No time to spare : thinking about what matters / Ursula K. Le Guin ; introduction by Karen Joy Fowler.
"From acclaimed author Ursula K. Le Guin, and with an introduction by Karen Joy Fowler, a collection of thoughts--always adroit, often acerbic--on aging, belief, the state of literature, and the state of the nation. Ursula K. Le Guin has taken readers to imaginary worlds for decades. Now she's in the last great frontier of life, old age, and exploring new literary territory: the blog, a forum where her voice -- sharp, witty, as compassionate as it is critical -- shines. No Time to Spare collects the best of Ursula's blog, presenting perfectly crystallized dispatches on what matters to her now, her concerns with this world, and her wonder at it. On the absurdity of denying your age, she says, "If I'm ninety and believe I'm forty-five, I'm headed for a very bad time trying to get out of the bathtub." On cultural perceptions of fantasy: "The direction of escape is toward freedom. So what is 'escapism' an accusation of? " On her new cat: "He still won't sit on a lap"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781328661593
- ISBN: 1328661598
- ISBN: 9781328507976
- Physical Description: 215 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017.
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Part one: Going over eighty. In your spare time ; The sissy strikes back ; The diminished thing ; Catching up, ha ha -- The Annals of Pard. Choosing a cat ; Chosen by a cat -- Part two: The lit biz. Would you please fucking stop? ; Readers' questions ; Kids' letters ; Having my cake ; Papa H ; A much-needed literary award ; TGAN and TGOW ; TGAN again ; The narrative gift as a moral conundrum ; It doesn't have to be the way it is ; Utopiyin, utopiyang -- The Annals of Pard. The trouble ; Pard and the time machine -- Part three: Trying to make sense of it. A band of brothers, a stream of sisters ; Exorcists ; Uniforms ; Clinging desperately to a metaphor ; Lying it all away ; The inner child and the nude politician ; A modest proposal: vegempathy ; Belief in belief ; About anger -- The Annals of Pard. An unfinished education ; An unfinished education, continued ; Doggerel for my cat -- Part four: Rewards. The circling stars, the sea surrounding : Philip Glass and John Luther Adams ; Rehearsal ; Someone named Delores ; Without egg ; Notre-Dame de la Faim ; The tree ; The horsies upstairs ; First contact ; The lynx ; Notes from a week at a ranch in the Oregon high desert.
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- Aging.
Old age.
United States > Civilization. - Genre:
- Literature.
Essays.
Available copies
- 33 of 39 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 1 current hold with 39 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | 814.54 LEG (Text) | 36015000818423 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library | 814 L (Text) | 39493108293699 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Alleghany Public Library | 814.54 LEG (Text) | 40599001010191 | Adult New Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Andrews Public Library | 814.54 LEG (Text) | 80605000872753 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Beaufort Main | 814 LEGUI (Text) | 34208203615355 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Black Mountain Library | 814.54 LEG (Text) | 0020512374834 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/12/2026 |
| Braswell Memorial Main Library | 814 LE (Text)
Digital Bookplate:
Braswell copy was donated in honor of Rev. Matt Johnson from the Church of the Good Shepherd by the Worthwhile Study Club.
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540191011098879 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Canton Library | 814 Le Guin (Text) | 33115007654818 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Carver School Road Branch | 814.54 L (Text) | 0112521634353 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Clemmons Branch | 814.54 L (Text) | 0112521634344 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
