Before the fire, Pasadena - where Butler grew up - was a beautiful mountain area made up of working class hikers, horses and cowboys, and small businesses like Octavia's Bookshelf, a Black-owned ...

ALTADENA — Decades ago, the writer Octavia Butler had imagined a Los Angeles ... diary entry in the book, referring to a small fire that presages the destructive fires to come in the novel.

Over 30 years ago, Octavia Butler imagined a Los Angeles, consumed by fires, and last week, the cemetery where the iconic author is buried caught fire amid the ongoing wildfires impacting ...

Octavia’s Bookshelf, which survived the Eaton Fire, has become a haven and a hub for mutual aid resources and support.

Decades ago, the writer Octavia Butler had imagined a Los Angeles ravaged ... diary entry in the book, referring to a small fire that presages the destructive fires to come in the novel.