When Octavia Butler published ... it seems that we aren't. Los Angeles is currently burning and areas of Pasadena - Butler's hometown, place of burial, and muse for her literary works - have ...

I will start by saying something nice about Parable Of The Sower, which is that it really is as prescient as advertised. So ...

Octavia Butler was often noted for being ahead of her time. A science fiction writer, she became the first Black woman to gain widespread acclaim in a genre that was predominantly white and male.

For readers of this journal, Octavia ... Ms. Butler. A private person, she prefers writing in the predawn hours and by eight AM is frequently out of the house on the day's business. She has other ...

ALTADENA, Calif. — Decades ago, the writer Octavia Butler had imagined a Los Angeles ravaged by fires. The Altadena cemetery where the science fiction and Afrofuturism author is buried did catch ...

Octavia Butler's prescient novels offer a roadmap for survival in our changing world. Discover how her Afrofuturist works inspire hope and action.

“The Parable series, set in Los Angeles in 2024 ... as a reading room where visitors can study books by and about Butler, as well as related topics, including science fiction and fact, Black ...

Shaper of God, an exhibition by American Artist at Brooklyn’s Pioneer Works art centre, is the culmination of a four-year project inspired by the life and work of Octavia E. Butler. The show’s ...