Since the fires began, Butler's works have been cited for anticipating a world - and, particularly, a Los Angeles - wracked ...

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

Octavia Butler Imagined ... Black woman author of science fiction, Butler grew up near Altadena, in Pasadena, and spent much of her life in Southern California before moving to the Seattle suburbs ...

We continue our coverage of the devastating wildfires in Southern California, which have killed at least 24 people as of Monday. Some 150,000 more have been forced to evacuate their homes and over 40, ...

ALTADENA, Calif. (AP) — Decades ago, the writer Octavia Butler ... of science fiction, Butler grew up near Altadena, in Pasadena, and spent much of her life in Southern California before moving ...

(AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) ALTADENA, Calif. (AP) — Decades ago, the writer Octavia ... fiction, Butler grew up near Altadena, in Pasadena, and spent much of her life in Southern California ...

Bookshelves have been replaced with food and toiletries, bins with packs of toothbrushes and other items were piled high in ...