Storied's video: Octavia Butler The Grand Dame of Science Fiction It s Lit

Thanks to Ancestry for supporting PBS. Check out your family's history at http://www.ancestry.com For more It’s Lit, subscribe to Storied: http://bit.ly/pbsstoried_sub If you are a fan of science fiction a name you should be familiar with is Octavia E. Butler (cough especially if you watched our telly award-winning Afro-Futurism video cough) One of the most prolific and important Black authors in the genre, Butler’s storytelling pushed the boundaries of what Black people were allowed to be in science fiction. Today we will be highlighting the Grand Dame herself, how her novels were important, and sometimes, oddly predictive Hosted by Lindsay Ellis and Princess Weekes, It’s Lit! is a show about our favorite books, genres and why we love to read. It’s Lit has been made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor. Hosted by: Princess Weekes Written by: Princess Weekes, Angelina Meehan Director: David Schulte Executive Producer: Amanda Fox Producer: Stephanie Noone Editor: Nicole Kopren Writing Consultants: Maia Krause, PhD Assistant Director of Programming (PBS): Gabrielle Ewing Executives in Charge (PBS): Brandon Arolfo, Adam Dylewski Produced by Spotzen for PBS Digital Studios. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/itslitpbs https://twitter.com/thelindsayellis https://twitter.com/weekesprincess Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/itslit_pbs/