Throughout her years of obscurity, Butler rose daily to write before menial jobs as a potato chip inspector, dishwasher and ...

We asked New Scientist writers to pick their favourite sci-fi short story. From H.G. Wells’s The Time Machine to Octavia E.

Eric Carzon was hired as the director of the Public Library. He took some time to share his ideas on the library system, some ...

The grave of Octavia Butler, whose novel "Parable Of The Sower" predicted fires engulfing Los Angeles, still stands at a ...

Many have called the science fiction author a prophet for her futuristic prediction on L.A. fires in her novel 'Parable of ...

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

Paige McFarling, the Food Hub’s executive director, said workers were also on site to offer emotional support as the men left behind the Martha Avenue location where they had lived for several ...

The woman who has been alleged to have inspired the Baby Reindeer stalker Martha yesterday branded the Golden Globes 'a load of drivel' after the Netflix show's double-award win. Fiona Harvey ...

Her forthcoming book, Talking About Abolition ... the historically Black community, where Octavia Butler is buried? There’s a lovely, amazing Black-owned bookstore in North Pasadena called ...