Kat Abughazaleh Swears by Octavia Butler on The Lit Hub Podcast

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Squeaking in one more episode for the year, and we promise it’s a real treat!

Kat Abughazaleh (Democratic candidate for the IL-09) talks with Lit Hub’s James Folta about why, if elected, she wants to be sworn in on Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower and the absolute joys of reading science-fiction, particularly (but also very much not limited to) Becky Chambers and Pierce Brown.

Then, a holiday tradition is cemented: Jonny Diamond reads “A Visit From St. Nicholas” by Clement-Clarke Moore!

Happy end-of-year, welcome Yule, see you in 2026—may it be better and brighter than 2025!

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