Always Crashing in the Same Car: On Art, Crisis, and Los Angeles, California

A Best Book of the Year at The Atlantic Los Angeles Times Bestseller [An] absorbing and revealing book. . . . nestling in the fruitful terrain between memoir and criticism. --Geoff Dyer, author of Out of Sheer Rage Blending memoir and cultural criticism, Matthew Specktor explores family legacy, the lives of artists, and a city that embodies both dreams and disillusionment.