Sci-Fi Author Octavia Butler Predicted LA Fires In "Parable Of The Sower"
The Eaton Fire narrowly spares the cemetery housing Octavia Butler’s grave, as Altadena—the historic Black community she once ...
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The Grave Of Octavia Butler, Writer Who Once Prophesied LA Fires, Still Stands In Altadena Cemetery
The grave of Octavia Butler, whose novel Parable Of The Sower ... Her legacy continues to live on in her hometown as well. A bookstore named in her honor currently serves as a donation center ...
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The Pasadena Bookstore Taking Cues From Octavia E. Butler
A period of personal reflection during the 2020 pandemic inspired her to open her own bookstore in her and Octavia E. Butler’s hometown. “I wanted to create something that didn’t exist ...
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Octavia Butler Wanted to Prevent Disaster in Los Angeles. Instead, She Predicted It
When Octavia Butler published 1993's Parable ... Los Angeles is currently burning and areas of Pasadena - Butler's hometown, place of burial, and muse for her literary works - have either crumbled ...
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Octavia Butler imagined LA ravaged by fires. Her Altadena cemetery survived
ALTADENA, Calif. (AP) — 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 ...
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Octavia Butler Wanted to Prevent Disaster in Los Angeles. Instead, She Predicted It
Before the fire, Pasadena — where Butler grew up — was a beautiful mountain area made up of working class hikers, horses and cowboys, and small businesses like Octavia’s Bookshelf ...
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Writer Octavia Butler imagined an LA ravaged by fires. Her Altadena cemetery survived
ALTADENA — 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 fire la ...