As wildfires ravaged parts of Los Angeles, readers said the science fiction writer predicted this in her 1993 work and its ...

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

Octavia Butler's sci-fi novel 'Parable of the Sower' set in a post-apocalyptic Los Angeles describes a city set aflame. In ...

We continue our coverage of the devastating wildfires in Southern California, which have killed at least 24 people as of Monday. Some 150,000 more have been forced to evacuate their homes and over 40, ...

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

The grave of Octavia Butler, whose novel "Parable Of The Sower" predicted fires engulfing Los Angeles, still stands at a ...

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

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Fans hold up a portrait of Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler during the second half of an NBA basketball game ...

Jimmy Butler could be the next major NBA star on the move. The Miami Heat forward indicated Thursday he wants to be traded from the team, which came off the heels of a 128-115 home loss to the ...

On her beloved typewriters, the literary legend mapped out a course for the future of the genre Stephen Kearse An Olivetti Studio 46 typewriter that belonged to Octavia E. Butler. As the author ...

Two weeks is a long time, but we get it. Coach Spo, we get it. The Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler made it to the court after being away for thirteen days, and head coach Erik Spoelstra couldn’t ...