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, ...
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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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 ... on the topic a little later in the piece: “Of course, writing novels about the future doesn’t give me any special ...
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In Octavia Butler’s Pasadena, readers pick up visionary novel and find lessons in post-fire LA
The brisk sales of Octavia Butler’s ninth novel ... For me, apart from just enjoying her writing, and I’m throwing the word enjoying broadly because a lot of it is bleak, just the lesson ...