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A Handful of Earth, a Handful of Sky: The World of Octavia Butler

by Lynell George

A Handful of Earth, a Handful of Sky: The World of Octavia Butler Lynell George 9781626400634 Nonfiction Angel City Press Angel City Press Check out Lynell’s New York Times article on Octavia Butler “...

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Octavia E. Butler

Octavia E. Butler 0000000121272003 “There's nothing new under the sun, but there are new suns.” Butler was the first science fiction writer to be awarded a MacArthur Foundations Fellowship...

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Unpublished Stories From Octavia Butler Available for the First Time

by Troy Johnson

Unpublished Stories From Octavia Butler Available for the First Time Troy Johnson Article Octavia E. Butler (1947–2006) was a bestselling and award-winning author, considered one of the best scie...

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Octavia E. Butler, Gerry Canavan, and Nisi Shawl

Octavia E. Butler, Gerry Canavan, and Nisi Shawl MULTIPLE Octavia Butler, Gerry Canavan, and Nisi Shawl are renowned authors. Butler's work explores sci-fi themes, Canavan is known for his academic d...

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Randy Ross, Octavia E. Butler, Erin Aubry Kaplan, Eric Jerome Dickey, and Jervey Tervalon

Randy Ross, Octavia E. Butler, Erin Aubry Kaplan, Eric Jerome Dickey, and Jervey Tervalon MULTIPLE "Explore the works of authors Randy Ross, Wanda Coleman, Stanley Crouch, Gary Phillips, Octavia Butl...

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Octavia E. Butler: Lilith’s Brood: The Xenogenesis Trilogy (Loa #393): Dawn / Adulthood Rites / Imago

by Octavia E. Butler

Octavia E. Butler: Lilith’s Brood: The Xenogenesis Trilogy (Loa #393): Dawn / Adulthood Rites / Imago Octavia E. Butler 9781598538182 Fiction Library of America Library of America For the first time...

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Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler

by Ibi Zoboi

Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler Ibi Zoboi 9780399187384 Nonfiction Dutton Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House From the New York Times bestselling author and...

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Octavia E. Butler: Kindred, Fledgling, Collected Stories (Loa #338)

by Octavia E. Butler, Gerry Canavan, and Nisi Shawl

Octavia E. Butler: Kindred, Fledgling, Collected Stories (Loa #338) Octavia E. Butler, Gerry Canavan, and Nisi Shawl 9781598536751 Fiction Library of America Library of America The definitive edition ...

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Luminescent Threads: Connections to Octavia E. Butler

by Alex Pierce and Mimi Mondal

Luminescent Threads: Connections to Octavia E. Butler Alex Pierce and Mimi Mondal 9781922101440 Nonfiction Twelfth Planet Press Twelfth Planet Press Luminescent Threads celebrates Octavia E. Butler, a...

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Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler

by Susana M. Morris

Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler Susana M. Morris 9780063212077 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins A magnificent cultural biography that charts the life of one of our greatest...

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Positive Obsession (paperback): The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler

by Susana M. Morris

Positive Obsession (paperback): The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler Susana M. Morris 9780063211834 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins A magnificent cultural biography that charts the life of one of ...

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After/Image: Los Angeles Outside the Frame

by Lynell George

After/Image: Los Angeles Outside the Frame Lynell George 9781626400535 Nonfiction Angel City Press Angel City Press A Handful of Earth, A Handful of Sky: The World of Octavia E. Butler offers a bluepr...

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Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler

by Robert Fleming

Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler Robert Fleming Book Review { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Review", "headline": "Review of Positive Obsession: The...

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Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler

by Robert Fleming

Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler Robert Fleming Book Review { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Review", "headline": "Review of Positive Obsession: The...

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A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay

by Octavia E. Butler

A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay Octavia E. Butler 9781797229058 Nonfiction Chronicle Books Chronicle Books The wise words of science fiction icon Octavia E. Butler live on in this beau...

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Survivor (Patternist #4 deluxe edition)

by Octavia E. Butler

Survivor (Patternist #4 deluxe edition) Octavia E. Butler 9781538766170 Fiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette Book Group Returning to print for the first time in nearly fifty years, Survivor compl...

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Parable of the Sower A Graphic Novel Adaptation

by Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Sower A Graphic Novel Adaptation Octavia E. Butler 9781419731334 Fiction Abrams ComicArts Abrams The follow-up to Kindred, the #1 bestseller, comes Octavia E. Butler’s groundbreaking dy...

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Unexpected Stories

by Octavia E. Butler

Unexpected Stories Octavia E. Butler B00K04NWG0 Fiction Open Road Media Open Road Integrated Media The novella “A Necessary Being” showcases Octavia E. Butler’s ability to create alien yet fully belie...

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Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation

by Octavia E. Butler

Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation Octavia E. Butler 9781419709470 Fiction Abrams ComicArts Abrams Octavia E. Butler’s bestselling literary science-fiction masterpiece, Kindred, now in graphic nove...

