Beloved Sci-Fi Author Octavia Butler’s Gravesite Survived Los Angeles Fire

In Parable of the Sower, A fire-ravaged California endures Climate change is the future that is now real. A 1993 speculative fiction classic, American science fiction the writer Octavia E. Butlerwho lived in nearby Altadena, predicted the devastating fires of Los Angeles.

The Afrofuturist’s grave is located in Altadena, which was hit hard by the recent wildfires that displaced thousands of Californians. But his tomb survived: Ap Altadena shared a photo of the location, citing a statement on the Mountain View Cemetery’s Web site and reporting that it sustained “minimal damage.” Butler passed in 2006 and a quote from “What you touch, you change. What you change, changes you,” is written on his pedestal. Parable of weaving.

Altadena, which CBS News Described as a “historically black community”, now working to rebuild Octavia’s bookshelfA Pasadena bookstore, named after the inspirational author, is a hub of activity working tirelessly to support Butler’s beloved Los Angeles enclave. See for more information on how to help the relief effort here.

Check out the interview below with Octavia Bookshelf owner Nikki High about the work they’re doing—and the importance of Altadena as a great American city that should be preserved and not bought by real estate capitalists.

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