Visualizing Dana and Transhistorical Time Travel on the Covers of Octavia E. Butler’s “Kindred”

Two book covers for Kindred - one with two women facing outward with a timer between them, the other with a woman in white

Everyone knows the age-old adage that one cannot judge a book by its cover, but at the same time, everyone does. Covers contribute to and add meaning to the novel—before, during, and after reading. Covers can detract from the narrative, or they can offer and enhance visual interpretations of the texts….

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