Octavia E. Butler was a pioneer of science fiction and a trailblazer for Afrofuturism. From her early days as a shy, introverted bookworm to becoming the first science fiction writer to receive a MacArthur "Genius" Grant, Butler's work has left an indelible mark on the literary world.

She also was... anything but heterosexual? Friends claimed she was a lesbian. Butler proclaimed herself a hermit. We'll get between the covers and not under the sheets with Butler as we find out more about her life, legacy and mysterious personal life.

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