This is the photo the Guardian used to illustrate an article on how women are overlooked in SF

[james_davis_nicoll]

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[despotliz.livejournal.com]

It is at least slightly more relevant than using a picture of China Mieville.

[ethelmay.livejournal.com]

There are probably still a lot of people who have no idea that China Mieville is a man.

[blpurdom.livejournal.com]

I only discovered it after reading a couple of his books, the second of which had a female protag. Don't remember where I learned it, but it wasn't obvious to me just from the name.

[mmcirvin.livejournal.com]

He has quite a dashing dust-jacket photo, IIRC. I think that was my first indication.

[blpurdom.livejournal.com]

Not on the paperback versions of King Rat and UnLondon.