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D. DesJardines's avatar

One of my brushes with greatness: When I worked for a medium-sized publisher, I once spent 10 minutes on the phone with Ursula K. Le Guin, helping her navigate our somewhat unfriendly website shopping cart. She had a dry, British wit and (at an advanced age) was sharper than I will ever be. My day was made; I ran around the office and told everyone.

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Courtney Naliboff's avatar

Re: UKL I hadn’t read anything of hers except Lathe of Heaven, but a few years ago got to read the entire Earthsea series out loud to my kid and I’m now a superfan. It’s the quiet optimism that people are capable of growth and the world can withstand horrors and emerge with dignity and strength that does it for me (+ dragons).

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