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Sue Burke

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I grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, lived briefly in Austin, Texas, y'all, and moved with my husband to Madrid, Spain, in December 1999. Then back to the US, specifically Chicago, in July 2016.

I've worked for fifty years as a journalist, both as a reporter and editor, and I translate from Spanish to English.

I also write poetry, essays, and fiction, especially science fiction. ...more

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Average rating: 3.9 · 16,618 ratings · 2,405 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	Semiosis (Semiosis Duology, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 12,033 ratings — published 2018 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Interference (Semiosis Duology, #2) 3.97 avg rating — 3,335 ratings — published 2019 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Immunity Index 3.32 avg rating — 463 ratings — published 2021 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 177, June 2021 by Neil Clarke (Goodreads Author), Nancy Kress (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Robert Reed (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.13 avg rating — 314 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Year's Best SF 14 by David G. Hartwell (Editor, Contributor), Kathryn Cramer (Goodreads Author) (Editor, Contributor), Carolyn Ives Gilman (Contributor) 3.74 avg rating — 256 ratings — published 2009 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Terra Nova: An Anthology of Contemporary Spanish Science Fiction by Mariano Villarreal (Editor), Felicidad Martínez (Goodreads Author), Lola Robles 3.81 avg rating — 221 ratings — published 2012 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dual Memory 3.66 avg rating — 187 ratings — published 2023 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Normalized Death 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2008	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dying Earths: Sixteen Stories from the Ends of Times by Sue Burke (Goodreads Author), Matthew Hughes (Goodreads Author), Daniel Ausema (Goodreads Author) 3.13 avg rating — 8 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Semiosis Duology it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Two poets: José Martí and Antonio Machado

Two poets, one from Cuba, one from Spain, wrote at different times and in different styles, yet they are linked by history and the Spanish language. José Martí fought and died in the war for Cuban independence from Spain. Spain’s defeat in that war led to soul-searching among writers in Spain, and Antonio Machado emerged as one of its leading voices; he died during the Spanish Civil War.

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Sue Burke rated a book it was amazing Andrion by Alex Penland (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Full disclosure: I met Alex Penland at a conference of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association. She talked about her forthcoming novella, and I offered to read it, and if I liked it, to give it a blurb. (Blurbs are short promotional descr ...more
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Sue Burke made a comment on Surprise! One of my translations was published without letting me know " It would get their attention, at least. I could also ask Amazon to take down the publication, since it violates copyright. But I want people to read th ...more "
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Sue Burke and 5 other people liked Rick's review of Flowers for Algernon: "I haven't read this since high school, when I student directed the play version of it, but I found the book to be a real classic--its themes and poignancy truly stand the test of time."
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“I am glad I grew the humor root. I can endure unpleasant situations better.”
― Sue Burke, Semiosis

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“Equality is not a fact, like the length of days... Equality is an idea, a belief, like beauty.”
― Sue Burke, Semiosis

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“Each of us needs to be what we are, perhaps even be more of what we are.”
― Sue Burke, Semiosis

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Polls

June 2018 Science Fiction -- Final Poll. The following poll decides which book will be our June 2018 Book of the Month in Science Fiction.

Semiosis by Sue Burke

30 votes, 55.6%

Illuminae by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff

24 votes, 44.4%

54 total votes

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