The Book Show #921

Albany, NY – Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina interviews science fiction author Octavia Butler about her novel "Parable of the Talents," about a woman in the not-too-distant future who founds her own religion. Gretchen talks to Butler about the novel's themes and why she prefers writing in the genre. The show is a repeat of one of Butler's infrequent interviews, and is being played in honor of the author, who passed on in late February.