A new Black-owned bookstore opening February 18th in Pasadena pays homage to Pasadena's pride and joy, scifi-writer Octavia Butler.
High chose to honor Butler’s memory, right in the place she called home—naming her new store Octavia’s Bookshelf. For years, Eso Won was the only place you could find books that prioritize Black authors.Beloved bookstore Eso Won will close by year's endShe quit her successful career and chose to go for her dream, after hearing a powerful message about at her beloved grandmother’s funeral.
"She was my best friend, my first friend, and she passed away unexpectedly. And I just you know, at that moment, the fire just lit for me and I thought, I'm going to do this. Someone made a comment at her funeral and they said, you know, life isn't short, it's wasted. And it really just struck me," said High."I started reading sci-fi as a teen, and it wasn't until I was introduced to Octavia Butler's works that I saw Black people in the future.
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