To honor the authors, stories, and communities behind these books, we encourage purchasing from independent retailers. When possible, we link to several Black-owned bookshops that sell online. When a title isn’t available there, we direct you to Bookshop.org, which supports local bookstores. If the book’s availability is limited from online shops, we invite you to request it from your local library or bookstore—because asking for Black stories also helps keep them in circulation.
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Curator’s Note: Parable of the Sower is a visionary exploration of survival, community, and transformation in a fractured world. This novel is a powerful meditation on resilience amid chaos and the radical necessity of building care networks that nurture healing and collective strength. It calls on us to imagine how well-being can be fostered even in the most challenging situations. Octavia E. Butler crafts a protagonist who invents a new belief system rooted in empathy and adaptability—qualities essential to Black wellness across time and space.