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Tag Archives: Octavia Butler
2020: My Year in Books: The Infographic
Happy New Year everyone! I will have some fun putting together the data in an upcoming post, including some new charts. I love charts. Meanwhile, I wanted to share the Goodreads “My Year in Books” infographic. I’m pleased to say … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Rice, C.S. Lewis, Chaim Potok, Charlotte Brontë, Flannery O'Connor, Frederick Buechner, Goodreads, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jane Austen, L.M. Montgomery, Madeleine L'Engle, Marilynne Robinson, Octavia Butler, Reading, Shūsaku Endō, Stephen King
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Thesis Theater: Jens Hieber, “Negotiated Symbiosis: Power, Identity, and Community in the Works of Octavia E. Butler” (Oct 2nd, 7pm Eastern)
I am pleased to announce that Signum University MA student Jens Hieber will present his thesis “Negotiated Symbiosis: Power, Identity, and Community in the Works of Octavia E. Butler,” and respond to questions from the audience in an interactive Thesis … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Women Authors, Fledgling, Octavia Butler, Octavia E. Butler, On Writing, Science Fiction, SF, Signum University
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Coleridge’s “Christabel,” Keats’ “La Belle Dame sans Merci,” and Early English Vampire Poems
I am preparing for my next discussion in “Folkloric Transformations: Vampires and Big Bad Wolves” at Signum University, and we have assigned Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s turn-of-the-century poem, “Christabel” (1797-1800). This 677-line poem comes out of Coleridge’s attempts to re-stage English … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughtful Essays
Tagged Anne Rice, Carmilla, Christabel, Fledgling, Frankenstein, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, John Keats, John William Polidori, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, La Belle Dame sans Merci, Lord Byron, mary shelley, Octavia Butler, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Vampyre, Vampire Chronicles, Vampire Fiction, vampires
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Top 5 New Posts of 2019
2019 was the busiest year ever on A Pilgrim in Narnia! Though I reduced the number of posts a little (to just over 2/week), there were more than 180,000 hits! This year’s top posts have some intriguing connections. I have … Continue reading
Posted in News & Links, Reviews, Throwback Thursdays
Tagged Annie Dillard, biopic, C.S. Lewis, Daemon Voices, Dome Karukoski, gender, His Dark Materials, In Other Worlds, J.R.R. Tolkien, Madeleine L'Engle, Margaret Atwood, Narnia, Negotiating with the Dead, Octavia Butler, On Writing, Philip Pullman, Robert Heinlein, Steering the Craft, Stephen King, Taylor Swift, The Book of Dust, The Four Loves, The Language of the Night, The Last Battle, The Problem of Susan, the Writing Life, Ursula K. Le Guin, Walking on Water
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An Anti-Ginger Bias in American Publication? A Note on Publication Whitewashing
I posted on Monday a reflection about my reading of The Gift of Asher Lev, the sequel to Chaim Potok stunning novel, My Name is Asher Lev. Potok’s book really is a “gift,” but I noted some “curse” elements as well. One … Continue reading
A Brief Note on the N.K. Jemisin’s Broken Earth Trilogy
The Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin My rating: 4 of 5 stars I have just finished reading N.K. Jemisin’s Broken Earth Trilogy, which has the distinction of winning the Hugo Award for Best Novel in three consecutive years for … Continue reading
Writing Tips by Stephen King: Infographic and Video
I know that this post is less than a year old, but I still think the infographic is pretty cool. Plus, I found a funny short video from the Late Show with Stephen Colbert that is worth sharing. No matter … Continue reading
Writing Tips by Stephen King
I’ve blogged from time to time about the importance of Stephen King‘s On Writing. It is a funny, moving, flawed, and priceless resource for those who dream of having their journal sketches become hardcover books. On Writing is one of the books … Continue reading
Emily St. John Mandel’s Station Eleven: A Brilliant Apocalypse with an Almost Fatal Flaw (Part 1)
From Mary Shelley to Margaret Atwood, I have a deep interest in women’s sf and speculative fiction. It is not just a question of perspective and hearing other voices. Rather, it simply that some of my favourite writers are in … Continue reading
Octavia Butler’s and Robert Heinlein’s Rules of Writing
My most significant alien encounter this year has been in the science fiction of Octavia E. Butler. I have only dipped into her work, enjoying her Xenogenesis Trilogy (1987-89) and a collection of short pieces, Bloodchild and Other Stories (2nd ed., … Continue reading
