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Appropriately for my current reading tastes, I followed the link to this speech from Smart Bitches, Trashy Books.
I've felt very privileged to be able to speak with Ms. Bujold (gosh, I hope it's not a double last name and if so I've mangled it! sorry!) at a library convention and listen to her speak at a fantasy one. She's a lovely speaker - precise, well reasoned, articulate, and humane. Some of her comments have been incredibly useful to me in doing readers' advisory at the library, especially when talking to people who must, for one reason or another, read in an unfamiliar genre (as for a book club).
In this speech she talks about how personal and political themes are used differently in romance and science fiction, among other things. There's also a lovely interchange in the comments between Ms. Bujold and another favorite writer of mine, Jo Beverley.
Sigh, some day when I grow up I hope to be half as gracious, cogent, and insightful.
I've felt very privileged to be able to speak with Ms. Bujold (gosh, I hope it's not a double last name and if so I've mangled it! sorry!) at a library convention and listen to her speak at a fantasy one. She's a lovely speaker - precise, well reasoned, articulate, and humane. Some of her comments have been incredibly useful to me in doing readers' advisory at the library, especially when talking to people who must, for one reason or another, read in an unfamiliar genre (as for a book club).
In this speech she talks about how personal and political themes are used differently in romance and science fiction, among other things. There's also a lovely interchange in the comments between Ms. Bujold and another favorite writer of mine, Jo Beverley.
Sigh, some day when I grow up I hope to be half as gracious, cogent, and insightful.
