This week, Strange Horizons published my two-part review of the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize shortlist.
In it, I encourage not reading this list as a competition, but as a conversation. Many of these books pair well as meditations on themes of the self, the self in relation to the world, and the self in relation to struggle.
The work ranges from highly fantastical to slight on the speculative. But there's a rich array of good writing either way.
#SFF #Books #Recommendations
http://strangehorizons.com/non-fiction/the-2024-ursula-k-le-guin-shortlist-part-one/
And... Part 2 of my review of the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize shortlist.
Le Guin wasn't really a fan of awards, and this one is weird: one person gets a ton of money, and all the other shortlisted works get nada.
This is atypical in #SFF, where most prizes don't pay out at all, but have their own problems with prestige.
Lost in the competition is often the joy of a good read.
#Books #Recommendations
http://strangehorizons.com/non-fiction/the-2024-ursula-k-le-guin-shortlist-part-two/