Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler Just-Because shrewdly observant

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Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler Just-Because shrewdly observantA magnificent cultural biography that charts the life of one of our greatest writers, situating her alongside the key historical and social moments that shaped her work. As the first Black woman to consistently write and publish in the field of science fiction, Octavia Butler was a trailblazer. With her deft pen, she created stories speculating the devolution of the American empire, using it as an apt metaphor for the best and worst of humanity our