Read Me, Los Angeles: Exploring L.A.'s Book Culture

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A colorful, lively, and informed celebration of all things bookish in L.A. past and present, including interviews with current L.A. writers; day trips in search of favorite fictional characters, from Marlowe to Weetzie Bat; author quotes galore; curated lists of the must-read L.A. books; a look at where writers have lived and worked in the City of

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One of Smithsonian's Ten New Travel Books to Read When Youre Stuck at Home "A reference guide that is deserving of a spot on the bookshelf of any bookworm. Smithsonian A chatty guide to literary tourism in the city, but it has surprising depth...While Read Me is a light romp, it has the potential to open new doors to familiar territory. Alta magazine

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Katie Orphan is the proprietor of Orphan Books; before that, she worked at the Last Bookstore in downtown L.A. for a decade. The co-author of the Last Bookstores guide to downtown L.A. and the author of the recurring feature Drinking with the Ghost for the Los Angeles Review of Books, shes been a longtime literary explorer. She earned a BA in English literature from Whitworth University and an MA in literature and history from the University of Sheffield, where she studied with experts in literary tourism. Orphan lives in Los Angeles, where she always finds new places to explore.