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Mind of My Mind (Patternist #2 deluxe edition)

by Octavia E. Butler

Mind of My Mind (Patternist #2 deluxe edition) Octavia E. Butler 9781538784242 Fiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette Book Group This gorgeous new edition of Mind of My Mind, the second novel in Oc...

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Parable of the Sower & Parable of the Talents Boxed Set

by Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Sower & Parable of the Talents Boxed Set Octavia E. Butler 9781609809553 Fiction Seven Stories Press Seven Stories Press The African American Book Club will be moderating a discussion o...

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Bloodchild and Other Stories

by Octavia E. Butler

Bloodchild and Other Stories Octavia E. Butler 9781583226988 Fiction Seven Stories Press Seven Stories Press A perfect introduction for new readers and a must-have for avid fans, this New York Times N...

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Fledgling: A Novel

by Octavia E. Butler

Fledgling: A Novel Octavia E. Butler 9781583226902 Fiction Seven Stories Press Seven Stories Press Fledgling, Octavia Butler’s last novel, is the story of an apparently young, amnesiac girl whose alar...

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Griots Beneath The Baobab: Tales From Los Angeles

by Randy Ross, Octavia E. Butler, Erin Aubry Kaplan, Eric Jerome Dickey, and Jervey Tervalon

Griots Beneath The Baobab: Tales From Los Angeles Randy Ross, Octavia E. Butler, Erin Aubry Kaplan, Eric Jerome Dickey, and Jervey Tervalon 9780966267518 Nonfiction Larod Publishing Company Larod Publ...

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Lilith’s Brood

by Octavia E. Butler

Lilith’s Brood Octavia E. Butler 9780446676106 Fiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette Book Group The acclaimed trilogy that comprises LILITH’S BROOD is multiple Hugo and Nebula award-winner Octavia...

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Lynell George

Lynell George NONE Lynell George Lynell George is a journalist and essayist. After/Image: Los Angeles Outside the Frame is her first book of essays and photography, exploring the city where she grew ...

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That You Are Here Is No Small Thing

by Vashti Harrison

That You Are Here Is No Small Thing Vashti Harrison 9780593353028 Fiction Viking Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House That You Are Here Is No Small Thing is a stunning and unforgettable explor...

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On Witness and Respair: Essays

by Jesmyn Ward

On Witness and Respair: Essays Jesmyn Ward 9781668064269 Nonfiction Scribner Book Company Simon & Schuster, Inc. The collected creative nonfiction of a singular American writer, Jesmyn Ward, inclu...

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The World Wasn’t Ready for You: Stories

by Justin C. Key

The World Wasn’t Ready for You: Stories Justin C. Key 9780063290426 Fiction Harper HarperCollins “The most profound terror is rooted in love—the terror of losing love, of love betrayed, of love in per...

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New Suns 2: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color

by Nisi Shawl

New Suns 2: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color Nisi Shawl 9781786188588 Fiction Solaris Simon & Schuster, Inc. The stunning follow-up to the multiple-award-winning anthology of SFF by peo...

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Imago (Lilith’s Brood #3)

by Octavia E. Butler

Imago (Lilith’s Brood #3) Octavia E. Butler 9781538753736 Fiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette Book Group From the award-winning author of Parable of the Sower: After the near-extinction of human...

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The Perishing

by Natashia Deón

The Perishing Natashia Deón 9781640093027 Fiction Counterpoint Counterpoint A Black immortal in 1930’s Los Angeles must recover the memory of her past in order to discover who she truly is in this ext...

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Adulthood Rites

by Octavia E. Butler

Adulthood Rites Octavia E. Butler 9781538753729 Fiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette Book Group From the award-winning author of Parable of the Sower: After the near-extinction of the human race,...

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Dawn (Lilith’s Brood #1)

by Octavia E. Butler

Dawn (Lilith’s Brood #1) Octavia E. Butler 9781538753712 Fiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette Book Group Dawn (previously Xenogenesis, Bk. 1) One woman is called upon to rebuild the future of ...

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Patternmaster (Patternist #5)

by Octavia E. Butler

Patternmaster (Patternist #5) Octavia E. Butler 9781538751466 Fiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette Book Group An all-powerful ruler’s son vies for control over the human race in this brilliant co...

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Clay’s Ark (Patternist #3)

by Octavia E. Butler

Clay’s Ark (Patternist #3) Octavia E. Butler 9781538751503 Fiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette Book Group In a violent near-future, Asa Elias Doyle and her companions encounter an alien life for...

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Mind of My Mind (Patternist #2)

by Octavia E. Butler

Mind of My Mind (Patternist #2) Octavia E. Butler 9781538751497 Fiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette Book Group A young woman harnesses her newfound power to challenge the ruthless man who contro...

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Wild Seed (Patternist #1)

by Octavia E. Butler

Wild Seed (Patternist #1) Octavia E. Butler 9781538751480 Fiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette Book Group In an “epic, game-changing, moving and brilliant” story of love and hate, two immortals c...

