OctaviaButler.net A fan blog for Octavia E. Butler, writer.

In 2001, Kindred, Octavia Butler's landmark 1979 novel, was brought to life in an exceptional audio adaptation. This adaptation starred Alfre Woodard as "Dana" and was produced by Brian Smith and Jacqueline Cuscuna for Seeing Ear Theatre (SET). In 2007, SciFi.com closed SET and the link to the adaptation of Octavia Butler's Kindred at scifi.com/kindred was lost. Until now. For the past several weeks, a link on the left sidebar has quietly led to a reconstruction of the SET Kindred site. Today, I formally announce that the special section for the drama is open. Enjoy listening!

I am excited to have video footage to share! Here are all the clips from Octavia Butler speaking on a panel discussion at UCLA in 2002. The full panel is on the Frank Herbert's Dune dvd (second disk, about 28 minutes). These are Ms. Butler's segments, brought to us by sonic1267 (4min3sec). The link is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgeyVE3NHJM Enjoy!

I'm about a month late with this post, but here goes... The Carl Brandon Society is dedicated to improving the visibility of people of color in the speculative genres of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and magical realism. Last month, on their blog, they posted a Black History Month SF Reading List, which includes Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler as the second book.  Check out the list for some excellent reading!

Patti from Vancouver, Canada sent a lovely and heartfelt email via the Contact Us page. She wrote:

I stumbled across Parable of the Talents, and then the Sower and was profoundly moved by them both.

I am thrilled to be posting about Invisible Universe, a project by M. Asli Dukan. Dukan is creating a documentary about Blackness in speculative fiction. She has posted an inspiring 4-minute video tribute to Octavia. To see the tribute, go to Invisible Universe, click the Octavia E.

This video (and audio) interview was conducted by Juan Gonzalez and Amy Goodman on Nov. 11, 2005. During the 11-minute interview, Octavia talks about Fledgling and, more generally, about politics. I especially liked hearing her read from Parable of the Talents. Click here: Democracy Now! Interview

The Charlie Rose episode with Octavia Butler's interview is available online! The video of the entire episode is here on a fanpop Octavia Butler site. Octavia is the last interview of the episode. Thanks Cressida!

Here is a brief video clip from Space, a Canadian sci-fi channel. The 1-minute clip of the interview: http://www.spacecast.com/videoplayer_1606.aspx The originating page is: http://www.spacecast.com/spaceblog_1726.aspxIf the picture is cut off, try resizing your browser window.