10 Octavia Butler Quotes to Live By
On what would have been her 72nd birthday, we look back at some of the brilliant author's most timeless words of wisdom.
14 Octavia Butler Books: The Complete Canon
Honor what would have been Butler's 72nd birthday this June 22nd by celebrating her iconic fiction.
Interview: Nnedi Okorafor Talks the Wild Seed TV Adaptation and Octavia Butler
The Binti author discusses the powerful relationship at the heart of Wild Seed, and how the TV adaptation will defy expectations.
A Heartless God and Compassionate Goddess Clash in Octavia E. Butler’s Wild Seed
Read an excerpt from Octavia E. Butler’s sci-fi novel—soon to be an Amazon TV series from Viola Davis and Nnedi Okorafor.
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Octavia Butler’s Wild Seed to Be Adapted for the Small Screen
A creative team including Nnedi Okorafor and Viola Davis will bring the sci-fi novel to life.
Samuel R. Delany and Others on Octavia E. Butler's Legacy
Octavia Butler passed away 13 years ago, but as these writers explain, her work is more urgent now than ever before.
Black Science Fiction and Fantasy Authors You Need to Read
It may be Black History Month, but these authors deserve to be read all year round.
Truth Is Change: The Evolution of Octavia Butler's Cover Art
Octavia Butler's editor looks back at some of the worst — and best — out-of-print covers for the late author's influential books.
Humanity Is Reborn in Lilith's Brood by Octavia Butler
Discover Butler's stunning vision for humanity's future.
Google Honors Octavia Butler's 71st Birthday with a Doodle
Celebrate the science fiction icon.
Parable of the Sower: Enter Octavia Butler's Terrifying and Unforgettable World
Possessing hope and a strange ability, Lauren is thrust into an unknown world with a seemingly impossible goal.
15 Fascinating Facts About Octavia Butler
On the anniversary of her death, we look back on the extraordinary life of a remarkable writer.
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We're giving away tickets to the new musical adaptation of Butler's work, plus copies of her influential "Earthseed" book series!
Toshi Reagon on Adapting Parable of the Sower for the Stage and the Urgency of Butler's Work
The librettist, composer, and music director of the "Parable of the Sower" opera shares her thoughts on Octavia E. Butler's legacy and the potential of theater to activate change.
Triumphant Musical Adaptation Shows the Power of Butler's Parable of the Sower
One of Octavia E. Butler's editors shares how a new opera highlights the prescience and beauty of the late author's dystopian masterpiece.
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This unique anthology is essential reading for every Octavia Butler fan.
The Patterns Around Octavia Butler
Over a decade after her death, a new fan anthology reveals how Butler's work continues to connect people and communities.
Octavia Butler's Dawn to Be Adapted for TV
Ava DuVernay, director of the upcoming "A Wrinkle in Time" adaptation, is at the helm of the project.
Re-Read: Octavia Butler’s Parable Series
Octavia Butler scholar Adrienne Brown finds that things today are eerily similar to the apocalyptic world imagined within Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents.
