Atlas and The Bone Clocks recalls how he fell under its spell
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Essay-Review: Fantasy Fiction and the Habit of Whiteness

Essay-Review: Fantasy Fiction and the Habit of Whiteness | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
“Race and Popular Fantasy Literature” offers a devastating case against fantasy.
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Literary Awards: 'Every Heart a Doorway' by Seanan McGuire - wins the 2017 Hugo Award for Best Novella. Great review of the book here

Literary Awards: 'Every Heart a Doorway' by Seanan McGuire - wins the 2017 Hugo Award for Best Novella. Great review of the book here | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
Seanan McGuire's new novella takes the classic portal fantasy — a group of kids who stumble into magical worlds and are forever changed — and gives it poignant new life.
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Essay: Curiouser and Curiouser: My Favorite Alices – by Christina Henry, bestselling novelist

Essay: Curiouser and Curiouser: My Favorite Alices – by Christina Henry, bestselling novelist | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
Blogging/editorial note from bobbygw: In celebration of the UK publication of Alice by bestselling novelist Christina Henry, this post is by the author (also author of the highly successful Black Wings trilogy comprising Black Spring, Black Heart, Black City). This post is part of her blog tour series to promote this great book (I'll publish…
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Ursula K Le Guin, sci-fi and fantasy author, dies aged 88

Ursula K Le Guin, sci-fi and fantasy author, dies aged 88 | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
The multi award-winning writer of The Left Hand of Darkness and A Wizard of Earthsea has died at her home in Portland, Oregon
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Obituary from The Guardian
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Literary Awards: 'The Obelisk Gate' by N. K. Jemisin wins the 2017 Hugo Award for Best Novel - Read a great review here

Literary Awards: 'The Obelisk Gate' by N. K. Jemisin wins the 2017 Hugo Award for Best Novel - Read a great review here | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
N.K. Jemisin continues the story of the Stillness — a world constantly rocked by quakes, and the rare, gifted people who can control them — in a second volume even more engrossing than the first.
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100 Best Middle Grade Fantasy Books of the Last 10 Years

100 Best Middle Grade Fantasy Books of the Last 10 Years | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
Discover 100 recently-published middle grade books full of magic. Here are 100 must-read MG Fantasy novels published in the last ten years.
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