The inspiration behind Octavia’s Bookshelf stemmed from selling books that High felt Butler would have had in her own home. There was the wall of classics, featuring Black writers from Zora ...

(AP) — 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 ...

Many have called the science fiction author a prophet for her futuristic prediction on L.A. fires in her novel 'Parable of the Sower,' but her fans see a deeper meaning ...

(AP) — Decades ago, the writer Octavia Butler had imagined a Los Angeles ... replete with damaged structures. Butler’s prescience predates this year. In the book’s sequel, “Parable of the Talents,” an ...

Since the fires began, Butler's works have been cited for anticipating a world - and, particularly, a Los Angeles - wracked ...

In case you haven’t noticed, we’re living in an Octavia Butler novel. The fires the queen of Afrofuturism predicted would ...

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 ...

A reader shared the following Facebook post (archived) with the question: "Is this meme accurate about Octavia Butler's book 'Parable of the Sower' and predicting the recent LA fires with a new ...

Over 30 years ago, Octavia ... and co-editor of Butler’s work for the Library of America, in an interview with the Associated Press in 2020. “It’s hard not to read the books and think ...