Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler | Susana M. Morris Anne Ameri-Siemens When Luke’s guitar reunites with

When Luke’s guitar reunites with August’s soulful alto

And while rooted in reality

The survivors of the onslaught cry out for a savior--a warrior whose will is unbreakable and whose appetite for mischief is unbounded

As Tirzah's family moves across the country during the Great Migration

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Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler | Susana M. Morris Anne Ameri-Siemens When Luke’s guitar reunites withA magnificent cultural biography that charts the life of one of our greatest writers, situating her alongside the key historical and social moments that shaped her work. As the first Black woman to consistently write and publish in the field of science fiction, Octavia Butler was a trailblazer. With her deft pen, she created stories speculating the devolution of the American empire, using it as an apt metaphor for the best and worst of humanityour