Why it’s time for Octavia E. Butler and the ‘Parables’ at The Huntington
In “Parable of the Sower,” Octavia E. Butler writes about a brutal, mid-2020s Southern California ravaged by wildfire, ...
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In Octavia Butler’s Pasadena, readers pick up visionary novel and find lessons in post-fire LA
A middle school there bears her name. And the bookstore Octavia’s Bookshelf opened in the city in 2023. Her papers are in the Octavia E. Butler Archives at the Huntington Library. The Eaton fire came ...
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Why it’s time for Octavia E. Butler and the ‘Parables’ at The Huntington
In “Parable of the Sower,” Octavia E. Butler writes about a brutal, mid-2020s Southern California ravaged by wildfire, earthquakes and an addictive pharmaceutical that fuels a destructive drug ...