The Day of the Locust

Best L.A. Novel Ever: Our Tournament's Thrilling Conclusion

Best L.A. Novel Ever: Bret Easton Ellis' Less Than Zero vs. Chester Himes' If He Hollers Let Him Go (Final)

L.A. Weekly has been holding a tournament to find the best L.A. novel ever, featuring 32 of our favorites in head-to-head matchups. For further reading: *Best L.A. Novel Ever: The Tournament Begins *Best L.A. Novel Ever: More Matchups The greatest L.A. novel of all time starts with a bad dream. Bob ... More >>

Best L.A. Novel Ever: Budd Schulberg's What Makes Sammy Run? vs. Chester Himes' If He Hollers Let Him Go (Final Four)

L.A. Weekly is determining the best L.A. novel ever by holding a tournament featuring 32 of our favorites in head-to-head matchups, until there's only one novel standing. For further reading: *Best L.A. Novel Ever: The Tournament Brackets *Best L.A. Novel Ever: More Matchups In the middle of If He ... More >>

Best L.A. Novel Ever: Bret Easton Ellis' Less Than Zero vs. James Ellroy's L.A. Confidential (Final Four)

L.A. Weekly is determining the best L.A. novel ever by holding a tournament featuring 32 of our favorites in head-to-head matchups, until there's only one novel standing. For further reading: *Best L.A. Novel Ever: The Tournament Brackets *Best L.A. Novel Ever: More Matchups Here are two disparate ... More >>

Best L.A. Novel Ever: What Makes Sammy Run? vs. The Loved One (Hollywood Regional Final)

L.A. Weekly is determining the best L.A. novel ever by holding a tournament featuring 32 of our favorites in head-to-head matchups, until there's only one novel standing. For further reading: *Best L.A. Novel Ever: The Tournament Brackets *Best L.A. Novel Ever: More Matchups This contest may seem l ... More >>

Best L.A. Novel Ever: Less Than Zero vs. A Single Man (Lost Souls Regional Final)

L.A. Weekly is determining the best L.A. novel ever by holding a tournament featuring 32 of our favorites in head-to-head matchups, until there's only one novel standing. For further reading: *Best L.A. Novel Ever: The Tournament Brackets *Best L.A. Novel Ever: More Matchups If you're looking for s ... More >>

Best L.A. Novel Ever: If He Hollers Let Him Go vs. The Tattooed Soldier (Rebels & Outcasts Regional Final)

L.A. Weekly is determining the best L.A. novel ever by holding a tournament featuring 32 of our favorites in head-to-head matchups, until there's only one novel standing. For further reading: *Best L.A. Novel Ever: The Tournament Brackets *Best L.A. Novel Ever: More Matchups If you can get off the ... More >>

Best L.A. Novel Ever: L.A. Confidential vs. The Black Echo, Round 3

L.A. Weekly is determining the best L.A. novel ever by holding a tournament featuring 32 of our favorites in head-to-head matchups, until there's only one novel standing. For further reading: *Best L.A. Novel Ever: The Tournament Brackets *Best L.A. Novel Ever: More Matchups The noir finals! There ... More >>

Best L.A. Novel Ever: A Single Man vs. Golden Days, Round 2

L.A. Weekly is determining the best L.A. novel ever by holding a tournament featuring 32 of our favorites in head-to-head matchups, until there's only one novel standing. For further reading check out: *Best L.A. Novel Ever: The Tournament Brackets *Best L.A. Novel Ever: More Matchups The battle b ... More >>

Best L.A. Novel Ever: Day of the Locust vs. What Makes Sammy Run?, Round 2

L.A. Weekly is determining the best L.A. novel ever by holding a tournament featuring 32 of our favorites in head-to-head matchups, until there's only one novel standing. For further reading: *Best L.A. Novel Ever: The Tournament Brackets *Best L.A. Novel Ever: More Matchups The category in this br ... More >>

Best L.A. Novel Ever: L.A. Confidential vs. Double Indemnity, Round 2

L.A. Weekly is determining the best L.A. novel ever by holding a tournament featuring 32 of our favorites in head-to-head matchups, until there's only one novel standing. For further reading: *Best L.A. Novel Ever: The Tournament Brackets *Best L.A. Novel Ever: More Matchups Double Indemnity, by Ja ... More >>

Best L.A. Novel Ever: If He Hollers Let Him Go vs. The Revolt of the Cockroach People, Round 2

L.A. Weekly is determining the best L.A. novel ever by holding a tournament featuring 32 of our favorites in head-to-head matchups, until there's only one novel standing. For further reading: *Best L.A. Novel Ever: The Tournament Brackets *Best L.A. Novel Ever: More Matchups Every 25 years or so, L ... More >>

Best L.A. Novel Ever: Lithium for Medea vs. The Tattooed Solider, Round 2

L.A. Weekly is determining the best L.A. novel ever by holding a tournament featuring 32 of our favorites in head-to-head matchups, until there's only one novel standing. For further reading: *Best L.A. Novel Ever: The Tournament Brackets *Best L.A. Novel Ever: More Matchups Pitting Kate Braverman' ... More >>

Best L.A. Novel Ever: Play It As It Lays vs. The Loved One, Round 2

L.A. Weekly is determining the best L.A. novel ever by holding a tournament featuring 32 of our favorites in head-to-head matchups, until there's only one novel standing. For further reading: *Best L.A. Novel Ever: The Tournament Brackets *Best L.A. Novel Ever: More Matchups Is L.A. essentially a c ... More >>

Best L.A. Novel Ever: The Sweet Sixteen

*Read all of first-round matchups in the Best L.A. Novel Ever tournament. *Read the essay kicking off the tournament and see the complete brackets. We read Evelyn Waugh and James M. Cain. We plowed through Dominick Dunne and gave the unjustly neglected Kate Braverman a chance. We learned What Make ... More >>

Best L.A. Novel Ever: The Tournament

The Santa Ana winds came last winter not long after I'd moved here. I grew up on the edge of a Great Lake (Erie is arguably, yes, the least great of the Great Lakes, but who's judging?). And so I knew about wind: The terrible icy blasts that cut right into your bones, the autumnal gusts that make th ... More >>

Best L.A. Novel Ever: Horace McCoy's They Shoot Horses, Don't They? vs. Nathanael West's The Day of the Locust, Round 1

L.A. Weekly is attempting to determine the best L.A. novel ever by holding a tournament featuring 32 of our favorites in head-to-head matchups until there's only one novel standing. Check out the complete set of brackets here: Best L.A. Novel Ever: The Tournament. In 1920, Los Angeles was still som ... More >>

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