Eve Babitz (1943–2021) published her most celebrated nonfiction and fiction in the 1970s, including the essay collection Eve’s Hollywood (1972) and the novel Slow Days, Fast Company (1974). Among her other works are the novels Sex and Rage (1979) and L.A. Woman (1982). Much of her writing recounts her experiences growing up in a bohemian household in Los Angeles and as a participant in the 1960s counterculture in Southern California. After retreating from the public eye in the 1990s, Babitz was discovered by a new generation of readers when her books were reissue d in 2015, sparking renewed interest in her work. Previously unpublished pieces were collected in I Used to Be Charming (2019), and her life became the subject of books by Vanity Fair editor Lili Anolik.
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