Octavia Butler Wanted to Prevent Disaster in Los Angeles. Instead, She Predicted It
Many have called the science fiction author a prophet for her futuristic prediction on L.A. fires in her novel 'Parable of ...
The LA Fires Aren't a Surprise If You Study History and Climate Change. So Now What?
The Palisades and Eaton fires have already become among the five most destructive blazes on record in California, the New ...
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One Week In, LA’s Fires Are Still Spreading
Of the three active fires in Los Angeles, the Hurst Fire in San Fernando is 97 percent contained, at 799 acres; the Palisades ...
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On National Science Fiction Day, We Salute Octavia Butler
January 2 is National Science Fiction Day, and ESSENCE is paying tribute to one of the greatest sci-fi novelists of all time, Octavia Estelle Butler. Named after her mother Octavia Margaret Guy ...
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"We Keep Playing the Same Record": A Conversation with Octavia E. Butler
For readers of this journal, Octavia E. Butler literally needs no introduction. Her exquisite, insightful works—especially the three XENOGENESIS novels, (Dawn, Adulthood Rites, Imago) and her ...
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How Black female science fiction and fantasy writers are upending the narrative
Science fiction has always been a way to envision the future. Sometimes for the optimal; sometimes as the future might be if humans do not zig toward the good and just. As the legendary science ...
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Sci-fi author Nisi Shawl on Octavia E. Butler's legacy
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