Discover how Octavia Butler's prescient novel 'Parable of the Sower' serves as a roadmap for survival in our chaotic times.

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Octavia Butler’s works are more than just stories; they are profound explorations of humanity’s deepest fears, desires, and potential. Her ability to tackle complex themes with nuance and compassion ...

Decades ago, the writer Octavia Butler had imagined ... replete with damaged structures. Butler's prescience predates this year. In the book's sequel, "Parable of the Talents," an authoritarian ...

Welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter ... “Parable of the Sower,” by Octavia E. Butler: Speculative fiction set largely in a future (now present) Southern California ravaged by ...

The Erie Otters will be without its head coach for the team's upcoming road trip. Veteran head coach Stan Butler will not be joining the team this weekend due to an ongoing internal review of team ...

Butler starred as Leonidas, King of Sparta in 300, which was directed and co-written by Zack Snyder. The movie is a shot-for-shot remake of the comic book by the same name, which was written and ...

In the literary world, this year is shaping up to be a good one for fans of cultural criticism: There are new books about Better Call Saul and biographies of James Gandolfini and Lorne Michaels on ...