Hollywood Books
LA Times' best Hollywood books of all time Compiled from a survey of experts in the worlds of publishing and entertainment and written by regular contributors to The Times’ film and book coverage, it answers that question more astutely than I ever could. In fiction and non-, across genres and decades, these titles compare Hollywood to an assembly line, a criminal enterprise, a high-seas expedition, and much more — a penchant for shape-shifting that might explain its hold on the cultural imagination.
1966 • 44 Readers • 368 pages • 4.5
2020 • 303 Readers • 288 pages • 3.9
2023 • 111 Readers • 289 pages • 4
1970 • 250 Readers • 227 pages • 3.7
2002 • 8 Readers • 339 pages • 4
1939 • 69 Readers • 118 pages • 3.5
1955 • 3 Readers • 398 pages • 3
1991 • 2 Readers • 448 pages • 2
5 Readers • 4
2016 • 4 Readers
1941 • 36 Readers • 320 pages • 3.3
2017 • 7 Readers • 688 pages