Octavia Butler is one of the greatest science fiction writers of all time, known more recently for practically predicting the presidency of Donald Trump, and yet she did not become a New York Times Bestseller until long after she died, in September 2020. Today, we're talking about the brilliance of her words and concepts and we hope that you, too, will finally discover the incredible legacy of Octavia Butler.

Sources:

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/639299/octavia-butler-author-facts

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/15/books/review/the-essential-octavia-butler.html

https://web.mit.edu/m-i-t/articles/butler_talk_index.html

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20200317-why-octavia-e-butlers-novels-are-so-relevant-today

https://www.newyorker.com/books/second-read/octavia-butlers-prescient-vision-of-a-zealot-elected-to-make-america-great-again

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