This moderated discussion will explore the humanity and creative agency of Octavia E. Butler from the perspectives of Dr. Sue Hodson, retired curator and librarian at The Huntington Library and author Lynell George who had full access to Butler’s archives which served as primary source material for her most recent book, A Handful of Earth A Handful of Sky: The World of Octavia E. Butler. Sue knew Butler personally and who was responsible for acquiring Butler’s vast archive now housed at The Huntington;
Among the questions we will explore are “What drove Butler to commit to a writer’s life?”, “How did she develop her worldview?”, and “How did Butler’s prescient outlook serve as the foundation of her body of work and resonates even more today?” A Handful of Earth A Handful of Sky: The World of Octovia E. Butler will be available for sale afterwards.
