Los Angeles as a Creative Environment for Writers

When comparing two of the largest cultural centers in the United States, Los Angeles and New York City, author and educator Tara Botel Doherty believes LA is more creative. Along with the light and the ocean one finds in Los Angeles, Doherty points to the legacy of literature in the city. Famous authors F. Scott Fitzgerald, Nathanael West, and Charles Bukowski all found inspiration while writing in LA. But there are great things happening in the present as well. Doherty sees younger writers in LA...