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Octavia Butler
Ayana Jamieson has read every piece of Octavia Butler’s work that she has been able to get her hands on. Of course, she has read Butler’s published and unpublished novels, but Jamieson has also sifted through her archives of interviews, video recordings, personal papers, grocery lists, and more, all of which point to a profound influence that Southern California has had on her writing.
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