Decades ago, the writer Octavia Butler had imagined ... replete with damaged structures. Butler's prescience predates this year. In the book's sequel, "Parable of the Talents," an authoritarian ...

Welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter ... “Parable of the Sower,” by Octavia E. Butler: Speculative fiction set largely in a future (now present) Southern California ravaged by ...

There were no books by Black women in the store’s poetry ... People are not incorrect about Octavia Butler predicting the future, but they’re not always clear about what kind of future she ...

Octavia Butler’s works are more than just stories; they are profound explorations of humanity’s deepest fears, desires, and potential. Her ability to tackle complex themes with nuance and compassion ...

The book features a hostess named Dolly Harrison ... When I went to Luxembourg I took my butler and maid, who are colored, and people adored it.” Mesta’s daily life at the duchy’s U.S ...

Octavia Butler is a genius at translating the harsh realities of slavery for a modern audience. Yes, there are some mature things in this book, so I would only recommend this book for sophomores, ...

Rebecca Castillo is a video creator and special projects lead for Los Angeles Times’ High School Insider and other Public Affairs programs. A Southern California native, she is an alumna of Swarthmore ...

Science fiction writer Octavia Butler wrote in her 1993 novel "Parable of the Sower" that Feb. 1, 2025, would be a time of fires, violence, racism, addiction, climate change, social inequality and an ...

A reader shared the following Facebook post (archived) with the question: "Is this meme accurate about Octavia Butler's book 'Parable of the Sower' and predicting the recent LA fires with a new ...