A game-changer and a unique talent, the Kindred author left an indelible mark on the science fiction community.

by Olivia Mason

On the anniversary of her death, we look back on the extraordinary life of a remarkable writer.

by Carolyn Cox

One of Octavia E. Butler's editors shares how a new opera highlights the prescience and beauty of the late author's dystopian masterpiece.

by Betsy Mitchell

This unique anthology is essential reading for every Octavia Butler fan.

by The Portalist Staff

Over a decade after her death, a new fan anthology reveals how Butler's work continues to connect people and communities.

by Alexandra Pierce

Ava DuVernay, director of the upcoming "A Wrinkle in Time" adaptation, is at the helm of the project.

by Sarah Mangiola

Earth is ruined. Humans are nearly extinct. A mysterious race can restore and repopulate the planet—but their aid comes with a price.

by Carolyn Cox

On what would have been her 70th birthday, we look back at some of the brilliant author's most timeless words of wisdom.

by Carolyn Cox

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.

by Adrienne Brown