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The best L.A. books? Let’s make a list.

Photo credit: Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times

The Ten Best Books About LA are:

10. Sweet Little Lies: A LA candy novel by Lauren Conrad

9. Hollywood Babylon by Kenneth Anger

8. Kardashian Konfidential by Kim, Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian

7. On Spec by Richard Rushfield

6. Halo the Fall of Reach by Eric Nylund

5. Schwere Entsheidungeon by Mel Gilden

4. Greg Dean’s Step by Step Guide to Stand Up Comedy by Gregory Dean

3. Keeping the Love That You Find by Harvell Hendricks

2. Zeitoun by Dave Eggers

1. Sugar and Spice: A LA Candy Novel by Lauren Conrad

Clearly!

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    I know it’s not “LA,” but damn, the book Orange County: A Personal History by Gustavo Arellano captures the spirit of...
  3. keithofthesea said: Ham on Rye, Charles Bukowski
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  7. justelias said: Love the idea..theres so many great novels based out of LA….but oil isnt one of them :(.
  8. dontstopbereaving reblogged this from nativeangeleno and added:
    #5 is a personal favorite.
  9. k-freud reblogged this from nativeangeleno and added:
    A book by the Kardashians? Considering they are barely literate…FUCK THIS
  10. nativeangeleno reblogged this from latimes and added:
    Ten Best Books About LA are: 10. Sweet Little Lies: A LA candy novel by Lauren Conrad 9. Hollywood Babylon by Kenneth...
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  12. lizachannah reblogged this from latimes and added:
    …#27, besides being my lucky number, is also one my all-time favorite books.
  13. ecantwell said: I got really nervous when Chandler wasn’t in the picture, but was hugely relieved to see him in your proto-list.