Paperback L.A.

“Genius!”
Los Angeles magazine, Best Books About L.A. 2018

“…a new dimension to the city’s literary canon.”
KCET Notable Books 2018

“… a comprehensive embrace of the city that has always resisted comprehension.”— Paul Mandelbaum, L.A. Review of Books

“… intense, vivid and thoughtful, obviously informed by research, affection, and a critical editorial process. . . . and, yes, incredibly fun.”
KPFK Radio “Bibliocracy”

 

Paperback L.A. Book 3, A Casual Anthology:
Secrets. SigALerts. Ravines. Records.

Ann Elliott Cutting • Patricia Freeman • River Garza • Jonathan Gold • Alexandra Hedison • Gilbert Hernandez • Warren Hill • Kovi Konowiecki • Lou Mathews • Carey McWilliams • Don Normark • Lisa See • Harry Shearer • R.J. Smith • C.A. Storke • Stuart Timmons • Rosanne Welch • Maritta Wolff • Karen Tei Yamashita

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Paperback L.A. Book 2,
A Casual Anthology: Studios. Salesmen. Shrines. Surfspots.

José Arnaz •  Colleen Dunn Bates • Ray Bradbury • Helen Evans Brown • Diana Serra Cary (Baby Peggy) • Jim Gavin  •  Wendy Gilmartin • Eric Gutierrez • Chester Himes • Naomi Hirahara • Preston Lerner • H.E. Lougheed • Benjamin Madley • Danny Martinez • Gina B. Nahai  • Nellie Van de Grift Sanchez • Michelle Shocked • Ann Summa • Hartmut Walter 

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Paperback L.A. Book 1, A Casual Anthology:
Clothes. Coffee. Crushes. Crimes. 

Eve Babitz • Paul Beatty • Dan Bern • Arna Bontemps • Carlos Bulosan • Cecil Castellucci • Victoria Dailey • William Heath Davis • Robert Landau • Justin Andrew Marks • Steve Martin • Hugo Reid • Vin Scully • Clancy Sigal • Susan Sontag • Héctor Tobar • Victor and Mary Lau Valle • Elysa Voshell/Venice Arts

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