{"product_id":"where-we-are-now-d-j-waldie-9781883318383","title":"Where We Are Now: Notes from Los Angeles","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhere We Are Now: Notes from Los Angeles\u003c\/i\u003e is the second book by D.J. Waldie, one of the most gifted writers on the American scene. As \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e columnist and NPR commentator Patt Morrison notes in her foreword, \"The suburb is America's lifeline and its punchline, and Waldie is its bard.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFew observers can present the facts of everyday life with the texture and emotion of a symphony, the way Waldie does. A breathtaking progression from his much-celebrated book \u003ci\u003eHoly Land: A Suburban Memoir, Where We Are Now\u003c\/i\u003e is a compilation of Waldie's most intriguing recent works and an exploration of the meaning of place in Los Angeles, long regarded as the most \"placeless\" of American cities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eD.J. Waldie\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eHoly Land: A Suburban Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eReal City: Downtown Los Angeles Inside\/Out\u003c\/i\u003e. His narratives about life in Los Angeles have appeared in \u003ci\u003eBuzz\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, \u003ci\u003eKenyon Review\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eMassachusetts Review\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eGeorgetown Review, Salon\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDwell\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. His book reviews and opinion pieces appear in the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a contributing writer for Los Angeles magazine. D.J. Waldie lives a not-quite-middle-class life in Lakewood, in the house his parents bought in 1946.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e D. J. Waldie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1883318386\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781883318383\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Angel City Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.86h x 6.06w x 0.59d","brand":"D. J. Waldie","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44058396819711,"sku":"9781883318383","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_df56b6ea-102e-44ce-bbad-bc5e272d04eb.jpg?v=1685052320","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/where-we-are-now-d-j-waldie-9781883318383","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}