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The Big Sleep by Raymond ChandlerLess Than Zero by Bret Easton EllisWhite Oleander by Janet FitchThe Day of the Locust by Nathanael WestThe Black Dahlia by James Ellroy
Los Angeles (fiction and nonfiction)
347 books — 301 voters
Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki HoustonThey Called Us Enemy by George TakeiA Stolen Life by Jaycee DugardWishful Drinking by Carrie FisherDE LA CAPTIVITÉ À LA LIBERTÉ by Léonce JATCHE
California Memoirs
293 books — 83 voters

The Casquette Girls by Alys ArdenMina and the Undead by Amy McCawThe Beautiful by Renée AhdiehRuined by Paula MorrisThe Secret of Laurel Oaks by Lois Ruby
Paranormal YA set in Louisiana
69 books — 74 voters
Brazen Violations by Jonathan MacphersonAlmost Royalty by Courtney HamiltonOnce Upon a Lie by Michael R. FrenchPulp by Charles BukowskiHollywood Kids by Jackie Collins
Best novels set in LA
63 books — 73 voters

Hollywood Babylon by Kenneth AngerCollateral Stardust by Nikki NashElvis and Me by Priscilla Beaulieu PresleyThe Princess Diarist by Carrie FisherWishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher
Hooray for Hollywood (non-fiction)
232 books — 48 voters
Brazen Violations by Jonathan MacphersonThe Big Sleep by Raymond ChandlerThe Falling of Love by Marisa OldhamMy Dirty California by Jason MosbergThe Urban Mystique by Josh Stephens
Awesome L.A. Books
64 books — 47 voters

Set the Night on Fire by Mike DavisA Place at the Nayarit by Natalia MolinaThe Library Book by Susan OrleanWater to the Angels by Les StandifordCollateral Stardust by Nikki Nash
Los Angeles (nonfiction)
121 books — 46 voters
Big Freedia by Big FreediaI Love My Doctor, But... by Lawrence W. GoldSexuality and Its Impact on History by Hunter S. JonesCreole by Sybil KeinBlack Life in Old New Orleans by Victor Block
New Orleans (nonfiction)
97 books — 35 voters

What I Did for Love by Susan Elizabeth PhillipsAgainst the Law by Kat MartinJust the Sexiest Man Alive by Julie JamesAgainst the Night by Kat MartinBreak Free by Amiee Smith
LA Romance: Best Romance Novels in Los Angeles
87 books — 25 voters
X-O Manowar, Vol. 1 by Robert VendittiArcher & Armstrong, Vol. 1 by Fred Van LenteHarbinger, Vol. 1 by Joshua DysartX-O Manowar, Vol. 3 by Robert VendittiThe Valiant by Jeff Lemire
Valiant Entertainment: Graphic Novels (First Hundred)
61 books — 24 voters

Money Matters by Brian FinneyL.A. Confidential by James EllroyThe Big Sleep by Raymond ChandlerBorn Slippy by Tom LutzDevil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley
Los Angeles Detective Fiction - 10 Mystery Novels Set in LA
12 books — 16 voters
Always Running by Luis J. RodríguezThe Manson File by Nikolas SchreckMonster by Sanyika Shakur8 Ball Chicks by Gini SikesTattoos on the Heart by Gregory Boyle
L.A. gang life
20 books — 15 voters

To My Future Number 1 Fan by L.A. WittPoint of No Return by N.R. WalkerFreak by E. DaviesFlaunt by E. DaviesOut by Cara Dee
Gay Romance Novels Set in Los Angeles
55 books — 10 voters
How to Murder Your Life by Cat MarnellI'll Drink to That by Betty HalbreichCool Town by Grace Elizabeth HaleBOAT SHOES – SOLILOQUY OF A USELESS EATER by Daire FeeneyThe Secret Life of a Weight-Obsessed Woman by Iris Ruth Pastor
Fashion art and nightlife memoirs
20 books — 8 voters

My Dirty California by Jason MosbergPlay It As It Lays by Joan DidionHelter Skelter by Vincent BugliosiThings That Happened Before the Earthquake by Chiara BarziniThe White Album by Joan Didion
Rad Books set in Los Angeles
55 books — 8 voters
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins ReidHollywood Wives by Jackie CollinsQueer People by Carroll GrahamAmen, L.A. by Cherie BennettLuca Forever by Delphine Seddon
Hollywood Scandal Reads
58 books — 6 voters

Limelight by Melody CarlsonAll That Glitters is Gold by S.T. JonesTrue Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet by Lara DelozaAbsolutely Maybe by Lisa YeeWalk of Faith on the Walk of Fame by Judy Radachy
Walk of Fame
14 books — 3 voters
The Sellout by Paul BeattyPostcards from the Edge by Carrie FisherAsk the Dust by John FanteGirls in the Picture by Melanie BenjaminThe Black Dahlia by James Ellroy
California, Babe!
12 books — 2 voters

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