On July 20, 2024, Lauren Olamina turned 15. Or, at least, she did in Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower. The 1993 dystopian classic recounts the life and times of a Black girl who shares the ...

Or, at least, she did in Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower. The 1993 dystopian classic recounts the life and times of a Black girl who shares the pain of others. Lauren lives with this burden ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A cupid statue stands in the rubble of a home destroyed by the Eaton Fire on Jan. 8, 2025, in Altadena, California. - Credit: ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. As with many people who have recently re-read Butler’s work—and a new literary ...

Young people who have read Octavia Butler’s 1993 novel say it’s not only prescient, but also carries lessons for today. Imminent drought, rising sea waters, destructive borders, a vanishing middle ...

Although Butler passed away in 2006, her Parable of the Sower, ” a speculative novel predicted the hell that’s 2025. Considered one of the first Black female science fiction writers, Octavia Butler’s ...