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Bookriot's 100 Must-Read Books Set In/About Los Angeles - Page 2

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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Shanghai Girls (Lisa See)
Shanghai Girls
41
Lisa See
Sinners
Sinners
42
Skin Deep (Guy Garcia)
Skin Deep
43
Guy Garcia
Something in Between (Melissa De La Cruz)
Something in Between
44
Melissa De La Cruz
Southland (Nina Revoyr)
Southland
45
Nina Revoyr
Stars Screaming (John Kaye)
Stars Screaming
46
John Kaye
Starters (Lissa Price)
Starters
47
Lissa Price
Sunset High (Series) (Linda a Cooney)
Sunset High (Series)
48
Linda a Cooney
The A-List
The A-List
49
The Barbarian Nurseries
The Barbarian Nurseries
50
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
51
Raymond Chandler
The Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
The Black Dahlia
52
James Ellroy
The Chinchilla Farm (Judith Freeman)
The Chinchilla Farm
53
Judith Freeman
The Day of the Locust (Nathanael West)
The Day of the Locust
54
Nathanael West
The New Centurions (Joseph Wambaugh)
The New Centurions
55
Joseph Wambaugh
The People of Paper (Salvador Plascencia)
The People of Paper
56
Salvador Plascencia
The Revolt of the Cockroach People
The Revolt of the Cockroach People
57
The Ritual Bath
The Ritual Bath
58
The Scarlet Thread
The Scarlet Thread
59
The Sympathizer (Viet Thanh Nguyen)
The Sympathizer
60
Viet Thanh Nguyen
The Tortilla Curtain (T.C. Boyle)
The Tortilla Curtain
61
T.C. Boyle
The White Boy Shuffle
The White Boy Shuffle
62
The Woman Warrior (Maxine Hong Kingston)
The Woman Warrior
63
Maxine Hong Kingston
Their Dogs Came With Them (Helena Maria Viramontes)
Their Dogs Came With Them
64
Helena Maria Viramontes
This Book Will Save Your Life (A.M. Homes)
This Book Will Save Your Life
65
A.M. Homes
Those Who Walk in Darkness (John Ridley)
Those Who Walk in Darkness
66
John Ridley
Trading Up (Candace Bushnell)
Trading Up
67
Candace Bushnell
Tropic of Orange (Karen Tei Yamashita)
Tropic of Orange
68
Karen Tei Yamashita
Unwed Mother (Gloria D. Miklowitz:)
Unwed Mother
69
Gloria D. Miklowitz:
Vapor (Amanda Filipacchi)
Vapor
70
Amanda Filipacchi
Walking to Hollywood (Will Self)
Walking to Hollywood
71
Will Self
Weetzie Bat
Weetzie Bat
72
What We Do Is Secret (Thorn Kief Hillsbery)
What We Do Is Secret
73
Thorn Kief Hillsbery
White Oleander (Janet Fitch)
White Oleander
74
Janet Fitch
Woman No. 17 (Eden Sapucki)
Woman No. 17
75
Eden Sapucki
Zeroville (Steve Erickson)
Zeroville
76
Steve Erickson
Always Running
Always Running
77
Becoming Mexican American (George J Sánchez)
Becoming Mexican American
78
George J Sánchez
Black, Brown, Yellow and Left (Laura Pulido)
Black, Brown, Yellow and Left
79
Laura Pulido
Blue Rage, Black Redemption (Stanley Tookie Williams)
Blue Rage, Black Redemption
80
Stanley Tookie Williams
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