Eve Babitz Books in Order
9 books are credited to Eve Babitz, published between 1974 and 2026; 1 of them appeared after Eve Babitz's death in 2021. The first book is Eve's Hollywood (1974) and the newest is Too L.A.: Letters Never Sent (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 1974–2026
- Pages on record
- 1,577 in 7 of 9 books
- Reading time
- 26–39 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,577 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 9 titles with a page count on record.
Eve Babitz was an American author and visual artist, known for semi-fictionalised memoirs of Los Angeles in the 1970s. Eve's Hollywood (1974) opens a catalogue of 9 books, followed by Slow Days, Fast Company (1977), Sex & Rage (1979), L.A. Woman (1982) and Black Swans (1993). Babitz died in 2021; I Used to Be Charming (2019) and Too L.A.: Letters Never Sent (2026) close the list. Los Angeles social life, fashion and contemporary women are the recorded subjects.
How many Eve Babitz books are there?
Eve Babitz has 9 books, released between 1974 and 2026. 1 of them were published after Eve Babitz's death in 2021.
Eve Babitz Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Eve Babitz books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Eve's Hollywood1974 · 296 pages · confirmed 1/419742961/4
- 2Slow Days, Fast Company1977 · 178 pages · confirmed 1/419771781/4
- 3Sex & Rage1979 · 245 pages · confirmed 1/419792451/4
- 4Fiorucci, The Book1980 · 130 pages · confirmed 1/419801301/4
- 5L.A. Woman1982 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/419821601/4
- 6Black Swans1993 · confirmed 1/41993–1/4
- 7Two By Two1999 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/419992081/4
- 8I Used to Be Charming2019 · 360 pages · confirmed 1/420193601/4
- 9Too L.A.: Letters Never Sent2026 · confirmed 1/42026–1/4
Eve Babitz books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Standalone books
9 books9 Eve Babitz titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Eve Babitz books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 9 Eve Babitz books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Eve Babitz
Start with Eve's Hollywood (1974), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Eve Babitz book?
Too L.A.: Letters Never Sent (2026) is the newest Eve Babitz book released so far.
Is there a new Eve Babitz book coming?
No next Eve Babitz book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Eve Babitz at a glance
- Died
- Eve Babitz died in 2021, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Eve Babitz are still being published after Eve Babitz's death in 2021; the newest appeared in 2026.
- Release pace
- Eve Babitz books have appeared about one every 7 years on average.
- Length
- 1,577 pages across the 7 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 208 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Eve Babitz books, 3 of 9, were published in the 1970s.
What the Eve Babitz books are about
8 of the 9 Eve Babitz books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: american literature is tagged on 2 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- American literature 2 of 8 books
- Los Angeles (Calif.) 2 of 8 books
- Social life and customs 2 of 8 books