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

The Eaton Fire narrowly spares the cemetery housing Octavia Butler’s grave, as Altadena—the historic Black community she once called home—grapples with recovery challenges that eerily echo her ...

In an interview with theGrio, award-winning writer and author Jacqueline Woodson opens up about how artists and creators ...

Art has been behind — and indeed at the core of — every great revolution and social movement. There a mountain of important ...

For many African Americans who built their lives and businesses in historically Black communities like Altadena, the combined ...

Octavia E. Butler and Mike Davis are just some of the Angelenos whose books can help us understand L.A.'s fires, plus Kristin ...

Butler's Wharf Residence is now open for bookings for 2025/26. We are closely monitoring system performance however, your feedback is invaluable during this process ...

Bookshelves have been replaced with food and toiletries, bins with packs of toothbrushes and other items were piled high in ...

Apocalypse as a happy ending? Only in Los Angeles. It's an idea that's epicentral to the identity of the place.