| The Book of Want: A Novel Daniel A. Olivas is the author of five books, including Anywhere But L.A. and Devil Talk . He is also the editor of Latinos in Lotusland: An Anthology of Contemporary Southern California Literature , which collects sixty years of Los Angeles fiction from Latino/a writers. Olivas received a BA in English literature from Stanford University and a JD from the University of California at Los Angeles. Since 1990 he has practiced law with the California Department of Justice Public Rights Division. |