Hi all, Newbie alert! Just a quick email to, first of all, say hi... Hi. Secondly, I don't suppose anyone knows what Octavia Butler's next project is? Parable...
... Last year, Nalo Hopkinson told me at a convention she was working on new stuff. If you're starved for more of her work, there are two stories by her on...
I can never say enough good things about ABE.COM They have many UK stores listed. ABE stands for Advanced Book Exchange, that is where I purchased my copy of...
Thanks, what a GREAT site!!! Granted cost me another $25 bucks, and my pile of book waiting to be read just got even LONGER, but hey thats what money and books...
Hey all, I'm new to the group. I'm excited to see such a backing to Octavia Butler's works. All I have left to read is Survivor, and I see that I'm not alone...
I would just like to remind people the MANY libraries have Survivor, and even if yours doesn't your librarian might be able to get a copy via inter library...
Hello: I wasn't sure who the listowner was. Thanks for the reply. I wanted to invite some of the members to a book club, looking for a diverse group of people...
As far as I know this has yet to happen. I know that a few years ago there was 'talk' about putting her books into movie form, but the talks broke down. I...
To the best of my knowledge Kindred is the only Octavia Bulter book that has gone as far as having the "Rights" purchased. BET FILMS has had or currently owns...
... Butler does write good visual images, and the technology is there to create convincing Oankali (e.g.Gollum in LOTR) and so on. However, Butler's stories...
Hi MarMack, Sorry about taking so long to get back to you. No need to ask me offline if you want to invite members on the posts here. If its related to...
firstly Octavia, has a certain foresight that transcends our need to group and seperate blacks from there other race children white,red yellow etc. That said...
The Blackwomans power to compell and lead 2. The need for new religion or a re-alignment with tru spirituality 3. Humans true interdependence to each other for...
First let me say WOW!!! I am soooooo pleased to see a yahoo group dedicated to the discussion of Ms. Butler's works. I have been a long time fan of her...
... movie form? Some years ago I heard from a good friend who works for Harpo Studios (the Oprah camp), that Ms. Winfrey had purchased all the rights to...
... Wow indeed. I must say I found your post pretty riveting. Sometimes activity lags in this group, which is understandable since Ms. Butler doesn't rush her...
As much as I would like to see a Butler novel on the big screen...something that would show the populace what I know about this amazing woman, it could go...
I agree that Butler is one of those that you just run into, somehow , or so it seems. I just happened to be in the library looking for another book (that I...
Butler, Octavia, well I was introduced to Wild Seed by a friend of the time, Im a Sci Fi Junky but I am moved by few writers or their worx. Octavia well...
I didnt hear anybody say it but what about a nicely done comic book and or graphic novel. Or maybe a nicely done up mature cartoon movie. What do you think? If...
I hear of books by Black sci-fi authers being done up in movies but they never seem to make it to the screen. I don't know if you have read Tannarive Due but...
"Earthseed's Destiny is to take root among the stars" Lauren recognizes that worlds die and with them the civilization will also die. By taking root among the...
Hi I'm brand new to the group. I was recently turned on to Butler by a professor who assigned Kindred as required reading. I was skeptical at first because...
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