Butler’s manuscripts preserved
Posted by: Rich Watson on October 5, 2009 at 5:20 pm
I wouldn’t mind sneaking a peek at them myself…
Years ago, when Sue Hodson first heard Octavia Butler speak at a Huntington Library women’s history seminar, she had never read anything written by Pasadena’s famed science fiction writer.
But she remembers being immediately struck by the “absolute brilliance” of Butler’s mind.
“I ran right up to her and put my business card under her nose,” said Hodson, the Huntington’s curator of literary manuscripts. “She was fairly surprised.”
Hodson later invited Butler – who she describes as “very gracious, very interested, with an intellect that didn’t quit” – to tour the library and take a look behind the scenes.
“We talked about her papers. She didn’t commit, but I knew she was interested,” Hodson recalled. “Later she came down (from her home in Seattle) for a contemporary authors series and I got to perform chauffeur duty. We talked about the papers, and this time she said, `Sue, the Huntington is in my will.”‘
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2 Responses to "Butler’s manuscripts preserved"
1 | Shola Akinnuso
Oh goodness. If there’s a chance that more Octavia Butler work exists, I would love to read it.
2 | Michelle Smith
That’s very nifty. I’ve read three of her books so far and loved them all. I’m told the Lilith’s Brood series is even better, too, so I’ll be reading that in the near future.
