GODDESSES READ!
Join the AGOG Book Club for a discussion of:
Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler
This is Session 2 of 3 sessions to discuss Parable of the Talents!
Upcoming meeting dates:
Session 3: Sept. 24th
All meetings are VIRTUAL. Check the AGOG Facebook, Instagram, Patreon and GroupMe accounts for details on how to join.
About the book
From octaviabutler.com:
In 2032, Lauren Olamina has survived the destruction of her home and family, and realized her vision of a peaceful community in northern California based on her newly founded faith, Earthseed. The fledgling community provides refuge for outcasts facing persecution after the election of an ultra-conservative president who vows to “make America great again.” In an increasingly divided and dangerous nation, Lauren’s subversive colony–a minority religious faction led by a young black woman–becomes a target for President Jarret’s reign of terror and oppression.Years later, Asha Vere reads the journals of a mother she never knew, Lauren Olamina. As she searches for answers about her own past, she also struggles to reconcile with the legacy of a mother caught between her duty to her chosen family and her calling to lead humankind into a better future.
About the author:
OCTAVIA E. BUTLER was a renowned African American author who received a MacArthur “Genius” Grant and PEN West Lifetime Achievement Award for her body of work. Born in Pasadena in 1947, she was raised by her mother and her grandmother. She was the author of several award-winning novels including PARABLE OF THE SOWER (1993), which was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, and PARABLE OF THE TALENTS (1995) winner of the Nebula Award for the best science fiction novel published that year. She was acclaimed for her lean prose, strong protagonists, and social observations in stories that range from the distant past to the far future. Learn more about her at OctaviaButler.com.
Find and order "The Parable of the Sower" from a local Black-owned Bookstore
And while you're there, pick up the sequel, "The Parable of the Talents," which the AGOG Book Club will be reading next!