Butler is amazing. As I’ve remarked before, saying that she wrote about race is like saying that Jane Austen wrote about gender roles.

Originally shared by Cheryl Martin

Today Octavia E. Butler would have been sixty-nine years old. The world lost an extraordinary voice far too soon, but—lucky for all us readers!—she left us with so many amazing books! So we’re celebrating Ms. Butler’s birthday today (June 22nd) by putting the ebook editions of six of her best works on sale in the U.S. for just $3.99 each:

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Mind of My Mind: http://amzn.to/28NkFn6

Lilith’s Brood—a 3-book bundle: http://amzn.to/28LKqnn

And Seed to Harvest—a 4-book bundle—is just $7.99!

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