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"Purpose, Patience, Persistence" Octavia E. Butler’s Writing Life

"Purpose, Patience, Persistence" Octavia E. Butler’s Writing Life
Altadena Main Library
600 E. Mariposa Street
Altadena, California 91001
Monday, June 22, 2026 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Free

The literary visionary Octavia E. Butler meticulously created new worlds, but she also painstakingly crafted herself into a writer. The Pasadena native and Altadena resident came of age in a climate-challenged Southern California that informed and inspired her imagination: “My teachers always did claim that I seemed in another world.”

Lynell George, author of “A Handful of Earth, A Handful of Sky: The World of Octavia E. Butler" will be in conversation with Fin Lee discussing Butler’s winding path toward a writer’s life.

About author/presenter
Lynell George is a Southern California-based journalist, essayist and author. Her commentary, essays, and profiles have been featured in numerous news and feature outlets including The New York Times, Alta: Journal of California, and Los Angeles Times Sierra.

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