This is a list of Hollywood novels i.e., notable fiction about the American

film A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmospher ...

and

television Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, ...

industry and associated culture. The

Hollywood novel A Hollywood novel is a novel that takes the Southern California motion picture industry as its setting and often its subject. Examples of Hollywood novels include ''The Day of the Locust'' by Nathanael West, ''What Makes Sammy Run'' by Budd Schu ...

is not to be confused with the Los Angeles novel, which is a novel set in Los Angeles and environs but not overtly about the movie business and its effect on the lives of industry participants and moviegoers.

Novels set in satires of Hollywood

References/further reading

*Brooker-Bowers, N.: ''The Hollywood Novel and Other Novels About Film, 1912–1982: An Annotated Bibliography'', Garland, 1985. *Slide, A.: ''The Hollywood Novel: A Critical Guide to Over 1200 Works with Film-Related Themes or Characters, 1912 through 1994'', McFarland & Co., 1995. {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Hollywood Novels Novels Culture of Los Angeles Hollywood novels Hollywood novels Hollywood novels Hollywood novels * California literature

Novels set in satires of Hollywood

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References/further reading