Many have called Butler a prophet for her futuristic prediction on L.A. fires in her novel 'Parable of the Sower,' but her ...

Her “Parable of the Sower” has been cited for anticipating a world — and a Los Angeles — wracked by climate change, racism ...

By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan The fires stand as a monumental example of nature’s destructive potential when accelerated by human-caused climate change.

Her forthcoming book, Talking About Abolition ... the historically Black community, where Octavia Butler is buried? There’s a lovely, amazing Black-owned bookstore in North Pasadena called ...

Erika Swyler, author of 'We Lived on the Horizon,' recommends her favorite books examining the impact of artificial intelligence on our lives and humanity Atria Books; Del Rey; Knopf When I ...

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In this vital, courageous book, Butler illuminates the concrete ways in which this phantasm of gender collects and displaces anxieties and fears of destruction, resulting in a movement that ...

Here are the year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, chosen by the staff of The New York Times Book Review. In “The Woman Who Knew Everyone,” Meryl Gordon offers a thorough biography ...

Disgruntled Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler seemed to take a veiled shot at Heat president Pat Riley on Thursday amid his seven-game suspension from the team. Butler posted several videos on his ...

By The New York Times Books Staff She Changed History, Then Erased Her Own In “The Secret History of the Rape Kit,” Pagan Kennedy explores the tangled story of a simple but life-changing ...

The new book “El Cid: The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval Mercenary” delves into the truths and misunderstandings about the legendary knight. The new novel by “The Reader” author Bernhard ...