In “Parable of the Sower,” Octavia E. Butler writes about a brutal, mid-2020s Southern California ravaged by wildfire, ...

Octavia E. Butler didn’t like to wait for inspiration. In fact, the celebrated science fiction author denounced the idea of waiting for one’s muse. “Habit is more dependable,” she advised.

The brisk sales of Octavia Butler’s ninth novel ... s Mountain View Cemetery, where Butler is buried. “It’s still very popular, it felt like there was a boost, an awareness that people ...

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In “Parable of the Sower,” Octavia ... like,” she said. “Hopefully, as you’re metabolizing this new world that you’re seeing or that you’re reading about in a book, an Octavia Butler ...