In “Parable of the Sower,” Octavia E. Butler writes about a brutal, mid-2020s Southern California ravaged by wildfire, ...

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The brisk sales of Octavia Butler’s ninth novel, “The Parable of the Sower” is especially notable since Butler, who died in 2006, was born in Pasadena. A middle school there bears her name.

While March is rapidly coming to a close, Lalami has five book recommendations for lovers of “The Dream Hotel” and beyond.

See Michigan readers' most-circulated books via MeLCat in 2025 as federal budget cuts threaten to cut back library services.

BOOK OF THE WEEK: " Behold the Dreamers" a novel by Imbolo Mbue. A compulsively readable debut novel about marriage, ...

San Francisco itself exists in the shadow of the tech industry now, and coming out of Harvey Milk Terminal 1, I got into a ...

Podcaster and author Lewis Howes breaks down his new book “Make Money Easy,” as many Americans are experiencing financial issues. Howes also speaks about his own arduous journey with money and ...