Books on LA

I'll be headed to Los Angeles in a few weeks to visit Mr. Everyday Yeah, and also, to take in the LA Times Festival of Books.

When forced to travel, good reading material is a necessity, particularly to while away time in airports, and during my flight. My experience with flying is that passengers don't (can't) hold conversations, so I need something to lose myself in while crossing the country.

John Fante's Ask the Dust might be a good choice. Possibly some Bukowski; maybe some Raymond Chandler.

Anybody have any good "plane reading material"?