![]() All of a sudden, 15 publishers couldn't find a place for it. When I wrote "Kindred," which is unmistakably of special interest to black people, I had a lot of trouble. I didn't have any difficulty selling my first three novels. ![]() So nobody knew who I was and nobody knew I was black, and no one - apparently, there wasn't any worrying. OCTAVIA BUTLER (Science Fiction Writer): When I got into science fiction, I sold my first three books without an agent and with no particular connections. When she died early last year, she was among the best-known contemporary science fiction writer, black or otherwise.īut she told NPR's Terry Gross in 1993 that her race didn't factor into her book sales, until she started writing about it. A few have ever broken out of these genres and into the mainstream. There's a small but growing fan base for what some call speculative fiction. I'm talking about the outer limits of genre writing - science fiction, fantasy, horror and more. ![]() Today, we continue our look at the African-American literary imagination with a trip into uncharted territory. ![]()
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