Lili Anolik

contributing editor at Vanity Fair and author of the book “Didion and Babitz”

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Through their writings, Eve Babitz and Joan Didion cemented LA in our collective imagination as a sultry hotbed.

‘Didion and Babitz’: You need both LA cultural icons, says author

Through their writings, Eve Babitz and Joan Didion cemented LA in our collective imagination as a sultry hotbed.

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