The life and legacy of Octavia Butler
The life and legacy of Octavia Butler
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Sci-fi writer, Octavia Butler
It’s been 10 years since the passing of famed sci-fi writer Octavia Butler.
Butler, a California native, was the first black woman to achieve international fame as a writer in the sci-fi genre, and the only one to ever receive a MacArthur “genius” Fellowship.
Writers Tananarive Due and Steven Barnes join Alex Cohen to talk about her life and work.