Pasadena Star-News14d
Writer Octavia Butler imagined an LA ravaged by fires. Her Altadena cemetery survived
ALTADENA — 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 ...
Whittier Daily News14d
Writer Octavia Butler imagined an LA ravaged by fires. Her Altadena cemetery survived
ALTADENA — 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, ...
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 the Sower,' but her fans see a deeper meaning ...
Yahoo14d
Octavia Butler Wanted to Prevent Disaster in Los Angeles. Instead, She Predicted It
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 ...
Rolling Stone15d
Octavia Butler Wanted to Prevent Disaster in Los Angeles. Instead, She Predicted It
When Octavia Butler ... wanted to honor Butler who is often overlooked,” High first encountered Butler’s work in the Eighties when she read Kindred, Butler’s breakout book from 1979, for ...
Black Enterprise15d
The Grave Of Octavia Butler, Writer Who Once Prophesied LA Fires, Still Stands In Altadena Cemetery
Butler's work has resurfaced for its depictions of the future seemingly coming to life. The grave of Octavia Butler ... Butler’s reading a warning. The book’s 1998 sequel, Parable of the ...
Star Tribune15d
Octavia Butler imagined LA ravaged by fires. Her Altadena cemetery survived
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 ...