too L.A. by eve babitz

the found diaries and never-sent letters of a truly iconic woman, spanning from 1962 to 2000. they were discovered in her closet after her death in 2021. raw, funny, inspiring, and lots of inside scoop about some celebs you've definitely heard of.

the book features entries about all aspects of life: seducing jim morrison, holiday parties with joan didion, l.a. post-charles manson, sex, love, affairs, heartbreak, success, failure, fame, the artistic process, feminism, substance use & sobriety, etc.