PFDW #20 Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower ( an Interview with Damian Duffy & John Jennings)

Since her untimely death in 2006 the Science Fiction world has
come to realize that Octavia Butler is one of its most important
voices.  This year for the first time her 1995 classic made
the bestseller list because the 25-year-old book sadly casts a
light on our modern world far too well.


In this episode, I interviewed an artist and writing duo Damian
Duffy and John Jennings.  They carrying the flag for Butler
in one of the most exciting ways possible. Starting with Butler's
classic novel about the horrors of Slavery Kindred. The book went
on to win the 2017 Bram Stoker award for the best graphic novel.


This year they followed that release with an adaptation of
Butler's most popular book The Parable of the Sower. This
interview is a fun look at the process beyond the creation of the
books, the choices the team made adapting the novel, and of
course the importance of Octavia Butler.


John Jennings is a Professor of Media and Cultural Studies at the
University of California at Riverside.


Damian Duffy Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he teaches
courses on computers & culture, and social media & global
change.


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