'Everybody wanted to be me': Inside Eve Babitz's private letters

LA Times Monday 27th July 2026, 10:00AM 1 min read 5 hours ago

<p>Edited by Lili Anolik, Eve Babitz's new collection of letters reveals a daughter of Dionysus who put her talent on the page — and saved her genius for living.</p>

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