Ursula K. Le Guin wrote more than 20 novels, including The Left Hand of Darkness and the Earthsea series. Marian Wood Kolisch/Courtesy of Copper Canyon Press hide caption
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Ursula K. Le Guin speaks at the 2014 National Book Awards, where she was presented with lifetime achievement honors. Robin Marchant/Getty Images hide caption
In her speech Wednesday night in New York, Ursula K. Le Guin declared, "The name of our beautiful reward is not profit. Its name is freedom." Robin Marchant/Getty Images hide caption
Graham Joyce wrote The Ghost in the Electric Blue Suit, plus many other novels, including Smoking Poppy, Facts of Life, The Tooth Fairy, Indigo and Spirited Away. Charlie James/Doubleday Publicity hide caption
A quote from George Orwell escalates the dispute between online retailer Amazon and publisher Hachette. ASSOCIATED PRESS hide caption