Books by Chip Jacobs
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The Tree and the Voice and Writing a Novel
"Later Days" began when a brilliant, dying friend asked me to compose an apology letter…
From the Department of Unexpected: “Later Days” Wins General Fiction Prize at the American Writing Awards!
And, in another humbling development, it was also named Fiction Book-of-the-Year…
“The Lost Art of Album Release Parties” – Boomer magazine
We hustled into my room, nodding at the familiar, Jimmy Page poster on the wall, stoked…
The Liberty and Tragedy of Greatest-Generation Parents
Gazing up from our dining-room table that evening in 1969, my seven-year-old eyes began…
The Seeds of “Later Days” and the Ties Binding Our Two Main Characters, Denny & Luke
"Later Days" originated between the release of my debut novel, "Arroyo," and pandemic…
In ‘Later Days,’ Chip Jacobs draws on Pasadena and La Cañada Flintridge’s past
"A diamond is formed through tectonic pressure, and I have felt that, whether it was…
LA: Prepare for Your Atmospheric Closeup with the PBS/American Experience Documentary …
"Clearing the Air: The War on Smog." Premieres on Tuesday, August 26.
Book Cover - 2D - Later Days copy
Strike up the band: here's my next book! In an evocative follow-up to his Los Angeles…
In 1990, Spy Magazine sent out checks with increasingly smaller amounts disguised as refunds to some of the richest people in New York as a social experiment, eventually sending one for 13 cents. Only two people cashed the 13 cent check: a Saudi arms dealer and Donald J. Trump.
Trump Loses the Home Front by William A. Galston via @WSJopinion
America Has Become a Dangerous Nation
Rodolfo “Rudy” Acuña dies; author, activist, historian and godfather of Chicano studies in the U.S