Albert Einstein and F. Scott Fitzgerald come together in the pages of David Kipen’s book. The two icons were among the many whose letters and diary entries appear in “Dear Los Angeles: The City in Diaries and Letters, 1542 to 2018.” Published on Tuesday, Kipen’s book assembles personal accounts from dwellers or passersby who traversed the city. Read more...
Photo: David Kipen, a UCLA Writing Programs Lecturer, wrote “Dear Los Angeles: The City in Diaries and Letters,” a novel that published Tuesday. Kipen compiled letters and diaries by Los Angeles dwellers and passersby in the work. (Courtesy of Rick Loomis/Los Angeles Times)
