Dispatches from Anarres

"Dispatches from Anarres is what happens when a bunch of brilliant writers come together to pay tribute to a singular literary giant. This polyphony of voices from real and imagined worlds is timely, audacious, and teeming with style."

-Kimberly King Parsons, author of Black Light

"Ursula K. Le Guin never inspired others to write like her; she inspired them to find their own imaginative powers. These deeply original stories are the result: magical, moral, wise, beautiful, and full of surprises."

-Julie Phillips, author of The Baby on the Fire Escape: Motherhood, Creativity, and the Mind-Baby Problem, and of a forthcoming biography of Le Guin

"The work of Ursula K. Le Guin echoes across our time like a chorus sung by a mighty voice. Dispatches from Anarres gives other voices the chance to answer back with mighty verse. . . . A truly gorgeous anthology, with voices the world needs to hear calling the tune."

-Meg Elison, author of The Book of the Unnamed Midwife

"A beautiful homage to the late Ursula K. Le Guin."

-Annie Carl, bookseller, The Neverending Bookshop

"I'll be recommending this book forever."

-Joe Sacksteder, author of The Driftless Quintet

"This remarkable anthology of short stories in tribute to Ursula K. Le Guin is filled with thoughtful, heartbreaking, funny tales. Some will remind you of Le Guin and others of her spirit."

-Doug Chase, bookseller, Powell's Books

"In the spirit of Ursula K. Le Guin's own 'Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction,' in which she envisioned a storytelling beyond the old fixation on conflict and battles, Dispatches from Anarres gathers a beautiful collection of healing stories. From the whimsical to the political, these Portland writers' magical imaginations and commitment to social justice shine on every page."

-Ariel Gore, author of Hexing the Patriarchy