Why it’s time for Octavia E. Butler and the ‘Parables’ at The Huntington
In “Parable of the Sower,” Octavia E. Butler writes about a brutal, mid-2020s Southern California ravaged by wildfire, ...
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Octavia Butler Wanted to Prevent Disaster in Los Angeles. Instead, She Predicted It
When Octavia Butler published 1993's Parable of the Sower - a sci-fi novel about California burning in 2024, following a presidential election of a candidate whose slogan is "Make America Great ...
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In Octavia Butler’s Pasadena, readers pick up visionary novel and find lessons in post-fire LA
The brisk sales of Octavia Butler’s ninth novel, “The Parable of the Sower” is especially notable since Butler, who died in 2006, was born in Pasadena. A middle school there bears her name.
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Octavia E. Butler Library Science Fiction Festival Returns
The Octavia E. Butler Library Science Fiction Festival will return on March 21 from 3:00 – 6:00 pm. By Festival highlights ...
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In Octavia Butler’s Pasadena, readers pick up visionary novel and find lessons in post-fire LA
Grant Hoskins noticed the uptick of people coming in for a certain book after the fires. The Vroman’s bookseller saw all sorts of readers, teens, college students, parents and grandparents ...