Octavia E. Butler
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Octavia Estelle Butler was an American science fiction and speculative fiction author who won several awards for her works, including Hugo, Locus, and Nebula awards. In 1995, Butler became the first s
Butler signing a copy of Fledgling in 2005
Mars Perseverance rover – Octavia E. Butler Landing in Jezero Crater
Kindred (novel)
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Kindred is a novel by American writer Octavia E. Butler that incorporates time travel and is modeled on slave narratives. Widely popular, it has frequently been chosen as a text by community-wide read
Octavia E. Butler
…won a college-wide short-story contest, earning her first income ($15) as a writer. She also got the "germ of the idea" for what would become her novel Kindred. An African-American classmate involved in the Black Power movement loudly criticized previous generations of African Americans for being subservient…
First edition cover of Kindred