Octavia Butler Wanted to Prevent Disaster in Los Angeles. Instead, She Predicted It
Many have called the science fiction author a prophet for her futuristic prediction on L.A. fires in her novel 'Parable of ...
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 ...
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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 ... genome for its own purposes but ultimately destroying the planet for all other life as well. Are we supposed to see a ...
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The LA Fires Aren't a Surprise If You Study History and Climate Change. So Now What?
Last June, Pasadena, California — about 11 miles from downtown Los Angeles — decreed that June 22 was Octavia E. Butler Day, in honor of the science fiction writer born in the city on that ...