A list of historical fiction, fantasy, and romance books with strong female protagonists who are similar to Claire Fraser.

From alternate realities to music and art, the month-long The Parables of the Future: Black Future Fest will celebrate Afrofuturism in Iowa City.

Octavia Butler gave us a new kind of science fiction: not only as one of the first writers to use history to talk about the future, and not only as one of the first Black women to do it, but by ...

The KUOW Book Club read "Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler" by Susana M. Morris this month. I'm your reading guide Katie Campbell. Morris joined me on Zoom recently to talk ...

After upwards of two decades and four different developers, the team behind Kindred Resort said they are in the homestretch but have pushed back welcoming guests until mid-January. Kindred Resort is ...

Butler basketball suffers its first Big East loss, 79-60 to No. 5 Connecticut. Drayton Jones has 13 points, and Stink Robinson 10 and Evan Haywood 10 each. Michael Ajayi and Finley Bizjack combine for ...

Kindred is picky about the houses in the app in part to solve one of the biggest challenges in home swapping: convincing people to let strangers sleep in their bed. By Ben Kesslen Amy Lively loves to ...

RS everywhere else, the fastest Octavia is the vRS in Britain Staggered launches are a great way of not only keeping a new model full of novelty for prospective buyers, but ensuring build quality is ...

Take a closer look at the Skoda Vision O concept in this video. The Vision O isn't a fully functional prototype, but you can sit inside and drive it (slowly). It previews a future electric Skoda ...

During Black History month, Book of the Day is bringing you some interviews from the archives, including this one with author Octavia Butler.... Octavia Butler imagines a world without racism During ...

The Warriors are barely above .500, with Jimmy Butler excelling in his first full season. Butler exited Tuesday's game with an injury and did not return. Butler’s health is crucial for the Warriors’ ...

Golden State Warriors star Jimmy Butler exited Tuesday night's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder early due to an apparent knee injury. It didn't stop his team from nearly mounting an incredible ...