![]() Precocious and clear-eyed, Lauren must make her voice heard in order to protect her loved ones from the imminent disasters her small community stubbornly ignores. In a society where any vulnerability is a risk, she suffers from hyperempathy, a debilitating sensitivity to others’ emotions. Fifteen-year-old African American Lauren Olamina lives inside a gated community with her preacher father, family, and neighbors, sheltered from the surrounding anarchy. ![]() ![]() California becomes full of dangers, from pervasive water shortage to masses of vagabonds who will do anything to live to see another day. Parable of the Sower takes place in the early 2020s, when global climate change and economic crises lead to social chaos. Damian Duffy and his co-author, artist John Jennings, have co-authored the award-winning graphic novel adaptations of both Kindred and Parable of the Sower. Butler's Parable of the Sowerwith special guest author/letterer Damian Duffy. Join us for a book discussion of the graphic novel adaptation of Octavia E. ![]()
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