Naomi Suyat is a First Book Marketing and Communications Assistant. She recently graduated from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. First Book is a nonprofit social enterprise dedicated to supporting educators and students by providing brand-new, high-quality books and additional resources tailored to meet the needs of today’s educators. Since 1992, First...
Garrett Bradleyphoto courtesy of Bradley It appears lauded science fiction writer Octavia Butler is about to get her due in the film world. A24 has picked up the rights to Butler’s arguably best known novel, Parable of the Sower, originally published in 1993. It was the first of two books to chronicle a near-future Los Angeles devastated by societal collapse...