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A Handful of Earth, a Handful of Sky: The World of Octavia Butler
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 “...
After/Image: Los Angeles Outside the Frame
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...
Conversations With Octavia Butler
Conversations With Octavia Butler Conseula Francis 9781604732757 Fiction University Press of Mississippi University Press of Mississippi Octavia Butler (1947-2006) spent the majority of her prolific c...
Octavia E. Butler: Lilith’s Brood: The Xenogenesis Trilogy (Loa #393): Dawn / Adulthood Rites / Imago
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...
Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler
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...
Positive Obsession (paperback): The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler
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 ...
Survivor (Patternist #4 deluxe edition)
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...
A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay
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...
Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler
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...
Octavia E. Butler: Kindred, Fledgling, Collected Stories (Loa #338)
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 ...
Luminescent Threads: Connections to Octavia E. Butler
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...
The Butler: A Witness to History
The Butler: A Witness to History Wil Haygood 9781476752990 Nonfiction Atria / 37 Ink Simon & Schuster, Inc. Read a review of Lee Daniel’s film made from this book. “The book is brief, but the two...
Chokehold: Policing Black Men
Chokehold: Policing Black Men Paul Butler 9781595589057 Nonfiction The New Press The New Press The most readable and provocative account of the consequences of the war on drugs since Michelle Alexand...
Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation
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...
Tuff Juice: My Journey from the Streets to the NBA
Tuff Juice: My Journey from the Streets to the NBA Caron Butler 9781493026654 Nonfiction Lyons Press Lyons Press Two-time All-Star and thirteen-year NBA veteran Caron Butler has an impressive basketba...
Parable of the Sower A Graphic Novel Adaptation
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...
Unexpected Stories
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...
The Love Ethic: The Reason Why You Can’t Find and Keep Beautiful Black Love
The Love Ethic: The Reason Why You Can’t Find and Keep Beautiful Black Love Akilah Butler and Kamau Butler 9780615275192 Nonfiction Twinlineal Institute Twinlineal Institute Much has been said regardi...
Sugar Of The Crop: My Journey To Find The Children Of Slaves
Sugar Of The Crop: My Journey To Find The Children Of Slaves Sana Butler 9781599213750 Nonfiction Lyons Press Lyons Press Sugar of the Crop is the story of an unprecedented quest to find the last surv...
Mind of My Mind (Patternist #2 deluxe edition)
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...
Clutch Time: A Shot Clock Novel
Clutch Time: A Shot Clock Novel Caron Butler and justin a. reynolds 9780063069640 Fiction Katherine Tegen Books HarperCollins Former NBA All-Star Caron Butler and acclaimed author Justin A. Reynolds d...
Black TV: Five Decades of Groundbreaking Television from Soul Train to Black-Ish and Beyond
Black TV: Five Decades of Groundbreaking Television from Soul Train to Black-Ish and Beyond Bethonie Butler 9780762481514 Nonfiction Black Dog & Leventhal Hachette Book Group With iconic imagery and e...
Shot Clock
Shot Clock Caron Butler and justin a. reynolds 9780063069602 Fiction Katherine Tegen Books HarperCollins Former NBA All-Star Caron Butler and acclaimed author Justin A. Reynolds tip off the first book...
Parable of the Sower & Parable of the Talents Boxed Set
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...
Trailblazer: A Pioneering Journalist’s Fight to Make the Media Look More Like America
Trailblazer: A Pioneering Journalist’s Fight to Make the Media Look More Like America Dorothy Butler Gilliam 9781546083443 Nonfiction Center Street Hachette Book Group Dorothy Butler Gilliam, whose 50...
Bloodchild and Other Stories
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...
Fledgling: A Novel
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...
Griots Beneath The Baobab: Tales From Los Angeles
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...
Sorority Sisters: A Novel
Sorority Sisters: A Novel Tajuana “TJ” Butler 9780375757587 Fiction Villard Villard Dear Heavenly Father,Thank you for developing me into abeautiful and talented woman.Thank you for being my protector...
Lilith’s Brood
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...
Paul Robeson, All-American
Paul Robeson, All-American Dorothy Butler Gilliam 9780915220151 Nonfiction New Republic Book Company New Republic Book Company Book by Gilliam, Dorothy Butler
That You Are Here Is No Small Thing
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...
On Witness and Respair: Essays
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...
