Octavia Butler Wanted to Prevent Disaster in Los Angeles. Instead, She Predicted It
Many have called Butler a prophet for her futuristic prediction on L.A. fires in her novel 'Parable of the Sower,' but her ...
Octavia Butler imagined Los Angeles ravaged by fires. Her Altadena cemetery survived
Since the Los Angeles fires began last week, “Parable of the Sower” and other Octavia Butler works written decades ago have ...
The LA Fires Aren't a Surprise If You Study History and Climate Change. So Now What?
The Palisades and Eaton fires have already become among the five most destructive blazes on record in California, the New ...
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"We Keep Playing the Same Record": A Conversation with Octavia E. Butler
For readers of this journal, Octavia E. Butler literally needs no introduction. Her exquisite, insightful works—especially the three XENOGENESIS novels, (Dawn, Adulthood Rites, Imago) and her ...