In the following essay, Green discusses Butler's fiction in terms of its criticism of popular science fiction utopias and its social critique on such topics as racism and sexism.

In the following essay, Govan delineates the similarities between Butler's Wild Seed and Kindred, including strong, black, female protagonists, and the use of history and black tradition.

In the following essay, Helford analyzes Butler's "Bloodchild" and its implications on our conception of gender, race, and species.

In the following essay, Birns contends that Octavia Butler “employs her African American and science fiction heritages to see anew the way things are.”

In the following interview, Butler discusses her career, her writing style, and her inspiration.

In the following essay, Bonner discusses how Butler portrays desire and rape in her Xenogenesis trilogy, and how the trilogy is still successful despite its lack of hope.

In the following essay, Zaki discusses Butler's work as it relates to the genre of utopian and dystopian science fiction.

Salvaggio is Assistant Professor of English at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and University. In the following essay, she discusses Butler's black, female protagonists in the Patternist novels.

In the following interview, Butler discusses the science-fiction genre, responses to her work, and themes her work addresses.

In the following interview, Butler discusses the science fiction genre, her career, and themes in her work.

In the following review, Newson discusses the subjects of Butler's Xenogenesis series, including prejudice and genetic arrangement.

Miller is the author of the short story collection, Las Vegas Everywhere. In the following review, he asserts that Butler is "not just a good science-fiction writer, but also one of the most interesting and innovative political writers around today."

In the following review, Card praises Butler for her development of the "psi" theme in her Patternist novels.

Taylor-Guthrie is assistant professor of Afro-American Studies at Indiana University Northwest. In the following review, she praises the stories in Butler's Bloodchild and Other Stories as "vintage Butler."