After the Clotilda: Africatown’s Hidden History
After the Clotilda: Africatown’s Hidden History Anitra E. Butler-Ngugi 9781669074779 Nonfiction Capstone Press Capstone Press In 2019, the remains of the Clotilda, the last known slave ship to bring c...
Nina Under Arrest: A Birmingham Children’s Crusade Survival Story
Nina Under Arrest: A Birmingham Children’s Crusade Survival Story Anitra E. Butler-Ngugi 9781669059417 Fiction Stone Arch Books Capstone Press It’s May 1963, and twelve-year-old Nina Norris is answeri...
The World Wasn’t Ready for You: Stories
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...
New Suns 2: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color
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...
The Real History of the Gold Rush
The Real History of the Gold Rush Anitra E. Butler-Ngugi 9781728479118 Nonfiction Lerner Publishing Group Lerner Publishing Group The Gold Rush was one of the largest mass migration events in US histo...
Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier Anitra E. Butler-Ngugi 9781637393208 Nonfiction Focus Readers Focus Readers This engaging biography introduces young readers to the life and legacy of Sidney Poitier, the groundbreaking...
Hidden Heroes in WWII
Hidden Heroes in WWII Anitra E. Butler-Ngugi 9781728464060 Nonfiction Lerner Publishing Group Lerner Publishing Group World War II (1939–1945) was one of the most significant conflicts in Americ...
Imago (Lilith’s Brood #3)
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...
The Perishing
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...
Adulthood Rites
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,...
Dawn (Lilith’s Brood #1)
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 ...
Patternmaster (Patternist #5)
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...
Clay’s Ark (Patternist #3)
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...
Mind of My Mind (Patternist #2)
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...
Wild Seed (Patternist #1)
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...
Parable of the Talents
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...
Parable of the Sower
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...
Faces of Praise!: Photos and Gospel Inspirations to Encourage and Uplift
Faces of Praise!: Photos and Gospel Inspirations to Encourage and Uplift Carol Mackey 9781478917526 Nonfiction FaithWords Hachette Book Group Photography by B. Jeffrey Grant-Clark This full-color p...
All in Together Girls
All in Together Girls Jaye Whaley, Shah Butler, and Melica Niccole 9780982874530 Nonfiction Hampton Publishing House Hampton Publishing House All in Together Girls is a children’s book that displays ...
Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds
Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds adrienne maree brown 9781849352604 Nonfiction AK Press AK Press In the tradition of Octavia Butler, radical self-help, society-help, and planet-help ...
The Lost Tribes
The Lost Tribes C. Taylor-Butler 9780997051377 Fiction Move Books Move Books Five friends are in a race against time in this action-adventure story involving ancient tribal artifacts that hold the fat...
Bathroom Science: 70 Fun and Wacky Science Experiments
Bathroom Science: 70 Fun and Wacky Science Experiments Christine Taylor Butler 9781626865877 Nonfiction Portable Press Portable Press Create exploding toilet volcanoes, oozing sink slime, and bubbling...
Genetics
Genetics Christine Taylor Butler 9780531227794 Nonfiction Children’s Press and Franklin Watts Scholastic Inc. Genes are the blueprints for all life. When scientists first began altering genes to chan...
Computers
Computers Christine Taylor Butler 9780531227800 Nonfiction Children’s Press and Franklin Watts Scholastic Inc. From the smart phone in your pocket to the advanced systems controlling everything from ...
The Missing Relationship
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...
Showdown: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court Nomination That Changed America
Showdown: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court Nomination That Changed America Wil Haygood 9780307957191 Nonfiction Knopf Penguin Random House Thurgood Marshall brought down the separate-but-equal ...
DISASTER ALERT!
DISASTER ALERT! Christine Taylor Butler 9780328832835 Nonfiction Scott Foresman Penguin Random House
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks Christine Taylor Butler 9780531212097 Nonfiction Children’s Book Press Lee & Low Books On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested when she refused to give up her seat on a bus so a white...
Killens Review of Arts & Letters (Fall& /& Winter 2014):Bringing it Forward Literary Activism
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...
Sacred Mountain: Everest
Sacred Mountain: Everest Christine Taylor Butler 9781620141618 Nonfiction Lee & Low Books Lee & Low Books Mount Everest — a place of mystery, majesty, and unparalleled beauty — rises into the sky high...
