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