Why it’s time for Octavia E. Butler and the ‘Parables’ at The Huntington
In “Parable of the Sower,” Octavia E. Butler writes about a brutal, mid-2020s Southern California ravaged by wildfire, ...
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Octavia Butler Wanted to Prevent Disaster in Los Angeles. Instead, She Predicted It
When Octavia Butler published ... it seems that we aren't. Los Angeles is currently burning and areas of Pasadena - Butler's hometown, place of burial, and muse for her literary works - have ...
In Octavia Butler’s Pasadena, readers pick up visionary novel and find lessons in post-fire LA
Books can turn up in your life when you need them. What does the resurgent popularity of a dystopian novel say about modern times?
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American Artist’s Love Letter to Octavia E. Butler
Artist’s exhibition reads in part as a much-needed love letter to Butler. Spread across the spacious red brick building are architectural, archival, and screen-based installations that address ...
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In Octavia Butler’s Pasadena, readers pick up visionary novel and find lessons in post-fire LA
Her papers are in the Octavia E. Butler Archives at the Huntington Library. The Eaton fire came close to Altadena’s Mountain View Cemetery, where Butler is buried. “It’s still very popular ...
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Why it’s time for Octavia E. Butler and the ‘Parables’ at The Huntington
In “Parable of the Sower,” Octavia E. Butler writes about a brutal, mid-2020s Southern California ravaged by wildfire, earthquakes and an addictive pharmaceutical that fuels a destructive drug ...