Well known in the mainstream for her New York Times bestseller, The Jane Austen Book Club, Karen Joy Fowler is a well-respected and considerable force in SF and Fantasy as well. She is a two-time winner of the Nebula and World Fantasy awards, and cofounder of the Tiptree Award, given for works dealing with the politics of sex and gender.
The Science of Herself
SKU: 9781604868258
Author: Karen Joy Fowler
Publisher: PM Press / Outspoken Authors
ISBN: 9781604868258
Published: 10/2013
Format: Paperback
Size: 5 x 7.5
Page count: 128
Subjects: Fiction/Women’s Studies
Praise
“No contemporary writer creates characters more appealing, or
examines them with greater acuity and forgiveness, than she does.”
—Michael Chabon, author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
“Fowler’s witty writing is a joy to read.”
—USA Today
“An astonishing narrative voice, at once lyric and ironic, satiric
and nostalgic… Fowler can tell stories that engage and enchant.”
—San Francisco Chronicle
“Fowler manages to re-create both life’s extraordinary and its ordinary magic.”
—New York Times Book Review
“Unforgettable… incandescent… bewitching.”
—Los Angeles Times Book Review
Book Events
april, 2024
No Events
Reviews
- The Science of Herself: A Starred Publisher Weekly Review
- Karen Joy Fowler’s The Science of Herself: An Ambling Along the Aqueduct Review
- The Science of Herself: A Review in Peace News