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OVER 30 WRITERS CONTRIBUTE TO LANDMARK COLLECTION AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE
Love, West Hollywood: Reflections of Los Angeles is a passionate and groundbreaking collection of literary love letters honoring one of America’s most magical and magnetic metropolises. Over 30 gifted writers lead readers through doors closed long ago and a lyrical history that has been lost to the ages–until now. Edited by Chris Freeman and James J. Berg.
Linger in the lair of silent screen queen Mary Pickford, make merry with Marilyn Monroe and Montgomery Clift, take an acting class from an acid-tongued Lucille Ball and witness the gay and lesbian civil rights movement take root and flourish. Join celebrated storytellers including Patricia Nell Warren, Malcolm Boyd, Brad Taylor Negron, Mark Thompson and Terry Wolverton on the most unique and compelling sightseeing trip imaginable.
Whether careening down streets of broken dreams or at play in the Hollywood Hills, the voices of this city will call to you like sirens beckoning from an alluring shore. They welcome you to laugh out loud, hold your breath, cry a little and ultimately discover why so many people love West Hollywood.
Praise for Love, West Hollywood:
“LWH is a must read for anyone who lives in La La Land or ventured into its golden embrace.” - Cheryl Woodcock, “Entertainment Tonight” & “The Insider”
“Hats off to the editors of this rich, varied-voice collection from more than 30 contributors, who despite the title understood that L.A. is a place of many parts, with many hearts.” - Richard Labonte, Book Marks
“There is something for everyone here. The selections are all very different but they are tied together by the city. Reading them gives us both a sense of the past and a look at the present.” - Amos Lassen, Amazon.com
About the Editors
Chris Freeman and James J. Berg edited The Isherwood Century, which won the Lamda Literary Award for Gay Studies, and Conversations with Christopher Isherwood.
In addition, Freeman edited John Carlyle’s Under the Rainbow: an Intimate Memoir of Judy Garland, Rock Hudson, & My Life in Old Hollywood, has written for Variety, GLR, and The Advocate, and teaches at the University of Southern California. He lives in West Hollywood.
Berg has worked at colleges in Maine and Minnesota. He is the editor of Isherwood on Writing. He is the former senior editor of The Evergreen Chronicles, a journal of GLBT literature. Berg is dean of social sciences and arts at College of the Desert, in Palm Desert, California.