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Parable of the Talents

by Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Talents Octavia E. Butler 9781538732199 Fiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette Book Group The African American Book Club will be moderating a discussion of Bulter’s Parable of the Ta...

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Parable of the Sower

by Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Sower Octavia E. Butler 9781538732182 Fiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette Book Group From the "grand dame" of science fiction, a dystopian classic of terror and hope about an Afri...

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Documentary Film on History of Blacks in Fantasy, Horror, and Science Fiction Books

by Troy Johnson

Documentary Film on History of Blacks in Fantasy, Horror, and Science Fiction Books Troy Johnson Article https://www.youtube.com/embed/uvDW5z0b9po “The Invisible Universe documentary reveals the his...

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The Missing Relationship

by Octavia E. Butler

The Missing Relationship Octavia E. Butler 9781498454469 Fiction Xulon Press Xulon Press How absurd is the thought of living for God without Him? Imagine being so involved with day to day routine, mis...

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Seed to Harvest

by Octavia E. Butler

Seed to Harvest Octavia E. Butler 9780446698900 Fiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette Book Group The Patternist novels details a secret history continuing from the Ancient Egyptian period to the f...

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Kindred

by Octavia E. Butler

Kindred Octavia E. Butler 9780807083697 Fiction Beacon Press Beacon Press Dana, a modern black woman, is celebrating her twenty-sixth birthday with her new husband when she is snatched abruptly from h...

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Imago (Xenogenesis Series)

by Octavia E. Butler

Imago (Xenogenesis Series) Octavia E. Butler 9780446603638 Fiction Aspect Hachette Book Group The futures of both humans and Oankali rest in one young being’s successful metamorphosis into adulthood.

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Adulthood Rites (Xenogenesis, Book Two)

by Octavia E. Butler

Adulthood Rites (Xenogenesis, Book Two) Octavia E. Butler 9780446603782 Fiction Aspect Hachette Book Group Newer Version Available Told in the haunting voice of Lilith, the heroine of "Dawn", this ...

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adrienne maree brown

adrienne maree brown 0000000037757913 adrienne maree brown is a writer rooted in Detroit who lives [2024] in Durham, NC. Her books include Emergent Strategy, Pleasure Activism, Holding Change, and t...

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Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora

by Sheree Renée Thomas

Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora Sheree Renée Thomas 9780446525831 Fiction Aspect Hachette Book Group This volume introduces black science fiction, fantasy, and ...

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Dark Matter II

by Troy Johnson

Dark Matter II Troy Johnson Article The Call for submission has ended DARK MATTER II :  Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora  Edited by Sheree R. Thomas  GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION...

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Killens Review of Arts & Letters (Fall& /& Winter 2014):Bringing it Forward Literary Activism

by Clarence V. Reynolds

Killens Review of Arts & Letters (Fall& /& Winter 2014):Bringing it Forward Literary Activism Clarence V. Reynolds 21551758v5 Fiction Center for Black Literature Medgar Evers College Fall& /& Winter 2...

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Flowers for the Sea

by Zin E. Rocklyn

Flowers for the Sea Zin E. Rocklyn 9781250804037 Fiction Tordotcom Macmillan Publishers A Library Journal Editor’s Pick! Flowers for the Sea is a dark, dazzling debut novella that reads like Rosema...

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New Suns

by Nisi Shawl

New Suns Nisi Shawl 9781781085783 Fiction Solaris Simon & Schuster, Inc. Winner of the 2020 Locus, World Fantasy, British Fantasy, Ignyte, and Brave New Words Awards.“There’s nothing new under the sun...

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Afro-Future Females: Black Writers Chart Science Fiction’s Newest New-Wave Trajectory

by Marleen S Barr

Afro-Future Females: Black Writers Chart Science Fiction’s Newest New-Wave Trajectory Marleen S Barr 9780814210789 Fiction Ohio University Press Ohio University Press Afro-Future Females: Black Writer...

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Linda A. Duggins

Linda A. Duggins NONE Linda A. Duggins is the Director of Multicultural Publicity at Hachette Book Group and Co-founder of the Harlem Book Fair. She's a board member of several literacy organizations...

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Susana M. Morris

Susana M. Morris 0000000410238311 Susana M. Morris is an Associate Professor of English at Auburn University. Susana M. Morris, Ph.D. is a Black feminist Afrofuturist writer, scholar, and cultural cr...

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Brown Girl in the Ring

by Sheree Renée Thomas

Brown Girl in the Ring Sheree Renée Thomas Book Review Science fiction fans who love the vision  and storytelling prowess of Octavia E. Butler are in for a  treat with this up-all-nighter f...

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Dark Matter II

by AALBC Writers Guide

Dark Matter II Loading   The Call for submission has ended DARK MATTER II :  Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora  Edited by Sheree R. Thomas  GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSIONS&n...

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