Unveiled last Friday at Octavia's Bookshelf in Pasadena, with illustrator John Jennings in attendance for a Q&A, the ...

An Olivetti Studio 46 typewriter that belonged to Octavia E. Butler. As the author recalled: "I wrote my first ten books on a manual typewriter." Chris Gunn Octavia E. Butler didn’t like to wait ...

Octavia E. Butler transformed sci-fi with visionary stories on race and identity, yet mainstream fame eluded her. Her legacy now roars louder than ever before., Features News - Times Now ...

Over 30 years ago, Octavia Butler imagined a Los Angeles, consumed by fires, and last week, the cemetery where the iconic author is buried caught fire amid the ongoing wildfires impacting ...

In “Parable of the Sower,” Octavia E. Butler writes about a brutal, mid-2020s Southern California ravaged by wildfire, earthquakes and an addictive pharmaceutical that fuels a destructive drug ...

(Courtesy of Chronicle Books) So the focus of the evening was on coming together, as the event made clear in its title, “Sowing Community: Living with Octavia E. Butler’s ‘Parables.’” ...

"Her character development and the different themes in her books sparked [my] interest. I loved 'Kindred,' and that was eye-opening for me," said Jennifer Ayo, a graphic novel and Octavia Butler ...