Good morning. THE book I've most been looking forward to all summer releases today. Octavia E. Butler fans: this is a must read methinks.

#PositiveObsession
#ReadingRecommendations

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📚✨ On August 20th, we honored Octavia E. Butler with the brilliant Susana M. Morris and cohost Kendra R. Parker at #SistahScifiWineDownWednesday.

🎥 Watch the highlights here and catch the full conversation on our YouTube page: youtu.be/SjAONpN08ZQ

#SistahScifi #OctaviaEButler #PositiveObsession

🚨 Big News! 🚨
Positive Obsession by @susiemaye drops August 19, 2025! 📚
A cultural biography of the legendary Octavia E. Butler, chronicling her trailblazing legacy in sci-fi and how history shaped her writing.
Pre-order now🔥
Published by @AmistadBooks
#PositiveObsession #OctaviaButler #SistahSciFi

The recording for So Be It! See To It! A Conversation with Octavia E. Butler's Biographers is now available!

The link is in our bio!

#octaviabutler #positiveobsession #blackwriters #biography #earthseed

Swipe to learn more. You're welcome ;-)

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Credit to @susiemaye Y’all! I’m so excited to share this news. #positiveobsession  #sistahscifi #octaviaebutler 

@octaviaebutler @HarperCollins

📚✨ KUOW Book Club Pick Alert! ✨📚

The @kuow.org Book Club closed out the year with a chef’s kiss choice: Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler by #SusanaMMorris.

Grab a copy at www.sistahscifi.com

#SistahScifi #OctaviaButler #PositiveObsession

Professor Susana A. Morris was a whole vibe last night at #KindredStories. She was eloquent, witty, and kind in her discussion about her new book, #PositiveObsession, the definitive cultural & literary biography of #OctaviaButler. #MountHolyoke proud.

This week on Writer’s Voice: Morris on her biography of Octavia E. Butler, exploring craft, courage, discipline, and the prophetic vision behind Kindred and the Parable series.
🎧 Listen: www.writersvoice.net 
#OctaviaButler #PositiveObsession #SpecFic #Afrofuturism #WritersVoice

Thank you for rocking with the OEBLS this year!

Counting down to 2026! Check out our 2025 recap:

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#OctaviaButler #GodIsChange #PositiveObsession #wildseed #parableofthesower

Thankful for Octavia Margaret Guy Butler's "sneak attack" on her daughter, Octavia E. Butler.

May you cherish the mothers and mother figures who encourage you in a multitude of ways.

Happy Mother's Day!

#OctaviaButler #MothersDay #positiveobsession #earthseed

🚀✨ It’s Pub Day! ✨🚀

Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of @OctaviaEButler by @SusanaMorris is here!

📚 Available now at www.sistahscifi.com or your #locallibrary.

#sistahscifi #PositiveObsession #PubDay

I was supposed to spend my Friday finishing #PositiveObsession by Susana Morris, so I can start #OnMorrison by Namwali Serpell. But no, the universe decided not today 😕. #BookSky 📚💙💙📚

So happy to see Susana Morris and Octavia Butler on the cover of my favorite magazine. ❤️ reading #PositiveObsession now and loving it.