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  • Published: 4 August 2026
  • ISBN: 9780834846777
  • Imprint: RH US eBook Adult
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 320

The Wave in the Mind

Imagination and the Art of Writing and Reading



Join Ursula K. Le Guin as she explores a broad array of subjects, ranging from Tolstoy, Twain, and Tolkien to women's shoes, beauty, and family life. With her customary wit, intelligence, and literary craftsmanship, she offers a diverse and highly engaging set of readings. The Wave in the Mind includes some of Le Guin's finest literary criticism, rare autobiographical writings, performance art pieces, and, most centrally, her reflections on the arts of writing and reading.

  • Published: 4 August 2026
  • ISBN: 9780834846777
  • Imprint: RH US eBook Adult
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 320

About the author

Ursula K. Le Guin

Ursula K. Le Guin (1929–2018) was one of the most acclaimed speculative fiction writers of the twentieth century. Her works include The Left Hand of Darkness, The Dispossessed, and The Earthsea Quartet, all of which redefined the possibilities of science fiction and fantasy.

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