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What to read after The New Confessions by William Boyd: 24 titles sharing themes of HOLLYWOOD (LOS ANGELES, CALIF.)_FICTION, LOS ANGELES (CALIF.)_FICTION, CALIFORNIA_FICTION, and FICTION_GENERAL, chosen for mood and literary overlap.
Strong read-alikes chosen for how closely they echo the themes and feel of The New Confessions.
The 24 books on this list are tied together by themes of HOLLYWOOD (LOS ANGELES, CALIF.)_FICTION, LOS ANGELES (CALIF.)_FICTION, CALIFORNIA_FICTION — the same threads that run through The New Confessions by William Boyd. Among the authors featured: Charles Bukowski, Janet Leigh, James Ellroy, Gina B. Nahai, and others.