Planet Earth
Planet Earth Christine Taylor Butler 9780531253564 Nonfiction Children’s Book Press Lee & Low Books Presents information about Earth, including its position, physical characteristics, rotation, and t...
The Sun (New True Books: Space (Paperback))
The Sun (New True Books: Space (Paperback)) Christine Taylor Butler 9780531253632 Nonfiction Children’s Press and Franklin Watts Scholastic Inc. No other body in the solar system is as important as th...
Planet Uranus (New True Books: Space (Paperback))
Planet Uranus (New True Books: Space (Paperback)) Christine Taylor Butler 9780531253649 Nonfiction Children’s Press and Franklin Watts Scholastic Inc. Located 1.7 billion miles away from Earth, Uranus...
Planet Venus (New True Books: Space (Paperback))
Planet Venus (New True Books: Space (Paperback)) Christine Taylor Butler 9780531253656 Nonfiction Children’s Press and Franklin Watts Scholastic Inc. Unlike most other planets, Venus can be seen from ...
The Moon (New True Books: Space (Paperback))
The Moon (New True Books: Space (Paperback)) Christine Taylor Butler 9780531253601 Nonfiction Children’s Press and Franklin Watts Scholastic Inc. Human beings first set foot on the Moon on July 20, 19...
Fish
Fish Christine Taylor Butler 9780531217528 Nonfiction Children’s Book Press Lee & Low Books Presents general information about fish, including information about some of the species that make up the g...
Amphibians
Amphibians Christine Taylor Butler 9780531223352 Nonfiction Children’s Book Press Lee & Low Books From tiny, colorful tree frogs to the giant salamanders that burrow along the riverbanks of Japan, th...
Insects and Spiders
Insects and Spiders Christine Taylor Butler 9780531223383 Nonfiction Children’s Book Press Lee & Low Books Spiders and insects have a lot in common. Both are small animals with many legs, and most pe...
Understanding Diagrams
Understanding Diagrams Christine Taylor Butler 9780531260081 Nonfiction Children’s Book Press Lee & Low Books Presents information about diagrams, including why they are important, what they can be u...
Understanding Charts and Graphs (True Books: Information Literacy)
Understanding Charts and Graphs (True Books: Information Literacy) Christine Taylor Butler 9780531262405 Nonfiction Scholastic Inc Scholastic Inc. From pie charts and bar graphs to calendars and sheet...
Hydrology: The Study of Water (True Books: Earth Science (Paperback))
Hydrology: The Study of Water (True Books: Earth Science (Paperback)) Christine Taylor Butler 9780531282717 Nonfiction Scholastic Inc Scholastic Inc. Water is one of the most important substances on E...
Meteorology: The Study of Weather
Meteorology: The Study of Weather Christine Taylor Butler 9780531282724 Nonfiction Children’s Book Press Lee & Low Books Explains what meteorology is, shows the impact of the weather on human history...
Experiments with Magnets and Metals (My Science Investigations)
Experiments with Magnets and Metals (My Science Investigations) Christine Taylor Butler 9781432953652 Nonfiction Heinemann Houghton Mifflin Harcourt This book uses simple, hands-on experiments with ma...
Experiments with Plants (My Science Investigations)
Experiments with Plants (My Science Investigations) Christine Taylor Butler 9781432953683 Nonfiction Heinemann Houghton Mifflin Harcourt This book uses simple, hands-on experiments with plants to teac...
Think Like a Scientist in the Gym (Science Explorer Junior)
Think Like a Scientist in the Gym (Science Explorer Junior) Christine Taylor Butler 9781610801638 Nonfiction Cherry Lake Publishing Cherry Lake Publishing Teaches readers how to use thinking and obser...
Experiments with Liquids (My Science Investigations)
Experiments with Liquids (My Science Investigations) Christine Taylor Butler 9781432953614 Nonfiction Heinemann Houghton Mifflin Harcourt This book uses simple, hands-on experiments with liquids to te...
My Science Investigations
My Science Investigations Christine Taylor Butler 9781432953706 Nonfiction Heinemann Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Learn the scientific method while engaging in fun, exciting experiments with these books.
Water Everywhere!
Water Everywhere! Christine Taylor Butler 9780531265048 Fiction Children’s Book Press Lee & Low Books Learn all about water and its many uses.
