I've organized all 78 of the videos I've produced so far on the works and thought of Ursula K Leguin into one playlist. The vast majority of them are on her Earthsea novels and stories, and cover all the series' main characters, ideas, and plot points!
Why keep the peace this #Thanksgiving? ”Sometimes we have a duty to condemn injustice in close quarters and call #racism by its name,” writes Editor in Chief @gabrielarana.
“We have always been here. We just haven’t always felt safe coming out. But there’s no turning back the clock. We’re going to win our liberation today or tomorrow.”
"Le Dragon de Brume" is glad to announce the publication of "On some stars, flowers & places in Middle-earth" -- a small collection of essays on JRR Tolkien's Middle-earth.
Beside a regular print edition, the PDF is also made available and the sources are even provided.
Impossible, Possible, and Improbable
Science Stranger Than Fiction
A scintillating collection of short essays that really does cover 'life, the Universe, and everything'.
From the mysteries of the subatomic world to the curious property of water that makes our planet inhabitable, master of popular science John Gribbin delves into the astonishing facts that underlie our existence.
A collection of the best science and nature articles written in 2021, selected by guest editor renowned marine biologist Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and series editor Jaime Green. Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, renowned marine biologist and co-founder of the All We Can Save climate initiative, compiles the best science and nature writing of the year.
Featured story: "The conservative campaign to harass the libs out of academia has already sent a chill through #Texas’ world-class public universities, making professors and administrators so fearful of setting off the lunatics in charge at the Capitol that they censor themselves—in scholarship or in their communications with students and the public."
Affective Worldmaking: Narrative Counterpublics of Gender and Sexuality edited by S. Schultermandl, J. Aresin, S. Pages Whybrew, and D. Simic (nonfiction)
An unexplained chronic illness left author Richa Kaul Padte with the burning need to win her doctors' approval — to be their favorite. In this essay for Hazlitt, she unpicks and unpacks this feeling, and sheds light on the frustrations of living with "the confluence of my intersecting symptoms and how they shape my life. The unsolvable injustice of my illness."
"Spark: How Fanfiction and Fandom Can Set Your Creativity On Fire" is up for pre-order.
It's edited by Improbable Press's Atlin Merrick and contains essays by me, academics like Henry Jenkins, professional writers like KJ Charles, Diane Duane, Claire O’Dell & George Ivanoff and fan writers/artists like Anarion and Hubblegleeflower!
‘Bantering with Bandits’: Annie Zaidi’s searing truths about Indian preoccupations and peculiarities
This book of essays by @anniezaidi creates a space where the personal and the political fuse to paint an often uncomfortable picture of our sociopolitical reality.
I think we really need to have honest conversations about what it's like to have #cats as pets. It'll help prepare people, especially those who are inexperienced with cats, about the realities of #cat ownership.
Hi it's #FollowFriday and I want to follow any #LitJournal that publishes #poetry and/or #FlashFiction and/or #essays and everybody who shares those genres!! Recently found a couple awesome folks who do and I would love to follow more.
My first book is coming out in January from WW Norton, it's a collection of essays about the intersections of science and everyday life called TRANSIENT AND STRANGE....if anyone would like to preorder, Barnes and Noble is having a 25% off sale on not-yet-published books between 9/6 and 9/8...Use code PREORDER25 at checkout. #BNPreorder25 #books#science#essays#writing
What differentiates the muzak at chainstores, and why does Mitch Therieau rate CVS's soundtrack in particular? "One of the first things you notice once you start paying attention to the in-store music is how much whoever is in charge of programming loves Rod Stewart," he says. “'If you want my body and you think I’m sexy, come on, sugar, tell me so,' Rod demands as you ponder the locked cases of flu medicine."
After leaving her marriage, Lyz Lenz found herself with stretches of time on her own. "Every day I was alone, I had to ask myself, What do I want to eat? The question seemed impossible," she says. For her Substack, she talked to Margaret Eby, who is working on a book about eating alone. "Margaret helped me understand how what we eat when we eat alone can help us become the purest expression of ourselves — in all our dirtbag glory," Lenz says.
"Masks are made of different kinds of material: cardboard, velvet, flesh, the Word. The carnal mask and the verbal mask are worn in all seasons.“ — #ClaudeCahun
This quote is the theme for Issue 6 of #ExistOtherwise#LitJournal, which is available for you to read at
Poetry as a salve. What grief can teach. Dinner and theatrics in Branson, Missouri. The pleasures of learning a musical instrument and a behind-the-scenes look at The Fugitive.
All this and the piece our audience couldn't resist in this week's Top 5.
How I Became A Modern Bootlegger:“Even after 25 years in journalism, I never knew humanity the way I did working at a strip club and moving product.” Journalist John Koopman's journey from the front lines of war to the backrooms of strip clubs. https://lithub.com/how-i-became-a-modern-bootlegger/