Books can turn up in your life when you need them. What does the resurgent popularity of a dystopian novel say about modern ...

Octavia Butler's prescient novels offer a roadmap for survival in our changing world. Discover how her Afrofuturist works inspire hope and action.

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.

Altadena resident Nikki High opened Octavia’s Bookshelf in February 2023, inspired by the author. “People miss the blueprint of hope [Butler] wrote in Parable of the Sower.” It was with that ...

Over 30 years ago, Octavia Butler imagined a Los Angeles, consumed by fires, and last week, the cemetery where the iconic author is buried caught fire amid the ongoing wildfires impacting ...

"Books have the opportunity to bury themselves ... with renowned director Gina Prince-Bythewood at the helm. Octavia Butler, who died in 2006, once said of "The Parable of the Sower," her ...

Describing author Octavia Butler is a difficult task. She admits it herself. She’s not just a science fiction writer, though she’s written 13 books and the words science fiction often follow her name ...

ALTADENA, Calif. — Decades ago, the writer Octavia Butler had imagined a Los Angeles ravaged by fires. The Altadena cemetery where the science fiction and Afrofuturism author is buried did catch ...

The Altadena resident turned her bookstore, Octavia's Bookshelf, into a support hub to help her community during the recent fires ...

The LA central library’s Octavia Lab provides free access to recording studios, 3D printers, video editing software. All you ...

a bookstore named after author Octavia E. Butler and located in the same Pasadena community in which she lived and found inspiration for her novels. The store was not directly affected by the ...

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