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Bookriot's 100 Must-Read Books Set In/About Los Angeles

Like the city itself, stories about Los Angeles are diverse and come with infinite possibilities. This list seeks to bring together some of the best literature — both fiction and nonfiction — about and set in LA that highlight as many of the city's different faces as possible.
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A Kiss of Shadows
A Kiss of Shadows
1
A Single Man
A Single Man
2
All Involved (Ryan Gattis)
All Involved
3
Ryan Gattis
Ape and Essence (Aldous Huxley)
Ape and Essence
4
Aldous Huxley
Ask the Dust
Ask the Dust
5
Ball Don't Lie
Ball Don't Lie
6
Bass Ackwards and Belly Up (Elizabeth Craft)
Bass Ackwards and Belly Up
7
Elizabeth Craft
Beige (Cecil Castellucci)
Beige
8
Cecil Castellucci
Bright Shiny Morning
Bright Shiny Morning
9
Chocolates for Breakfast (Pamela Moore)
Chocolates for Breakfast
10
Pamela Moore
Crimson City (Liz Maverick)
Crimson City
11
Liz Maverick
Dead Boys: Stories (Richard Lange)
Dead Boys: Stories
12
Richard Lange
Death Is a Lonely Business (Ray Bradbury)
Death Is a Lonely Business
13
Ray Bradbury
Devil in a Blue Dress (Walter Mosley)
Devil in a Blue Dress
14
Walter Mosley
Emily's Reasons Why Note (Carrie Gerlach)
Emily's Reasons Why Note
15
Carrie Gerlach
Eve's Hollywood (Eve Babitz)
Eve's Hollywood
16
Eve Babitz
Everything, Everything (Nicola Yoon)
Everything, Everything
17
Nicola Yoon
Flight (Vanna Bonta)
Flight
18
Vanna Bonta
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
19
Golden Days (Carolyn See)
Golden Days
20
Carolyn See
House Made of Dawn (N. Scott Momaday)
House Made of Dawn
21
N. Scott Momaday
If He Hollers Let Him Go (Chester Himes)
If He Hollers Let Him Go
22
Chester Himes
In a Lonely Place (Hughes)
In a Lonely Place
23
Hughes
In the Heart of the Valley of Love (Cynthia Kadohata)
In the Heart of the Valley of Love
24
Cynthia Kadohata
Inherent Vice
Inherent Vice
25
Inner City Blues (Paula L. Woods)
Inner City Blues
26
Paula L. Woods
Kill the Messenger (Tami Hoag)
Kill the Messenger
27
Tami Hoag
La Medusa (Vanessa Place)
La Medusa
28
Vanessa Place
Less Than Zero (Bret Easton Ellis)
Less Than Zero
29
Bret Easton Ellis
Locas
Locas
30
Lola (Melissa Scrivner Love)
Lola
31
Melissa Scrivner Love
Man Walks Into a Room
Man Walks Into a Room
32
Mildred Pierce
Mildred Pierce
33
Moonlight on the Avenue of Faith (Gina B Nahai)
Moonlight on the Avenue of Faith
34
Gina B Nahai
Nothing Lasts Forever (Roderick Thorp)
Nothing Lasts Forever
35
Roderick Thorp
Play It as It Lays (Joan Didion)
Play It as It Lays
36
Joan Didion
Popcorn
Popcorn
37
Ramona (Helen Hunt Jackson)
Ramona
38
Helen Hunt Jackson
Roadrunner (Trisha R Thomas)
Roadrunner
39
Trisha R Thomas
Scruples (Judith Krantz)
Scruples
40
Judith Krantz
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