NPR

Octavia Butler wrote a 'Parable' that became a prophecy — now it's also an opera

Octavia Butler's sci-fi novel Parable of the Sower was published 30 years ago, in 1993. This Afrofuturistic book about a dystopian America set in our time now seems positively prophetic — and a new ...
Rolling Stone

Octavia Butler Wanted to Prevent Disaster in Los Angeles. Instead, She Predicted It

When Octavia Butler published 1993’s Parable of the Sower — a sci-fi novel about California burning in 2024, following a presidential election of a candidate whose slogan is “Make America Great Again” ...
The Grio

Opera based on Octavia Butler novel makes New York City premiere

“Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower,” an opera based on the hailed novel by the late Afrofuturist pioneer, had its New York City premiere on Thursday at Lincoln Center. Toshi Reagon wrote the ...