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 ...
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In Octavia Butler’s Pasadena, readers pick up visionary novel and find lessons in post-fire LA
Her papers are in the Octavia E. Butler Archives at the Huntington Library. The Eaton fire came close to Altadena’s Mountain View Cemetery, where Butler is buried. “It’s still very popular ...
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The bookstore preserving the legacy of Altadena author Octavia Butler
Altadena resident Nikki High opened Octavia’s Bookshelf in February 2023, inspired by the author. “People miss the blueprint of hope [Butler] wrote in Parable of the Sower.” It was with that ...
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A visit to a lab of the future, tucked away in Downtown LA
The LA central library’s Octavia Lab provides free access to recording studios, 3D printers, video editing software. All you ...
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American Artist’s Love Letter to Octavia E. Butler
Butler knew California wildfires would grow more devastating with time, and in a harrowing twist, Artist’s former home in Altadena burned down in January 2025. Endless questions arose for me ...