Reading List
One of the many things I'm looking forward to doing once we get out to LA is reading for pleasure once again.
Not just New Yorkers, but actual books. That I choose. For myself. That do not appear on a syllabus. Or require me to write a review.
I've never been one to read thematically, but I've decided to do just that this time around. In honor of the move, I'm going to read books that have some kind of connection to LA, be it subject matter, setting, or author. I'm open to anything, fiction or non-.
Suggestions?
Not just New Yorkers, but actual books. That I choose. For myself. That do not appear on a syllabus. Or require me to write a review.
I've never been one to read thematically, but I've decided to do just that this time around. In honor of the move, I'm going to read books that have some kind of connection to LA, be it subject matter, setting, or author. I'm open to anything, fiction or non-.
Suggestions?
posted by Jody Rosen Knower at 7:35 PM
2 Comments:
Jody,
I have been following your blog since March, when I read your article in MAMM.
I picked up a lighthearted book called "More Sand in My Bra". I actually thought of you when I started reading it. It would be great to have a book like that for breast cancer patients, and the writing style is similar to your blogs.
I don't know that it has anything to do with L.A., except a couple of stories, but it is a fun book to read.
If you ever need a break from L.A., and want to go jetskiing, come on over to Lake Havasu, I would love to meet you.
Jody...
A few thoughts:
Joan Didion often writes about LA. I don't have any specific suggestions, but she's quite a fine writer
Bernard Cooper's memoir about growing up gay in LA is GREAT: http://www.amazon.com/Truth-Serum-Bernard-Cooper/dp/0395859948/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1212619124&sr=8-1
William Mulholland and the Rise of Los Angeles - a great story about how water played such a key role in how Los Angeles came to be (some of this story - though not this book - was the basis for "Chinatown.")http://www.ucpress.edu/books/pages/8763.php
JB
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