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835. Susana M. Morris (a.k.a. The Positively Professorial) – Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler

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Writing barriers, intense habits, and Octavia’s life, oh my! Shaun Duke is joined by scholar and biographer Susan M. Morris to talk about her new book, Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler! In this riveting conversation, they discuss some of the fascinating aspects of Butler’s life, Morris’ approach to writing a biography of such a celebrated writer, and much more!

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Our new intro and outro music comes from Holy Mole. You can support his work at patreon.com/holymole.

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Writing barriers, intense habits, and Octavia’s life, oh my! Shaun Duke is joined by scholar and biographer Susan M. Morris to talk about her new book, Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler! In this riveting conversation, they discuss some of the fascinating aspects of Butler’s life, Morris’ approach to writing a biography of such a celebrated writer, and much more!

Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode!

Show Notes:

Don’t forget to catch our live format every Friday at 7 PM Central on Twitch at AlphabetStreams!

If you have a question you’d like us to answer, feel free to shoot us a message on our contact page.

Our new intro and outro music comes from Holy Mole. You can support his work at patreon.com/holymole.

See you later, navigator!

  continue reading

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