New Podcast on Parable of the Sower!

Last Friday, writer and activist adrienne maree brown announced on the podcast she co-hosts with her sister (How to Survive the End of the World) that she will be pairing up with composer Toshi Reagon for a new podcast called Octavia's Parables! They will discuss the Earthseed books chapter-by-chapter, episod-by-episode, and the first episode is due to air next week on Octavia Butler's birthday (June 22)! brown recently wrote about it on her blog. You can listen to Octavia's Parables as well as find out which podcast platforms host it here.

adrienne maree brown is an alumna of the Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers' Workshop, the same workshop Octavia Butler attended so early in her career. brown co-edited the speculative fiction collection, Octavia's Brood: Science Fiction Stories from Social Justice Movements (available on Hoopla), with Walidah Imarisha. You can find more of brown's work in our catalog here.

Among Toshi Reagon's many accomplishments as a musician and composer is her adaptation of Parable of the Sower into an opera! It is an incredible experience and one of the most moving pieces of music I've experienced in recent years. I highly recommend following Reagon to find a viewing in the future. You can find more of Reagon's work in our catalog here.