Octavia Butler's novel Parable of the Sower — depicting a dystopian U.S. in 2024 — was published 30 years ago. Toshi Reagon's new musical retelling explores the web of past, present and future.

When Octavia Butler published 1993's Parable of the Sower - a sci-fi novel about California burning in 2024, following a presidential election of a candidate whose slogan is "Make America Great ...

Before The Parable of the Sower became a staple on syllabi across the country, Octavia E. Butler was quietly living and ...

Unveiled last Friday at Octavia's Bookshelf in Pasadena, with illustrator John Jennings in attendance for a Q&A, the adaptation will be released Tuesday by Abrams ComicsArts.

Butler's work has resurfaced for its depictions of the future seemingly coming to life. The grave of Octavia Butler, whose novel Parable Of The Sower imagined fires engulfing Los Angeles, still ...

At the Founders’ Day event, ‘Sowing Community: Living with Octavia E. Butler’s ‘Parables.,” speakers included Nikki High and LeVar Burton.

Influential writer Octavia Butler's literary legend may spread to a new type of fanbase with the introduction of a graphic novel adaptation of "Parable of the Talents," originally published as a ...

Butler, Octavia E. "Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents: Ebook Box Set." Grand Central Publishing, 2023. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025. Butler, Octavia E. "Parable of the Sower." ...

As I explained in my July 23 post “ Octavia Butler Saw Our Doom,” the Angeleno—she was born and raised in Pasadena—imagined in her apocalyptic novel Parable of the Sower, ...

Octavia Butler Wanted to Prevent Disaster in Los Angeles. Instead, She Predicted It. Meagan Jordan. Wed, January 15, 2025 at 6:37 PM UTC. 8 min read.