BLAST BOOK CLUB - Positive Obsession: Life & Times of Octavia E Butler

SYNOPSIS ……
Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler is a cultural biography that explores the life and work of the groundbreaking science fiction author. The book examines how social and political movements, including the civil rights movement, Black Power, and women's liberation, influenced Butler's writing, and how her work in turn offers a unique perspective on American history and its future. It frames Butler's career around the concept of "positive obsession"—a term Butler used to describe her relentless drive to write, despite financial struggles and self-doubt.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR ……
Susana Morris is an associate professor of Literature, Media, and Communication at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She is co-founder and contributing writer for the popular feminist blog, The Crunk Feminist Collective( http://crunkfeministcollective.com/). Her first book, Close Kin and Distant Relatives: The Paradox of Respectability in Black Women’s Literature, was published from the University of Virginia Press in 2014. Her most recent books are the anthology The Crunk Feminist Collection, which was co-edited with Brittney Cooper and Robin Boylorn (The Feminist Press 2017) and Sycorax’s Daughters (Cedar Grove 2017), a short story collection of horror written by Black women co-edited with Kinitra D. Brooks and Linda Addison. Morris is also series editor, along with Kinitra D. Brooks, of the book series New Suns: Race, Gender, and Sexuality in the Speculative, published at The Ohio State University Press. She is currently at work on her latest academic book project, which explores depictions of Black women vampires, Afrofuturism, and feminism.
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BLAST BOOK CLUB …
We meet sporadically on Sundays at 4pm. (Watch the calendar.) Please prepare ahead of time by reading the books, and bring whatever you want to drink.
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LOCATION & PARKING …
Enter Covered Bridge community, keep going west on Covered Bridge Blvd. When you see the dead end sign, take a left on Nantucket, then right on Worcester. Unit 857A is in Wallingford Court. Park only in spots marked Guest.
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ACCESSIBILITY … first floor, no stairs. Small bathroom with narrow doors.
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PETS … None live here other than outdoor crows 😊
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FOR MORE ABOUT BOOK CLUB or LOCATION …
Contact Judy Ireland, 561-762-3995 or anVkeWFubmlyZWxhbmQgfCBob3RtYWlsICEgY29t( http://judyannireland@hotmail.com)
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FOR MORE ABOUT BLAST … dG9uaWFqciB8IGljbG91ZCAhIGNvbQ==( http://toniajr@icloud.com)
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