Cultural Region/Southern California
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Love in the Time of Global Warming
$19.99 Add to cartFrom the bestselling author of Weetzie Bat comes a stunning reimagining of Homer’s Odyssey, exploring love, queerness, and the devastation of the environment, set in post-apocalyptic Los Angeles.
“Blo- Author: Block, Francesca Lia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: August 26 2014
- ISBN10: 1250044421
- Language: English
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Family
$18.99 Read moreBook 4 in the 5-book Christian fiction series that has sold over 1.5 million copies
A story about the search for renewed hope and the desperate need to be loved and to belong, from Karen Kingsbury, the… [more below]
- Series: Baxter Family Drama–Firstborn #4
- Author: Kingsbury, Karen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: October 01 2011
- ISBN10: 1414349793
- Language: English
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The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
$17.00 Read moreNOW AN APPLE TV+ SERIES STARRING SAMUEL L. JACKSON
The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey is a masterful, moving novel about age, memory, and family from one of the true literary icons of our time. Marooned in- Author: Mosley, Walter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: November 01 2011
- ISBN10: 159448550X
- Language: English
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Disney’s Land: Walt Disney and the Invention of the Amusement Park That Changed the World
$21.00 Add to cartA propulsive and “entertaining” (The Wall Street Journal) history chronicling the conception and creation of the iconic Disneyland theme park, as told like never before by popular historian Richard Sn… [more below]
- Author: Snow, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: December 01 2020
- ISBN10: 1501190814
- Language: English
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The Concrete Blonde
$29.00 Add to cartDetective Harry Bosch was sure he’d shot the serial killer responsible for a string of murders in LA . . . but now, a new crime makes him question his convictions.
The Dollmaker was the name of the se… [more below]- Series: Harry Bosch Novel #3
- Author: Connelly, Michael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 392
- Publish Date: October 07 2005
- ISBN10: 0316153834
- Language: English
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The Black Box
$19.99 Add to cartIn this “superb” thriller, Detective Harry Bosch links the bullet from a recent crime to the unsolved killing of a young female photographer during the 1992 L.A. riots (Wall Street Journal).
In a case … [more below]- Series: Harry Bosch Novel #16
- Author: Connelly, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: April 16 2013
- ISBN10: 1455526959
- Language: English
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The Closers
$19.99 Add to cartIn this #1 New York Times bestseller, Detective Harry Bosch joins LA’s elite Open/Unsolved Unit to help piece together the mysterious death of a teenage girl.
He walked away from the job three years ag… [more below]- Series: Harry Bosch #11
- Author: Connelly, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: October 02 2006
- ISBN10: 0446699551
- Language: English
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The Lincoln Lawyer
$36.00 Add to cartThe bestselling legal thriller–and upcoming Netflix series–has charismatic defense attorney Mickey Haller taking on a slam-dunk court case involving a Beverly Hills playboy–but as it spirals into a… [more below]
- Series: Lincoln Lawyer Novel #1
- Author: Connelly, Michael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 656
- Publish Date: October 27 2008
- ISBN10: 0316154741
- Language: English
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The Hayley Mysteries: The Haunted Studio
$7.99 Add to cartThe first book in an exciting new middle grade mystery series from actress, artist, and social star Hayley LeBlanc!
In Hayley Mysteries: The Haunted Studio, when Hayley is cast as the lead in a Nancy
- Series: The Hayley Mysteries #1
- Author: LeBlanc, Hayley
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: July 19 2022
- ISBN10: 1728251982
- Language: English
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Showboat: The Life of Kobe Bryant
$21.99 Add to cartThe definitive portrait of Kobe Bryant, from the author of Michael Jordan. “Lazenby’s detailed research and fantastic writing paint a complex, engaging picture of one of the NBA’s greats” (Kurt Helin,… [more below]
- Author: Lazenby, Roland
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 640
- Publish Date: December 12 2017
- ISBN10: 0316387142
- Language: English
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The Road to Los Angeles
$19.99 Add to cartI had a lot of jobs in Los Angeles Harbor because our family was poor and my father was dead. My first job was ditchdigging a short time after I graduated from high school. Every night I couldn’t slee
- Author: Fante, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: May 31 2002
- ISBN10: 0876856490
- Language: English
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The Black Dahlia
$18.99 Read moreThe highly acclaimed novel based on America’s most infamous unsolved murder case. Dive into 1940s Los Angeles as two cops spiral out of control in their hunt for The Black Dahlia’s killer in this powe
- Author: Ellroy, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: August 01, 2006
- ISBN10: 0446698873
- Language: English
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The Narrows
$19.99 Add to cartIn the depths of the Nevada desert, FBI agent Rachel Walling and former LAPD Detective Harry Bosch must confront The Poet, a terrifying serial killer who leads them down a dark and twisted path.
FBI a… [more below]- Series: Harry Bosch Novel #10
- Author: Connelly, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: October 02 2006
- ISBN10: 0446699543
- Language: English
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Stalking the Angel: An Elvis Cole and Joe Pike Novel
$9.99 Add to cartMeet Elvis Cole, L.A. private eye . . . he quotes Jiminy Cricket and carries a .38. He’s a literate, wisecreacking Vietnam vet who is determined never to grow up.
The blonde who walked into Cole’s of- Series: Elvis Cole and Joe Pike Novel #2
- Author: Crais, Robert
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: January 28 2020
- ISBN10: 0593157168
- Language: English
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Lost Light
$19.99 Add to cartIn this New York Times bestseller, retired LAPD detective Harry Bosch wants justice for a murdered production assistant — but without his police badge, can he take down a powerful and ruthless killer… [more below]
- Series: Harry Bosch Novel #9
- Author: Connelly, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: October 02 2006
- ISBN10: 0446699527
- Language: English
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Hitler in Los Angeles: How Jews Foiled Nazi Plots Against Hollywood and America
$19.99 Read moreA 2018 FINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZE
” Hitler in Los Angeles] is part thriller and all chiller, about how close the California Reich came to succeeding” (Los Angeles Times). No American city was mo- Author: Ross, Steven J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: March 05 2019
- ISBN10: 1620405636
- Language: English
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Secret Stairs: A Walking Guide to the Historic Staircases of Los Angeles (Revised September 2020)
$16.95 Add to cartRevised and Updated in September 2020
Containing walks and detailed maps from throughout the city, Secret Stairs highlights the charms and quirks of a unique feature of the Los Angeles landscape, and- Author: Fleming, Charles
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: April 01 2010
- ISBN10: 1595800506
- Language: English
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Farewell, My Lovely
$16.00 Add to cartThe renowned novel from crime fiction master Raymond Chandler, with the “quintessential urban private eye” (Los Angeles Times), Philip Marlowe – Featuring the iconic character that inspired the film M… [more below]
- Series: Philip Marlowe Novel #2
- Author: Chandler, Raymond
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: June 12 2002
- ISBN10: 0394758277
- Language: English
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City of Bones
$19.99 Add to cartWhen a dog unearths evidence of a murder in the Hollywood Hills, Detective Harry Bosch must tackle a cold case that sparks memories he’s tried to forget.
It’s a cold case, but for Detective Harry Bosch… [more below]- Series: Harry Bosch #8
- Author: Connelly, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: October 02 2006
- ISBN10: 0446699535
- Language: English
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Indian No More
$19.99 Read moreNotable Children’s Book, Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)
Editors’ Choices for Books for Youth, Booklist
Notable Books for a Global Society, International Literacy Association (ILA)- Author: McManis, Charlene Willing
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: July 12 2023
- ISBN10: 9798885789479
- Language: English
