Becoming Los Angeles: Myth, Memory, and a Sense of Place

Best-selling author and beloved chronicler of Los Angeles D.J. Waldie reconsiders the city in a collection of contemporary essays.

“Reading Waldie’s essays about Los Angeles is not unlike listening to someone tell you the stories of their life.” —Los Angeles Times Image Magazine

Nobody sees Los Angeles with more eloquence than D. J. Waldie.
– Susan Brenneman, Los Angeles Times Deputy Op-Ed Editor

Becoming Los Angeles, a new collection by the author of the acclaimed memoir Holy Land, blends hist...