LWS September Book Club: ‘Typewriter Beach’ by Meg Waite Clayton

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'Typewriter Beach' by Meg Waite Clayton - (historical fiction) Set in Carmel-by-the-Sea and Hollywood, is an unforgettable story of the unlikely friendship between an Oscar-nominated screenwriter and a young actress hoping to be Alfred Hitchcock's new star. Told in dual timelines, in 1957 rising Hollywood starlet Isabella Giori meets blacklisted screenwriter Leon Chazan after she is sequestered by the studio in a tiny Carmel cottage, the two hop in their roadster and speed down the fog shrouded Big Sur Coast. In 2018, screenwriter Gemma Chazan is in Carmel to sell her grandfather's cottage where she finds a hidden safe full of secrets raising questions about who he really was. Amazon Link

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"Nothing beats Grace Kelly on the Riviera, as seen in Alfred Hitchcock’s To Catch a Thief. But Clayton’s portrait of an aspiring Hitchcock blonde has intrigue to spare . . . . Fans of Hollywood’s golden age will fall in love." — Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Clayton delivers another top-tier dual-timeline historical. Thought-provoking and timely, it’s sure to be a big summer hit." — Library Journal (starred review)

Set in Carmel-by-the-Sea and Hollywood, Typewriter Beach is an unforgettable story of the unlikely friendship between an Oscar-nominated screenwriter and a young actress hoping to be Alfred Hitchcock's new star.

Published: July 1, 2025
Pages: 320
Audiobook: 9 hours, 43 minutes - Narrated by Gilli Messer (Remarkably Bright Creatures, The Astrology House)

Further Reading and Viewing:

• WATCH: Interview with Author Meg Waite Clayton and Special Guest Host Author Laura Dave at the Poisoned Pen.
• READ: Meg Waite Clayton on Fictionalizing Hollywood's Blacklist Era at Literary Hub

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