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hermetic

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3. Octavia Butler Saw This Coming

Reply to cbabe (Original post)

Thu Dec 11, 2025, 02:08 PM

Dec 11

PUBLISHED 12/9/2025 by Janell Hobson

"A new book by Butler biographer Susana M. Morris explores the writer’s meticulous process, expansive imagination and the cautionary lessons she left behind."

Big article in Ms Magazine. Lots of pictures and iinfo.

https://msmagazine.com/2025/12/09/octavia-butler-archive-biography-susana-morris/

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Positive Obsession: the life and times of Octavia Butler [View all] cbabe Dec 11 OP

Thank you for this recommendation Dr. Shepper Dec 11 #1

Thanks. I have always liked her. murielm99 Dec 11 #2

Octavia Butler Saw This Coming hermetic Dec 11 #3