Will I love Eve's Hollywood?

Eve's Hollywood by Eve Babitz was a tremendous influence on my own writing. Babitz understood that glamour is most interesting when it reveals something tender and human beneath the surface. Her Los Angeles feels intimate — restaurants, hotel rooms, swimming pools becoming stages where ambition and desire quietly unfold. I’ve always admired her light touch, her wit, and the way she observed without judging. She gave me permission to write about Hollywood — and myself — with style, honesty, and a little mischief.

I’m a little biased with this one, because Eve was my neighbor growing up and something of a literary fairy godmother, but there are few writers who capture the spirit of Los Angeles with more fascination and ease. Her work is messy—delightfully so, like eavesdropping on that friend who always has the craziest stories to tell about her exploits, and her prose captures her inimitable personality. She notices things about Los Angeles that will make you fall in love with the city all over again, or book your first visit if you’re from out of town. Perfect for readers who… show more.