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As a staff writer for the Los Angeles Times and LA Weekly, Lynell George explored place after place that makes the city tick, met person after person, and encountered the cumulative heart of the city.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49809861542161,"sku":"CIN1626400539G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51695329378577,"sku":"CIN1626400539VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1626400539.jpg?v=1766658271"},{"product_id":"handful-of-earth-a-handful-of-sky-book-lynell-george-9781626400634","title":"A Handful of Earth, A Handful of Sky","description":"\u003cb\u003eExplore this visual biography of Octavia Butler's creative process where Lynell George reveals how the acclaimed writer fashioned her unique life and art from limited resources--an intimate glimpse into a private genius's world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eA Handful of Earth, A Handful of Sky: The World of Octavia E. Butler\u003c\/i\u003e offers a blueprint for a creative life from the perspective of award-winning science-fiction writer and \"MacArthur Genius\" Octavia E. Butler. It is a collection of ideas about how to look, listen, breathe--how to be in the world. This book is about the creative process, but not on the page; its canvas is much larger. Author Lynell George not only engages the world that shaped Octavia E. Butler, she also explores the very specific processes through which Butler shaped herself--her unique process of self-making. It's about creating a life with what little you have--hand-me-down books, repurposed diaries, journals, stealing time to write in the middle of the night, making a small check stretch--bit by bit by bit. Highly visual and packed with photographs of Butler's ephemera, \u003ci\u003eA Handful of Earth, A Handful of Sky\u003c\/i\u003e draws the reader into Butler's world, creating a sense of unmatched intimacy with the deeply private writer.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e There's a great resurgence of interest in Butler's work. Readers have been turning to her writing to make sense of contemporary chaos, to find a plot point that might bring clarity or calm. Her books have become the centerpiece of book-group discussions, while universities and entire cities have chosen her titles to anchor \"Big Read,\" \"Freshman Read,\" and \"One Book\/One City\" programs. The interest has gone beyond the printed page; Ava DuVernay is adapting Butler's novel Dawn for television. \u003ci\u003eA Handful of Earth, A Handful of Sky\u003c\/i\u003e brings Octavia's prescient wisdom and careful thinking out of the novel and into the world.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eA Handful of Earth, A Handful of Sky\u003c\/i\u003e will be beloved by both scholars and fans of Butler, as well as aspiring writers and creatives who are looking for a model or a spark of inspiration. It offers a visual album of a creative life--a map that others can follow. Butler once wrote that science fiction was simply \"a handful of earth, a handful of sky, and everything in between.\" This book offers a slice of the in between.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49858339275025,"sku":"CIN1626400636VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50060734890257,"sku":"CIN1626400636G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50634251370769,"sku":"GOR013405210","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51068010463505,"sku":"NIN9781626400634","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1626400636.jpg?v=1766658275"},{"product_id":"no-crystal-stair-book-lynell-george-9780860913894","title":"No Crystal Stair","description":"The Los Angeles riots brought the frustrations of America's poor to public attention around the world. The media's treatment of the \"race riots\" shows only one side of African American experience. Ignoring their strength and everyday courage, the media offers only crack-houses, tenements and penitentiaries; gangs, welfare mothers and pimps. This book cuts through the half-truths perpetuated by the media about Black America, revealing the rich, complex communities which are so often the object of sensationalist cliche. Lynell George, celebrated young Los Angeles journalist, uncovers the histories of resilience and strength behind the African American urban communities in Southern Los Angeles. Neither helpless nor without hope, the \"ordinary folk\" - social workers, writers, lawyers, artists, school teachers, church leaders, grassroots activists - go about their ordinary lives building and bolstering their communities from within. Far from giving up or giving in, they quietly persist, pushing against the confines of an oppressive society. No Crystal Stair is a celebration of tenacity and endurance, presented in vivid and revealing vignettes, that highlight ordinary city life and the extraordinary women and men who steadfastly endure this dance of survival.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50365231169809,"sku":"CIN0860913899G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0860913899.jpg?v=1751297986"},{"product_id":"no-crystal-stair-p354631-3-book-lynell-george-9780385474115","title":"No Crystal Stair-P354631\/3","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50445683917073,"sku":"CIN0385474113VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50597999214865,"sku":"GOR014010202","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0385474113.jpg?v=1750696939"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/author-books-by-lynell-george.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}