Jan 24, 2022
It’s always a delight to talk to one of the readers I admire most: returning guest of the show Marion Hill. Today, Marion joined me to talk about the sci-fi classic “Parable of the Sower,” and we had a great discussion about repeated readings, what makes a book sci-fi, and how Octavia Butler transcends any genre.
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Host: Julie Strauss
Guest: Marion Hill
Discussed in this episode:
The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
(After we recorded this episode, I spotted this haunting graphic novel version of the book)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley
Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson
The Fifth Season by NK Jemison
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin
The Dispossessed by Ursula K. LeGuin
Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler
Artpace Gallery, San Antonio, Texas
Wild Seed by Octavia Butler (Listen to Marti Dumas tell me about Wild Seed on Episode 030)
The Little Country by Charles de Lint
Memory and Dream by Charles de Lint (Listen to Marion’s tell me about this book on Episode 008)
The Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
Discussed in our Patreon Exclusive clip
All the Seas of the World by Guy Gavriel Kay
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
Sag Harbor by Colson Whitehead
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