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Ursula Le Guin
June 20, 2022
MagazineJoanna Scutts
The End of the Art-Baby Problem
In the lives of women from Alice Neel to Ursula Le Guin, motherhood was entwined with a quest to make art.
February 23, 2021
Sheon Han
Why Are Literature and Philosophy Such an Awkward Match?
A new anthology reveals the perils and rewards of philosophical fiction.
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