Where We Are Now: Notes from Los Angeles

Where We Are Now: Notes from Los Angeles is the second book by D.J. Waldie, one of the most gifted writers on the American scene. As Los Angeles Times columnist and NPR commentator Patt Morrison notes in her foreword, “The suburb is America’s lifeline and its punchline, and Waldie is its bard.”

Few observers can present the facts of everyday life with the texture and emotion of a symphony, the way Waldie does. A breathtaking progression from his much—celebrated book Holy Land: A Suburban Mem...