Junior Scientists: Experiment With Solar Energy (Science Explorer Junior)
Junior Scientists: Experiment With Solar Energy (Science Explorer Junior) Christine Taylor Butler 9781602798403 Nonfiction Cherry Lake Publishing Cherry Lake Publishing Introduces solar energy through...
Junior Scientists Experiment With Magnets (Science Explorer Junior)
Junior Scientists Experiment With Magnets (Science Explorer Junior) Christine Taylor Butler 9781602798441 Nonfiction Cherry Lake Publishing Cherry Lake Publishing Introduces scientific principles invo...
Solar Energy: Super Cool Science Experiments (Science Explorer)
Solar Energy: Super Cool Science Experiments (Science Explorer) Christine Taylor Butler 9781602796065 Nonfiction Cherry Lake Publishing Cherry Lake Publishing Describes experiments that can be perform...
Magnets: Super Cool Science Experiments (Science Explorer)
Magnets: Super Cool Science Experiments (Science Explorer) Christine Taylor Butler 9781602796096 Nonfiction Cherry Lake Publishing Cherry Lake Publishing Presents experiments and activities that demon...
Sound: Super Cool Science Experiments (Science Explorer)
Sound: Super Cool Science Experiments (Science Explorer) Christine Taylor Butler 9781602796119 Nonfiction Cherry Lake Publishing Cherry Lake Publishing Introduces scientific principles involving sound...
Solar Energy: Super Cool Science Experiments (Science Explorer)
Solar Energy: Super Cool Science Experiments (Science Explorer) Christine Taylor Butler 9781602795273 Nonfiction Cherry Lake Publishing Cherry Lake Publishing Describes experiments that can be perform...
The Circulatory System
The Circulatory System Christine Taylor Butler 9780531207307 Nonfiction Children’s Book Press Lee & Low Books Introduces readers to the circulatory system; the functions of the heart, arteries and ve...
The Digestive System
The Digestive System Christine Taylor Butler 9780531207314 Nonfiction Children’s Book Press Lee & Low Books Introduces the digestive system, including the digestive process, the organs involved in di...
Food Safety
Food Safety Christine Taylor Butler 9780531207345 Nonfiction Children’s Book Press Lee & Low Books Introduces the history and importance of food safety, the bacteria that cause food to be unsafe, saf...
The Nervous System
The Nervous System Christine Taylor Butler 9780531207352 Nonfiction Children’s Book Press Lee & Low Books Explores the human nervous system, describing its parts and how they work, what happens when ...
The Respiratory System
The Respiratory System Christine Taylor Butler 9780531207369 Nonfiction Children’s Book Press Lee & Low Books An introduction to the human body’s respiratory system, including an explanation of how l...
Earth
Earth Christine Taylor Butler 9780531147603 Nonfiction Children’s Book Press Lee & Low Books Describes Earth, our planet and the third one from the sun in our solar system, and its geographical featu...
Pluto: Dwarf Planet
Pluto: Dwarf Planet Christine Taylor Butler 9780531147665 Nonfiction Children’s Book Press Lee & Low Books Describes Pluto, the ninth planet from the sun in our solar system, and compares it to Earth...
Saturn
Saturn Christine Taylor Butler 9780531147672 Nonfiction Children’s Book Press Lee & Low Books Describes Saturn, the sixth planet from the sun in our solar system, and compares it to Earth.
The Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights Christine Taylor Butler 9780531147771 Nonfiction Children’s Book Press Lee & Low Books Recounts the origins of individual rights in the colonies and the effort to add explicitly st...
The Congress of the United States
The Congress of the United States Christine Taylor Butler 9780531147788 Nonfiction Children’s Book Press Lee & Low Books Describes the legislative branch of the United States government, and discusse...
Explorers of North America (True Book)
Explorers of North America (True Book) Christine Taylor Butler 9780531147825 Nonfiction Children’s Book Press Lee & Low Books Describes the origins of European exploration of the Americas, including t...
The Presidency
The Presidency Christine Taylor Butler 9780531147849 Nonfiction Children’s Book Press Lee & Low Books Examines the status and many duties of the presidency, discussing its history and some of the men...
The Supreme Court
The Supreme Court Christine Taylor Butler 9780531147863 Nonfiction Children’s Book Press Lee & Low Books Discusses how a case reaches the Supreme Court, its origins and history, particularly the time...