The book includes snippets from Butler’s notes, lists and journals. “To begin to fully grasp Octavia Butler,” George writes, “is to sink into the worlds from which she came.

Octavia Butler’s big goals: get millions to read her books and change the world. She succeeded. Share this - Before the word Afrofuturism even existed, Octavia Butler was writing about it.

This month, we’re doing our first book club giveaway. When you register for this event, you can receive a free copy of one of 10 books written by Butler or another sci-fi great — thanks to a ...

Octavia Butler was 'a mountain' Her most impressive recognition came in 1995, when she became the first science fiction author to receive a $295,000 award as a prestigious MacArthur Foundation ...

"I always felt I was throwing my books away," Butler concedes. "You publish it, it dies." That first started to change in 1985 when she won her first Hugo Award for her short story, "Speech Sounds." ...

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Check out the list of middle grade books given away at the Octavia E. Butler Library Science Fiction Festival. Throughout this story we link to BookShop.org, which supports independent bookstores.

Butler’s work isn’t just about the horrors of dystopia, though. Many of her books talk about “standing up to power structures big and small,” Due says.

At a Founders’ Day 2025 event at The Huntington on March 26, 2025, Octavia E. Butler’s work was celebrated, explored and discussed by an engaging panel of experts in front of a sold-out crowd.

Sometimes, you have to time travel to help heal generational wounds. "Kindred," a new FX series on Hulu, is based on the 1979 novel by Octavia E. Butler. (All eight episodes are now streaming.) ...