The author of “Pretty Girls” selects four great books exploring worlds “shocking, hilarious, and at times brutal.”
Alison Umminger’s dark debut is already one of my favorite books of the year. After a bullying incident goes too far, teenaged Anna uses her stepmom’s credit card to set out for seedy, sunny Los Angeles. There, she’s taken in by her B-list actress sister, whose life feels marginal in every way: her career is stalled, she barely keeps food in […]