Books like Hollywood Babylon

Hollywood Babylon by Kenneth Anger reads as salacious, cynical. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

In Cold Blood

Truman Capote · 1966

Same nonfiction feel

45% genome match

The killing of the unicorn

Peter Bogdanovich · 1984

Both explore hollywood & celebrity

56% genome match

The Orchid Thief

Susan Orlean

Same nonfiction feel

55% genome match

Lucky man

Michael J. Fox · 1998

Both explore hollywood

54% genome match

The Devil in the White City

Erik Larson · 2003

Same nonfiction feel

50% genome match

Fatal charms and other tales of today

Dominick Dunne · 1987

Both explore celebrity & scandal

56% genome match

Disaster preparedness

Heather Havrilesky · 2010

Same nonfiction feel

56% genome match

Full service

Scotty Bowers · 2012

Both explore hollywood

52% genome match

Hollywood Babylon II

Kenneth Anger · 1984

Both explore hollywood & scandal

70% genome match

The Andy Warhol Diaries

Andy Warhol · 1989

Both explore celebrity

52% genome match

The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test

Tom Wolfe

Same nonfiction feel

51% genome match

The Amityville Horror

Jay Anson

Same nonfiction feel

49% genome match