Journal
2026-09-10
Who's real in the novel
The Laurel Canyon of the novel is a real place, with real people in it — Crosby, Stills & Nash, Neil Young, Elliot Roberts, David Geffen.
2026-08-22
The Troubadour
The small West Hollywood room where careers were made and broken — and why it's in the novel.
2026-08-20
What I read while writing Looking for Joni Mitchell
The research, the novels, and the films that shaped the book — from Joni Mitchell biographies to Laurel Canyon rock history to Taylor Jenkins Reid.
2026-08-19
The real Lookout Mountain
Joni Mitchell's actual Laurel Canyon house sits on a quiet residential street. Here's what's really there.
