Starting a biography today. Alice B. Sheldon wrote science fiction under the pseudonym James Tiptree Jr., something only revealed very late in her life, and as Triptree is regarded as one of the luminaries of speculative fiction alongside Le Guin and Philip K. Dick. I came across her name during a cemetery walk and the brief description of her life was enough to tell me I wanted to know more. So here goes…
pickThis woman had a most strange and amazing life. If you are a fan of sci-fi or not and want to read a well written biography check this book out.
I had about half a blog post on this book written before the election. Now I'm not sure how to go back to it, so I think I won't. But if you're interested in women's history, or LGBTQIA history, or SF history, then I think this one is not only good but important right now.
James Tiptree, Jr. burst onto the science fiction scene in the 1970s with a series of hard-edged, provocative short stories. Hailed as a brilliant masculine writer with a deep sympathy for his female characters, he penned such classics as Houston, Houston, Do You Read? and The Women Men Don't See. No one knew his true identity. Then the cover was blown on his alter ego: A sixty-one-year-old woman named Alice Sheldon
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James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon | 
