Words Are My Matter – 我以文字为业 by Ursula K. Le Guin

A must-listen collection, Words Are My Matter is a manual for investigating the depth and breadth of contemporary fiction – and, through the lens of deep considerations of contemporary writing, a way of exploring the world we are all living in. “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 60 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.