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 ...

There’s power in threes. The rule of three, we call it in the writing world: repeat a word or phrase or plot element three times in order to give it meaning. Two repetitions isn’t enough to establish ...

The 1993 novel is hailed as one of the best science fiction books of all time, along with George Orwell’s ‘1984’ and Margaret Atwood’s ‘The Handmaid’s Tale.’ One of the most lauded science fiction ...

Melina Matsoukas has found her next directorial project in Octavia E. Butler’s landmark sci-fi odyssey “Parable of the Sower.” Matsoukas, whose resume includes “Queen & Slim,” “Insecure” and several ...

It's 2024. Extreme weather events due to global warming have overwhelmed parts of the United States. Water is increasingly scarce. The mass migration of people in search of more livable conditions has ...

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” ...

Melina Matsoukas’ next project is bringing Octavia E. Butler’s words to life. The Queen & Slim, Insecure and Beyoncé: Formation director will direct and produce Warner Bros. adaptation of Butler’s ...

As wildfires scorched the Los Angeles area in January 2025, a number of Snopes readers and commentators (archived) pointed out similarities between current events and the plot of Octavia Butler's 1993 ...

Melina Matsoukas has found her next directorial project in Octavia E. Butler's landmark sci-fi odyssey "Parable of the Sower." Matsoukas, whose resume includes "Queen & Slim," "Insecure" and several ...

Melina Matsoukas attends the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on March 10, 2024 in Beverly Hills. (Credit: Amy Sussman/Getty Images) Warner Bros. Pictures has set a feature adaptation of Octavia E. Butler ...