Jan 14, 2025 · 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 catch fire last week but suffered “minimal damage,” according to a statement on the cemetery’s web site.

Jun 12, 2024 · Octavia E. Butler's dystopian science fiction classic, Parable of the Sower, is set in the summer of 2024, making it the perfect time to read or revisit this timeless novel. Published in 1993, the reader joins protagonist Lauren's plight to escape Los Angeles, which is plagued by the effects of climate change, including violence, fires, and ...

Jun 22, 2022 · Octavia E. Butler was a science fiction author who had a very close connection to the Los Angeles Public Library and made an impact on our organization, community, and the world that will last forever. She was born on June 22, 1947 in Pasadena, CA, and died of a stroke at the age of 58, in 2006.

Jan 18, 2025 · Octavia E. Butler and Mike Davis are just some of the Angelenos whose books can help us understand L.A.'s fires, plus Kristin Hannah discusses bestseller 'The Women.'

Octavia Estelle Butler (June 22, 1947 – February 24, 2006) was an American science fiction writer who won several awards for her works, including Hugo, Locus, and Nebula awards. In 1995, Butler became the first science-fiction writer to receive a MacArthur Fellowship. [2][3] Born in Pasadena, California, Butler was raised by her widowed mother.

Jan 20, 2025 · Octavia’s Bookshelf, a Pasadena bookstore named for the inspiring author, is an activity hub that is working tirelessly to support Butler’s beloved Los Angeles enclave. For more information on ...

Nov 18, 2020 · In one of the most turbulent years in recent memory, readers are turning to the prophetic books of science fiction writer Octavia E. Butler. Her 1993 ‘Parable of the Sower’ envisioned a Los...

Jan 22, 2025 · LOS ANGELES — Nearly 40,000 acres have burned in ... A period of personal reflection during the 2020 pandemic inspired her to open her own bookstore in her and Octavia E. Butler’s hometown. ...

Jan 17, 2025 · As wildfires scorched the Los Angeles area in January 2025, a number of Snopes readers and commentators (archived) pointed out similarities between current events and the plot of Octavia Butler's ...

Jan 17, 2025 · The shop is named after the late Octavia E. Butler, the legendary science fiction writer who predicted a Los Angeles consumed by fires and wracked by climate change and poverty in her books ...