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Bookriot's 100 Must-Read Books Set In/About Los Angeles - Page 3

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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City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles (Mike Davis)
City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles
81
Mike Davis
Counter Intelligence: Where to Eat in the Real Los Angeles (Jonathan Gold)
Counter Intelligence: Where to Eat in the Real Los Angeles
82
Jonathan Gold
Forgotten Hollywood Forgotten History (Manny Pacheco)
Forgotten Hollywood Forgotten History
83
Manny Pacheco
Ghettoside (Jill Leovy)
Ghettoside
84
Jill Leovy
Helter Skelter (Vincent Bugliosi)
Helter Skelter
85
Vincent Bugliosi
Holy Land: A Suburban Memoir (D. J. Waldie)
Holy Land: A Suburban Memoir
86
D. J. Waldie
I Don't Know What You Know Me From: My Life as a Co-Star (Judy Greer)
I Don't Know What You Know Me From: My Life as a Co-Star
87
Judy Greer
L.A. Noir (John Buntin)
L.A. Noir
88
John Buntin
Latitudes: An Angelino's Atlas (Patricia Wakida)
Latitudes: An Angelino's Atlas
89
Patricia Wakida
Los Angeles an Archetecture in Four Ecologies (Reyner Banham)
Los Angeles an Archetecture in Four Ecologies
90
Reyner Banham
Native in a Strange Land (Wanda Coleman)
Native in a Strange Land
91
Wanda Coleman
Nine Lives of a Black Panther (Wayne Pharr)
Nine Lives of a Black Panther
92
Wayne Pharr
Southern California: An Island on the Land (Carey McWilliams)
Southern California: An Island on the Land
93
Carey McWilliams
The Price of Experience (Randall Sullivan)
The Price of Experience
94
Randall Sullivan
The Riot Within (Rodney King)
The Riot Within
95
Rodney King
The Run of His Life (Jeffrey Toobin)
The Run of His Life
96
Jeffrey Toobin
The Shifting Grounds of Race (Scott Kurashige)
The Shifting Grounds of Race
97
Scott Kurashige
Why Not Me? (Mindy Kaling)
Why Not Me?
98
Mindy Kaling
Without a Doubt (Marcia Clark)
Without a Doubt
99
Marcia Clark
You'll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again (Julia Phillips)
You'll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again
100
Julia Phillips
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