In Parable of the Sower, a fire-ravaged California endures a climate change future that is now reality. In the 1993 speculative fiction classic, American science-fiction author Octavia E. Butler, who lived in nearby Altadena, predicted the catastrophic Los Angeles fires.

In their new show at Pioneer Works in New York, American Artist reflects on Butler’s most famous series of novels and her archives

In case you haven’t noticed, we’re living in an Octavia Butler novel. The fires the queen of Afrofuturism predicted would ravage Los Angeles in 2025?

I moved away from California about 35 years ago, but I still think about the years I spent there. When I used to look up my old neighborhood in Altadena, CA on Google Maps, it was always green. Last week, when I looked it up on the Eaton Fire map, it was all yellow. When I looked it up tonight on a different map, it was mostly red.

"The future is not pretty and shiny. It has all the same problems that we have now." American Artist told ARTnews.

Loss, love and a sense of belonging — survivors, evacuees, heroes and allies weigh in on what the fires revealed

The Altadena fire wiped out much of a historic Black enclave in this picturesque town in the San Gabriel Valley.

The Eaton fire ravaged a historic Black community in Altadena. Now, people are using the words of one of its most famous residents as a guide to rebuild.

The Jimmy Butler trade drama has picked up as his suspension ends. Let’s break down where things stand with Butler. The Miami Heat want out of the Jimmy Butler business, and if that means not getting full price in the trade, they’ll live with that.

ALTADENA, Calif. (AP) — Since the Los Angeles fires began last week, “Parable of the Sower” and other Octavia Butler works written decades ago have been cited for anticipating a world ...

A UCLA study found that the Eaton fire disproportionally impacted Black households in Altadena. Here’s what they found.

Nic Arnzen, an out member of the Altadena town council, believes that living through ... he recounted the night his family lost their California home in the Eaton Fire. Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and politics. Sign up for The Advocate's email ...