Her “Parable of the Sower” has been cited for anticipating a world — and a Los Angeles — wracked by climate change, racism ...

Since the Los Angeles fires began last week, “Parable of the Sower” and other Octavia Butler works written decades ago have been cited for anticipating a world wracked by climate change, racism and ec ...

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

Loss, love and a sense of belonging — survivors, evacuees, heroes and allies weigh in on what the fires revealed ...

We speak with Leah Stokes, a researcher on climate and energy policy, who says the scale of the Los Angeles wildfires is a ...

Fans of cultivated dystopia should refer to the “Parable of the Sower” by black science fiction author Octavia Butler, which was first published 32 years ago. In the book, a radical ...

From The Atlantic Science Desk, 77 Facts That Blew Our Minds in 2024 ... Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler. Brutal and inspiring. Crossword puzzles. A few times a week, a friend and I do the NY ...

The grave of renowned writer Octavia Butler, whose novel Parable of the Sower eerily envisioned fires consuming Los Angeles, ...