Octavia Butler's editor looks back at some of the worst — and best — out-of-print covers for the late author's influential books. 

by Betsy Mitchell

Discover Butler's stunning vision for humanity's future. 

by Carolyn Cox

Celebrate the science fiction icon.

by Allison Wild

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

by Olivia Mason

Possessing hope and a strange ability, Lauren is thrust into an unknown world with a seemingly impossible goal. 

by Audrey Webster

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

by Carolyn Cox

It may be Black History Month, but these authors deserve to be read all year round.

by Olivia Mason

We're giving away tickets to the new musical adaptation of Butler's work, plus copies of her influential "Earthseed" book series!

by The Portalist Staff

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.

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

On what would have been her 71st 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