“Hopeful and thought-provoking, this post-apocalyptic narrative deftly explores gender and race through the eyes of characters struggling to adapt during a pivotal time of crisis and change,” writes Grand Central Publishing.
“Dawn: Book 1,” the first in a three-part collection of science fiction novels, “Lilith’s Brood Trilogy,” is a compelling work of imaginative fiction that includes humanoids, a nuclear war-scorched Earth, and a voice from the unknown that guides Lilith Iyapo to a new planet where she experiences salvation. Butler | Grand Central Publishingīutler is of the ilk of great literary masters, and the preservation and republishing of the volumes of her visionary contribution is of measurable note and celebration. These books, written by Black women of great intelligence and stature and published from two different eras, are exciting and allow readers to see similarities and poignantly inspiring differences from the 1980s to the 2020s. “Choosing Family: A Memoir of Queer Motherhood and Black Resistance” is a pivot from her musicology scholarly work-a memoir offering a glimpse into Royster’s world: her family, and her relationship and alignment with the inner and external reality of Black queer life. Royster’s new follow-up to her excellent nonfiction music history book, “Black Country Music” published last fall. I was also happy to see the publication of author and professor Francesca T. Butler” by author and essayist Lynell George-highlight her brightness of imagination, wit, and African American science fiction infused with folklore. Two books-her lesser-known novel, 1987’s “Dawn” and the new nonfiction book, “A Handful of Earth, A Handful of Sky: The World of Octavia E. Butler has been one of the most important revivals of a literary figure in Black and American literature. The postmodern and resoundingly positive reception of science fiction author Octavia E. Black Financial Health Open dropdown menu.
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