
Carla Malden’s feature writing has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, highlighting the marvels and foibles of Southern California and Hollywood. She sits on the Board of the Geffen Playhouse. Her previous novels include Search Heartache, Shine Until Tomorrow, and My Two and Only.
Malden lives in Brentwood with her husband, ten minutes (depending on traffic) from her daughter.
Her new novel is Playback.
Recently I asked the author about what she reading. Malden's reply:
Like half the country (thanks, Oprah!), I’m currently reading Bruce Holsinger’s Culpability. Aside from absorbing the general buzz around the book, I felt compelled toVisit Carla Malden's website.read it because my husband – who does not tend to be an avid reader of fiction – zipped through it in a few days. Now that I’m halfway through the book, I understand what snared him: the theme of AI which happens to be a particular interest of his. Regardless, as someone more interested in interpersonal relationships and the landscape of the human heart than in the insidious perils of quasi-sentience, I am absorbed by the family dynamic illuminated in the book, particularly that of the couple at its core. The shining wife, the slightly less-than husband, and the tension that lies therein – these elements are holding me (although, currently at 70% in accordingly to my kindle) I’m wondering if the plot is teetering on melodrama.
My Book, The Movie: Playback.
--Marshal Zeringue