Ibi Zoboi on Writing a Biographical Constellation of Octavia Butler
Award-winning author Ibi Zoboi has penned a “biographical constellation” of the late, great Black feminist sci-fi writer Octavia Butler. Called
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Octavia Butler
Introducing Megascope: a Diverse Line of Graphic Novels Curated by John Jennings
There are some people who like comics. There are others who love them. Then, there are those who live and
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Decolonizing My Fandom
Dr. Who. Star Trek. The Twilight Zone. The Night Stalker. Monty Python’s Flying Circus. Battlestar Galactica (the original series) E.
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AfroGeek Scholarship
Hello All, I just wanted to let you know about my new e-book (paperback version will drop in a week),
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Reading Science Fiction In Our New Political Reality
The way people are reacting (and/or responding) to our current political moment is all over the map. Some are taking
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Kindred The Graphic Novel: A Review
When I heard Abrams was developing a graphic novel adaptation of Octavia E. Butler’s Kindred I was of two minds.
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John Jennings & Damian Duffy’s Kindred is now a #1 New York Times Bestseller
Last week, Abrams Books finally released the highly anticipated graphic novel adaptation of Octavia Butler’s classic novel, Kindred. Created by
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Butler, Dystopia, Propaganda, and a Way Through?
This is an excerpt from a book I started in 2008. I wanted to take a more academic approach to
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Hard NOC Live from SDCC 2016: John Jennings & Damian Duffy
This January, Abrams Books will be publishing a graphic novel adaptation of Octavia Butler’s classic novel, Kindred. At San Diego
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Why No Octavia E. Butler on the Screen?
Hello All, I am in no way presenting that being adapted for the screen is a measure of success. I
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Rewriting the Future: Using Science Fiction to Re-envision Justice
Originally posted at Bitch Media1 When I tell people I am a prison abolitionist and that I believe in ending
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An Update to the Brood
We know it has been a while since you have received an update about the visionary sci-fi anthology Octavia’s Brood:
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Ballad of an AfroGeek
The above image is from the cover of my upcoming book: Diary of an AfroGeek. Being an AfroGeek is all
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On Butler and Lovecraft: A Response
Originally posted at Ghoststar.net Lovecraft scholar S.T. Joshi posted a rebuttal to my petition to change the World Fantasy Award
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We Need More Than More Diversity
Originally posted at Super Justice Force The recent death of celebrated author Walter Dean Myers has seemingly left a void
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Pub Deal Announcement: Shadowshaper
Originally posted at Ghoststar.net In January 2009, I decided to write a book. I’ve always written, always made up strange
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A Mutant from Planet Cripton, An Origin
In 1974, a baby arrived in the suburbs of Indianapolis, Indiana from the planet Cripton. She looked like the offspring
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Octavia’s Brood is Touring the Northwest
A few months ago, I wrote a piece for Nerds of Color called Growing Octavia’s Brood: The Science Fiction Social
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#DiversityinSFF
Recently, a perennial discussion about diversity, or lack thereof, amongst writers of speculative fiction, and their characters, storylines, settings, and
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Growing Octavia’s Brood: The Science Fiction Social Justice Created
During an interview in the 1980s, Black female science fiction writer Octavia Butler was asked her how it felt to
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NOC Poetry: “For Octavia”
I wrote this poem as a kind of eulogy for Miss Butler. I took her death hard, especially as we
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