{"product_id":"too-l-a-letters-never-sent-but-some-were","title":"Too L.A.: Letters Never Sent","description":"\u003cp\u003e(But Some Were)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"81\" data-end=\"406\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eEve Babitz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e was never more electric than when she was writing letters. In this first-of-its-kind collection, her correspondence takes center stage, revealing the voice she wielded with unmatched charm: candid yet mischievous, glamorous yet razor-sharp, effortlessly funny and startlingly perceptive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"408\" data-end=\"763\"\u003eConsider a 1979 letter in which she recounts how a note she dashed off to a Vogue editor—describing her move to Santa Monica, the skating, the Rodeo Drive gloss—was published almost exactly as written. “It’s the kind of writing I do best, letters,” she boasts with playful bravado, delighted that her private wit has suddenly appeared on every newsstand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"765\" data-end=\"1301\"\u003eThat same wit and vitality animate this remarkable gathering of letters to and from some of her most famous friends, lovers, idols, and rivals, including \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eJoan Didion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eJoseph Heller\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eAnnie Leibovitz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eEd Ruscha\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eAnne Rice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, and \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eSteve Martin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. Sparkling with personality and alive with the cultural energy of her era, this collection captures Babitz at her most intimate and incandescent.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Offline Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47514995818548,"sku":"9781681379593","price":350.0,"currency_code":"MXN","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0631\/7388\/6004\/files\/9781681379593.jpg?v=1771268051","url":"https:\/\/offlinebooks.com\/products\/too-l-a-letters-never-sent-but-some-were","provider":"Offline Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}