Chip Jacobs
AUTHOR

Chip Jacobs

Literature & Fiction | History | Politics & Social Sciences
Tap the gear icon above to manage new release emails.
Chip Jacobs is a bestselling author and journalist. His latest book is the Kafka-esque, true-crime caper The Darkest Glare: A True Story of Murder, Blackmail and Real Estate Greed in 1979 Los Angeles, which Kirkus Review praised as "engrossingly bizarre" and "entertaining." Jacobs' previous book was his debut novel, Arroyo, historical fiction set around construction of Pasadena's mysterious Colorado Street Bridge in 1913. It was a Los Angeles Times bestseller, a CrimeReads most anticipated book, and a medalist at the Independent Publishers Book Awards. Before them were the biography Strange As It Seems: the Impossible Life of Gordon Zahler (an Indies Book of the Year finalist) and the environmental social histories The People's Republic of Chemicals and the international bestselling Smogtown: the Lung-Burning History of Pollution in Los Angeles (the latter two with William J. Kelly). He has also contributed pieces to anthologies, among them the bestselling Los Angeles in the 1970s: Weird Scenes Inside the Goldmine and Go Further: More Literary Appreciation of Power Pop. His prize-winning reporting has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, L.A. Daily News, CNN, The New York Times, Bloomberg, L.A Weekly, among others.
Read less

The Best Fiction Podcasts for Listeners Who Love a Good Story

You can’t beat a good story. Luckily, humans are great at storytelling, and the best fiction podcasts are all the proof that the modern listener requires. Get the popcorn ready; it’s storytime.

Featured Article: The Best Fiction Podcasts for Listeners Who Love a Good Story

Best Sellers

Product list
  • Arroyo cover art

    Price: $27.83 or 1 Credit

    Sale price: $27.83 or 1 Credit

    Try for $0.00
  • Smogtown cover art

    Price: $27.83 or 1 Credit

    Sale price: $27.83 or 1 Credit

    Try for $0.00
  • The People's Republic of Chemicals cover art

    Price: $31.26 or 1 Credit

    Sale price: $31.26 or 1 Credit

    Try for $0.00
  • The Darkest Glare cover art

    • The Darkest Glare

    • A True Story of Murder, Blackmail, and Real Estate Greed in 1979 Los Angeles
    • Written by: Chip Jacobs
    • Narrated by: Joel Richards
    • Length: 12 hrs and 33 mins
    • Release date: 2021-03-23
    • Language: English
    • Not rated yet

    Price: $27.83 or 1 Credit

    Sale price: $27.83 or 1 Credit

    Try for $0.00