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A glittering but tragic portrait of Hollywood's first 'It' girl, capturing both the dizzying heights of Roaring Twenties fame and the devastating cost of studio exploitation. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Clara Bow.
- glamorous
- tragic
- scandalous
- melancholic
- 01
Lulu in Hollywood
Louise Brooks
A razor-sharp, unsentimental tour through the golden age of cinema, guided by one of its most fiercely intelligent and uncompromising stars.
- 02
Full service
Scotty Bowers
A breezy, unapologetic backstage pass to the secret, sun-drenched hedonism of Golden Age Hollywood.
- 03
Hollywood Babylon
Kenneth Anger
A lurid, gleefully wicked tour through the rotting foundations of the world's most glamorous company town.
- 04
Confessions of a video vixen
Karrine Steffans
A raw, unapologetic plunge into the glitz and grit of the hip-hop industry's golden era.
- 05
Little girl lost
Drew Barrymore
A harrowing, breathless plunge into the dark side of child stardom and the desperate fight to reclaim a stolen youth.
- 06
Hedy's folly
Richard Rhodes
A fascinating blend of Hollywood glamour and hard science that reveals the brilliant mind behind a famous face.
- 07
Mommie Dearest
Christina Crawford · 1978
A harrowing, claustrophobic descent behind the velvet ropes of Old Hollywood glamour into a nightmare of maternal cruelty.
- 08
Valley of the dolls
Jacqueline Susann · 1966
A glittering, pill-popping descent into the glamorous and ruthless underbelly of mid-century show business.
- 09
Conversations with Wilder
Cameron Crowe
Pull up a chair and listen to a sharp, funny Hollywood legend spill decades of behind-the-scenes secrets to an eager fellow filmmaker.
- 10
Tribute
Nora Roberts
A comforting blend of house restoration, slow-burn romance, and creeping small-town suspense.
- 11
Easy riders, raging bulls
Peter Biskind · 1998
A breathless, gossipy, and utterly addictive front-row seat to the brilliant, drug-fueled trainwreck that birthed modern American cinema.
- 12
Where Am I Now?
Mara Wilson
A witty, warmhearted memoir-in-essays about surviving childhood fame and navigating the awkward, anxious journey to becoming a regular person.
