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    The Wave in the Mind: Talks and Essays on the Writer, the Reader, and the Imagination by Ursula K. Le Guin (Shambhala Publications, January 2004, 1-59030-006-8, $16.95, x+304pp, tp, nf, cover by John Brown)
        Non-fiction collection of 30 essays, 12 reprints, several autobiographical, and others on books, writing, and miscellaneous topics.
    • 1 · Personal Matters
    • 3 · Introducing Myself · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar Left Bank 1992; slightly updated.
    • 8 · Being Taken for Granite · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar The Wave in the Mind by Ursula K. Le Guin, Shambhala Publications, 2004
    • 10 · Indian Uncles · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar The Wave in the Mind by Ursula K. Le Guin, Shambhala Publications, 2004
      from a talk given for the Emeriti Lectures at the Department of Anthropology of the University of California at Berkeley, 4-Nov-1991. Rewritten for the hundredth anniversary of the department, 11-Nov-2001.
    • 20 · My Libraries · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar The Wave in the Mind by Ursula K. Le Guin, Shambhala Publications, 2004
      talk given in 1997 at a celebration of the renovation of Portland’s Multnomah County Library.
    • 24 · My Island · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar Islands 1996
    • 28 · On the Frontier · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar The Wave in the Mind by Ursula K. Le Guin, Shambhala Publications, 2004
      an earlier version appeared in Frontiers, 1996, as “Which Side Am I On, Anyway?”
    • 31 · Readings
    • 33 · All Happy Families · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar Michigan Quarterly Review Winter 1997
    • 38 · Things Not Actually Present: On The Book of Fantasy and J.L. Borges · Ursula K. Le Guin · in from The Book of Fantasy, Xanadu, 1988 [Ref. Jorge Luis Borges]; revised.
    • 46 · Reading Young, Reading Old: Mark Twain’s Diaries of Adam and Eve · Ursula K. Le Guin · in from Diaries of Adam and Eve, The Oxford University Press, 1996 [Ref. Mark Twain]; slightly revised.
    • 57 · Thinking About Cordwainer Smith · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar Readercon 6 Program Book, Readercon, 1994 [Ref. Cordwainer Smith]
    • 70 · Stress-Rhythm in Poetry and Prose · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar The Wave in the Mind by Ursula K. Le Guin, Shambhala Publications, 2004
    • 95 · Rhythmic Pattern in The Lord of the Rings · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar Meditations on Middle-Earth ed. Karen Haber, St. Martin's, 2001 [Ref. J. R. R. Tolkien]; slightly revised.
    • 108 · The Wilderness Within: The Sleeping Beauty and “The Poacher” and a PS about Sylvia Townsend Warner · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Women Writers Explore Their Favorite Fairy Tales ed. Kate Bernheimer, Anchor Books, 1998
    • 117 · Off the Page: Loud Cows: A Talk and a Poem About Reading Aloud · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar The Ethnography of Reading ed. Jonathan Boyarin, 1994
      first read at the National Council for Research on Women Awards, 1992.
    • 125 · Discussions and Opinions
    • 127 · Fact and/or/plus Fiction · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar Para*doxa: Studies in World Literary Genres 1998; slightly revised.
    • 141 · Award and Gender · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar The Wave in the Mind by Ursula K. Le Guin, Shambhala Publications, 2004
      given as a talk and a handout at the Seattle Book Fair in 1999.
    • 152 · On Genetic Determinism · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar The Wave in the Mind by Ursula K. Le Guin, Shambhala Publications, 2004 [Ref. E. O. Wilson]
    • 160 · About Feet · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar The Wave in the Mind by Ursula K. Le Guin, Shambhala Publications, 2004
    • 163 · Dogs, Cats, and Dancers: Thoughts about Beauty · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar The Wave in the Mind by Ursula K. Le Guin, Shambhala Publications, 2004
      an earlier version appeared under the title “The Stranger Within” in the “Reflections” section of Allure in 1992.
    • 171 · Collectors, Rhymesters, and Drummers · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar The Wave in the Mind by Ursula K. Le Guin, Shambhala Publications, 2004
    • 185 · Telling Is Listening · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar The Wave in the Mind by Ursula K. Le Guin, Shambhala Publications, 2004
    • 206 · The Operating Instructions · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar The Wave in the Mind by Ursula K. Le Guin, Shambhala Publications, 2004
      written in 2000 as a talk to a group of people interested in local literacy and literature.
    • 211 · “A War Without End” · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar The Wave in the Mind by Ursula K. Le Guin, Shambhala Publications, 2004
    • 221 · On Writing
    • 223 · A Matter of Trust · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar The Wave in the Mind by Ursula K. Le Guin, Shambhala Publications, 2004
      talk given to a writing workshop in Vancouver, Washington, Feb-2002.
    • 235 · The Writer and the Character · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar The Wave in the Mind by Ursula K. Le Guin, Shambhala Publications, 2004
    • 240 · Unquestioned Assumptions · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar The Wave in the Mind by Ursula K. Le Guin, Shambhala Publications, 2004
    • 250 · Prides: An Essay on Writing Workshops · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar Gifts of Blood by Susan C. Petrey, OSFCI, 1990; revised.
    • 261 · The Question I Get Asked Most Often · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar The Wave in the Mind by Ursula K. Le Guin, Shambhala Publications, 2004
      talk first given for the Portland Arts and Lectures in Oct-2000 under the title “Where Do You Get your Ideas From?”.
    • 283 · Old Body Not Writing · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar The Wave in the Mind by Ursula K. Le Guin, Shambhala Publications, 2004
    • 289 · The Writer On, and At, Her Work · Ursula K. Le Guin · pm The Writer on Her Work, Volume 2: New Essays in New Territory ed. Janet Sternburg, 1995












    Boston Noir ed. Dennis Lehane (Akashic Books, November 2009, 978-1-933354-91-0, $15.95, 236pp, tp, oa) [Akashic Noir]
    • 11 · Tribalism & Knuckleheads · Dennis Lehane · in
    • 15 · Part I: Fear & Loathing
    • 17 · Exit Interview · Lynne Heitman · ss; set in the Financial District.
    • 38 · Animal Rescue · Dennis Lehane · nv; set in Dorchester.
    • 65 · The Place Where He Belongs · Jim Fusilli · ss; set in Beacon Hill.
    • 77 · Dark Waters · Patricia Powell · ss; set in Watertown.
    • 93 · Part II: Skeletons in the Closet
    • 95 · Femme Sole · Dana Cameron · ss; set in North End.
    • 116 · The Dark Island · Brendan DuBois · ss; set in Boston Harbor.
    • 137 · The Reward · Stewart O’Nan · ss; set in Brookline.
    • 147 · The Cross-Eyed Bear · John Dufresne · nv; set in Southie.
    • 173 · Part III: Veils of Deceit
    • 175 · The Oriental Hair Poets · Don Lee · ss; set in Cambridge.
    • 195 · The Collar · Itabari Njeri · ss; set in Roxbury.
    • 212 · Turn Speed · Russ Aborn · nv; set in North Quincy.
    • 238 · About the Contributors · [uncredited] · bg










    The Best of Fritz Leiber by Fritz Leiber (SFBC, June 1974, #6203, $2.49, xv+301pp, hc, co) [edited by Angus Wells]
        Reprint (Sphere 1974) SF collection. This is identical to the Sphere edition published the previous month except that the the Leiber introduction is alightly revised and moved to the back of the book as an afterword to make room for a new introduction by Poul Anderson. In addition, the story “Gonna Roll the Bones” is moved to the front of the book, thus disrupting the chronological order of the stories.








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