

Words Are My Matter
Writings About Life and Books, 2000-2016, with a Journal of a Writer’s Week
Author: Ursula K. Le Guin
Narrator: Laural Merlington
Unabridged: 13 hr 17 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Tantor Media
Published: 02/20/2018
Categories: Nonfiction, Literary Collections, Literary Criticism
Synopsis
"We need writers who know the difference between production of a market commodity and the practice of an art. Developing written material to suit sales strategies in order to maximize corporate profit and advertising revenue is not the same thing as responsible book publishing or authorship." *
Le Guin is one of those authors, and this is another of her moments. She has published more than sixty books ranging from fiction to nonfiction, children's books to poetry, and has received many lifetime achievement awards, including the Library of Congress Living Legends award.
* From "Freedom," a speech in acceptance of the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.