Wildsam Field Guides: Los Angeles by Taylor Bruce

Wildsam Field Guides: Los Angeles by Taylor Bruce

Wildsam Field Guides: Los Angeles reveals the City of Angels through local stories, travel intel and modern lore, seeking out the real and rooted things, what's truly authentic and sharing the soul of a place, for travelers and locals alike.

Take a trip to the eternal summer and west coast allure, including:

• The dozen L.A. albums to add to your vinyl collection
• Our picks for best flea market, surf shop, denim supply and more
• A screenwriting tutorial from the Chinatown script
• Outdoor adventures
• Hollywood's history of destroying L.A. on the big screen
• A timeline of Magic Johnson and the Showtime Lakers
• The 1992 riots and how the Los Angeles Times won a Pulitzer Prize
• An interview with beloved chef (and pizza maestro) Nancy Silverton

Wildsam Field Guides' Founder and Editor-in-Chief is Taylor Bruce. He grew up on his family's farm on the Georgia-Alabama border. Taylor went to Vanderbilt University to study writing and then worked as a freelance writer for publications such as Men's Journal, Oxford American, and National Geographic Adventure, among others. In 2007, he accepted a full-time writing position at Southern Living. Taylor founded Wildsam in his 500-square-foot apartment in 2012 after relocating to New York and earning an MA in Creative Writing at Brooklyn College.

Wildsam received the Traveler 50 award from National Geographic in 2015 for his original Nashville guide, which drew the attention of national media and thoughtful visitors alike. Taylor, his wife, Robin, and their two kids, Booker and Truett, live in Austin, Texas.