On July 20, 2024, Lauren Olamina turned 15. Or, at least, she did in Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower. The 1993 dystopian classic recounts the life and times of a Black girl who shares the ...

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In 2000 I made my way up the walkway of a house outside of Seattle with my husband, author Steven Barnes, to see his longtime friend Octavia Butler. We were greeted by the sound of Motown music ...

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Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. As with many people who have recently re-read Butler’s work—and a new literary ...

During her last quarter at Julliard, Mallori Johnson was learning everything she could about auditioning — how to dress, how to study a scene, and how to interact with casting directors to anticipate ...