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

The Eaton Fire narrowly spares the cemetery housing Octavia Butler’s grave, as Altadena—the historic Black community she once ...

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 ...

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

Although Butler passed away in 2006, her Parable of the Sower, " a speculative novel predicted the hell that's 2025.

The phrase, which gained momentum in 2020, has resurfaced, in part because it can seem like Octavia Butler was more than a ...

Since the Los Angeles fires began last week, “Parable of the Sower” and other Octavia Butler works written decades ago have ...

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

Decades ago, the writer Octavia Butler had imagined a Los Angeles ... In the book’s sequel, “Parable of the Talents,” an authoritarian politician promises to “Make America Great Again.” ...

ALTADENA — Decades ago, the writer Octavia Butler had imagined a Los Angeles ... In the book’s sequel, “Parable of the Talents,” an authoritarian politician promises to “Make America ...