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Hit the town, read a book
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A salon in a saloon? L.A. book fans are getting lit in a whole new way.
By Pauline O'Connor
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
Nov 1 2007
FOR far too long, Los Angeles -- the largest book-buying market in the country -- was stuck with an undeserved reputation as a cultural wasteland where nobody reads. It was a ludicrous put-down, given L.A.'s well-documented literary pedigree as home to a multitude of talents both native (Ray Bradbury, Charles Bukowski) and imported (F. Scott Fitzgerald, Evelyn Waugh, William Faulkner). But the truth can no longer be denied. L.A.'s lit scene continues to grow and thrive, powered by a battalion of independent bookstores, small presses, writing programs and blogs.
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