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UPCOMING AUTHOR EVENTS
"INVENTING PARADISE"
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JAN. 18, 2025, 11 AM
Banning Museum Wilmington, CA |
MAR. 5, 2025, 6 PM
California Club (Member Event) |
APR. 15, 2025
Sherman Library & Gardens Corona del Mar |
BOOK CATALOG
LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER
"FAVORITE L.A. BOOK OF 2024" PICK,
LARRY MANTLE, HOST OF AIRTALK 89.3 FM Inventing Paradise explores how L.A. grew from 28 square miles into a 468-square mile megalopolis through the prism of six Gilded Era-reared visionaries: Phineas Banning, Gen. Harrison Otis, Harry Chandler, Gen. Moses Sherman, Henry Huntington, and William Mulholland. The book also examines how past policies informed present-day L.A. while also debunking false narratives. Also available as an audiobook. 
CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED
Like family sagas and crime fiction? Paradise Palms: Red Menace Mob is driven by a gangster underworld intertwined with the Jewish patriarch of a family-run Hollywood hotel in 1950s L.A. Kirkus Reviews says "the writing is vividly descriptive, snarky, and funny, but it doesn't shy away from engaging with serious issues, such as homophobia, racism, and police corruption" while the U.S. Review of Books calls it "an intricate tale that rings with authenticity."
Watch the book trailer.
LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER
The original, first-print edition of 10,000 Steps a Day in L.A.: 52 Walking Adventures featured 52 walks... one for every weekend over a full year. Limited print edition! Updated to 57 walks in its second edition. |
LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER
10,000 Steps a day is a universally recognized fitness regimen with physical and mental-health benefits. The book is geared for Los Angeles residents interested in the city’s history and hidden gems and the interconnectivity of L.A.'s neighborhoods. Its 57 walks cover the entire L.A. basin. Includes optimal picnic spots, restaurants, and dog routes. It’s the most fun you’ll ever have exploring the City of Angels! This is the second edition of the popular 10,000 Steps a Day: 52 Walking Adventures. Updated and featuring six new walks! 
1st PLACE, BEST YA NOVEL,
2017 LOS ANGELES BOOK FESTIVAL Featured at the 2014 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, Skinny White Freak is Young Adult "coming of rage" novel whose themes extend into adulthood. Tormented by a camp bully named "Worm" in 1970s L.A., Adam learns that dealing with the bully has less to do with self-preservation and more about self-acceptance. Contains more than 60 illustrations by the author.
Watch the book trailer. 
1st PLACE, BEST YA NOVEL,
2016 SO CALIFORNIA BOOK FESTIVAL Five high school students create a humanistic female robot named "Aramid" but inject her with the worst parts of themselves, making her go rogue—perhaps deadly. If you like sci-fi thrillers with layers of moral complexity, especially in these AI times, this one's for you. (Currently out of stock; contact author for sales.)
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A 2021 L.A. TACO "BOOK TO READ, GIFT,
AND GET INSPIRED BY" AND "TOP URBAN PLANNING BOOK" BY PLANETIZEN Freewaytopia: How Freeways Shaped Los Angeles explores how social, economic, political, and cultural demands created the web of freeways whose very form perfectly encapsulates the City of Angels. The book also gives voice to those individuals whose lives were inextricably connected—for better or worse—to the city’s freeways. Twelve chapters cover L.A.'s twelve major freeways with unprecedented details that shed light on how freeways built Los Angeles. Also available as an audiobook. 
L.A. DAILY NEWS PICK:
"20 BEST BASEBALL BOOKS OF THE YEAR" The Los Angeles Times said, "With Vin Scully's broadcasts as a touchstone, Haddad revives the glory years of the Dodgers. His recollections are as rich and wonderful as Scully himself." If you're a die-hard Dodger fan or have one in your life, this is a must-read, especially for those who want to remember the immortal calls of Vin Scully.
Read more. Watch the book trailer. Hear classic Dodger calls. 
"10 BEST SPORTS BOOKS OF 2024" PICK,
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED This appreciation of Vin Scully is wonderfully curated by Tom Hoffarth and includes 67 essays about the Dodger broadcasting legend by a range of literary voices. I was honored to contribute a chapter about Vinny . |
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