The Carrier Bag
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Rocannon's World, Part IV
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The fourth and final part of our examination of Le Guin's first book, Rocannon's World.
Rocannon's World, Part III
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Examining chapters 5 and 6 of Le Guin's first novel, Rocannon's World.
Rocannon's World, part II
18 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Looking at chapters 3 and 4 of Rocannon's World.
Rocannon's World, part I
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A discussion of the first two chapters of Le Guin's first published novel, Rocannon's World.
Semley's Necklace
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A deep dive into "Semley's Necklace," the first short story in Le Guin's Hainish universe, which would become the prologue to her first novel, Rocanno...
April in Paris
30 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A discussion of Le Guin's first paid publication, the short story "April in Paris" from 1962.
Folk Song from the Montayna Province, and An die Musik
20 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Analyzing Le Guin's first two published works: the poem "Folk Song from the Montayna Province" and the short story "An die Musik."
The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction
20 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Introducing the podcast and its host, as well as an analysis of Ursula K. Le Guin's essay "The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction."