5 paths to continue your Octavia E. Butler discovery after ‘Parable of the Sower’

Science fiction writer Octavia E. Butler said the novels in her “Parable” series were meant to be cautionary. Two TV series are in the works based on her novels “Wild Seed” and “Dawn.” This month, journalist Lynell George will publish a new book on the author’s life and perspectives titled “A Handful of Earth, A Handful of Sky: The World of Octavia E. Butler.” George will join the Los Angeles Times Book Club Nov. 18 to discuss her book and Butler’s literary worlds. For those interested in time travel: ‘Kindred’ One of Butler’s few standalone novels, “Kindred” is about a young Black woman and author who finds herself traveling between her present — 1970s Los Angeles — and the antebellum plantation of her ancestors. For a little bit of everything: ‘Bloodchild and Other Stories’ The only collection of short stories that Butler published before her death, “Bloodchild and Other Stories” includes brief afterwords by the author following each story. Bonus For those interested in the author’s inspiration, George’s upcoming book, “A Handful of Earth, A Handful of Sky,” takes readers to the Pasadena neighborhood where Butler grew up.