Dancing at the Edge of the World

'A trove of delights' Los Angeles Times Books Review Visionary feminist author Ursula K. Le Guin transformed the landscape of science fiction. She knew a thing or two about renewal - but perhaps most importantly, she was not afraid to change her mind.
Spanning 1976 to 1987 and written during Le Guin's midlife, this mischievous, bighearted and wise collection of essays explores her evolving thoughts on an ocean of topics: from the mechanics of storytelling to menopause, ecological collapse to human marginalia, literature to rodeos. Here, life and art mix wildly and freely to form an exhilarating ode to curiosity, imagination and the power of changing one's mind - a long-lasting gift from one of our great thinkers. 'One of the literary greats of the twentieth century' Margaret Atwood

Ursula K. Le Guin (1929-2018) was a trailblazing feminist science fiction author whose body of work includes novels, short stories, poetry, children's, five essay collections and works of translation. The breadth and imagination of her work, including the iconic fantasy series The Earthsea Cycle, which began in 1968, earned her countless literary awards. In 2014 she was awarded the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, and in 2016 joined the short list of authors to be published in their lifetimes by the Library of America.