Originally posted on my blog Nonstop Reader.
A Few Rules for Predicting the Future is an illustrated reformat and re-release of an essay Butler wrote for Essence Magazine. Due out in Jan 2025 from Chronicle, it's 56 pages and will be available in hardcover format.
Octavia Butler was a powerhouse author and a brilliant human being. Her practicality and intelligence shine through every word she wrote. She is always articulate and well spoken and offers astute insights into human nature, speculative fiction, authors and the craft of creative writing, being a minority voice in an overwhelmingly white (at the time) field, alongside her lived experiences.
This is an illustrated short book which is beautifully enhanced by art from Manzel Bowman. It is a collector piece and would make a superlative acquisition for public or home library or (especially) for gift giving.
Five stars, with the codicil that this is an illustrated reprint of a short essay.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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