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...