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03385aam a2200361Mi 4500 001 0B22C1F84F2711EB9A63D65926ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210105012357 008 200323t20202020caua e 000 0deng d 020 $a 9781626400634 020 $a 1626400636 035 $a (OCoLC)1202531770 040 $a TOH $b eng $e rda $c TOH $d OCLCO $d ERASA $d WKM $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d IMD $d IOU $d SILO 050 4 $a PS3552.U827 $b Z52 2020 082 04 $a 810/820 082 04 $a 813.54 $2 23 100 1 $a George, Lynell, $e author. 245 12 $a A handful of earth, a handful of sky : $b the world of Octavia E. Butler / $c Lynell George. 246 30 $a World of Octavia E. Butler 264 1 $a [Santa Monica, CA] : $b Angel City Press, $c 2020. 300 $a 176 pages : $b color illustrations ; $c 24 cm 520 $a "A Handful of Earth, A Handful of Sky: The World of Octavia E. Butler offers a blueprint for a creative life from the perspective of award-winning science-fiction writer and "MacArthur Genius" Octavia E. Butler. It is a collection of ideas about how to look, listen, breathe--how to be in the world. This book is about the creative process, but not on the page; its canvas is much larger. Author Lynell George not only engages the world that shaped Octavia E. Butler, she also explores the very specific processes through which Butler shaped herself--her unique process of self-making. It's about creating a life with what little you have--hand-me-down books, repurposed diaries, journals, stealing time to write in the middle of the night, making a small check stretch--bit by bit by bit. Highly visual and packed with photographs of Butler's ephemera, A Handful of Earth, A Handful of Sky draws the reader into Butler's world, creating a sense of unmatched intimacy with the deeply private writer. There's a great resurgence of interest in Butler's work. Readers have been turning to her writing to make sense of contemporary chaos, to find a plot point that might bring clarity or calm. Her books have become the centerpiece of book-group discussions, while universities and entire cities have chosen her titles to anchor "Big Read," "Freshman Read," and "One Book/One City" programs. The interest has gone beyond the printed page; Ava DuVernay is adapting Butler's novel Dawn for television. A Handful of Earth, A Handful of Sky brings Octavia's prescient wisdom and careful thinking out of the novel and into the world. A Handful of Earth, A Handful of Sky will be beloved by both scholars and fans of Butler, as well as aspiring writers and creatives who are looking for a model or a spark of inspiration. It offers a visual album of a creative life--a map that others can follow. Butler once wrote that science fiction was simply "a handful of earth, a handful of sky, and everything in between." This book offers a slice of the in between." --Amazon.com. 600 10 $a Butler, Octavia E. $x Criticism and interpretation. 650 0 $a African Americans $x Intellectual life $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Science fiction $x Women authors $v Biography. 650 0 $a African American women authors $v Biography. 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 lcgft 941 $a 3 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117033025.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20211201010629.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20210203010728.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=0B22C1F84F2711EB9A63D65926ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search