books Checking out the Black Speculative Arts Movement Elías Villoro

science fiction Octavia Butler's Kindred to premiere on Hulu on December 13 Elías Villoro

climate change Visceral new graphic novel of "Parable of the Sower" brings the dystopian prophecy to life Thom Dunn

NASA Perseverance site named Octavia E. Butler Landing Gareth Branwyn

writing Rules for Predicting the Future, according to Octavia Butler Thom Dunn

octavia butler Octavia Butler just made the NY Times Bestseller List for the first time ever — 14 years after her death Thom Dunn

afrofuturism Watch this opera adaptation of an Octavia Butler novel on Friday night Thom Dunn

happy mutants The Folio Society is releasing a gorgeous edition of Octavia Butler's "Kindred" Cory Doctorow

happy mutants A new edition of Octavia Butler's classic postapocalyptic Afrofuturist novel "Parable of the Sower," with an introduction by Hugo winner NK Jemisin Cory Doctorow

offworld Radical sci-fi by social activists 'decolonizes the imagination' Laura Hudson

science fiction Clarion Writer's Workshop Fundraiser offers signed books, Tuckerizations, and more Thom Dunn

maga This 1998 Octavia Butler novel predicted a Christofacist United States with the slogan "Make America Great Again" Mark Frauenfelder

predictions Predictions made in 1923 about 2023 Rusty Blazenhoff

experimental music Making music out of human speech Gareth Branwyn

Check out these Mœbius style illustrations for Robinhood's new identity Mark Frauenfelder

design Fantastic social justice hoodies and t-shirts featuring black activists and leaders David Pescovitz

books Boing Boing's 28 favorite books in 2019 Rob Beschizza

science fiction Beautiful boxed set of two Octavia Butler novels Mark Frauenfelder

books Out today: a two-volume, slipcased edition of Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents, introduced by Gloria Steinem and Toshi Reagon Cory Doctorow