KATIE ARNOLDI / Point Dume
Set in Malibu, Point Dume is cast with a fascinating crew of characters – among them, the thirty-something surf goddess Ellis, Pedro the weed poacher who deals out of his camper, over-privileged Frank who takes pride in his mansion and vineyard, and the illegal immigrant Felix who makes the dangerous journey from Mexico to work at a cartel-run pot farm in Southern California.
Firmly rooted in pertinent issues are all too real today, Katie Arnoldi’s new book is informed by her own extensive and revelatory research, including many hikes into active cartel-run marijuana grow-sites with the US Park Police. Arnoldi deftly takes on the death of surf culture, human trafficking, drug cartels, and the environmental devastation caused by illegal pot farms on public lands.
Katie Arnoldi’s literary debut, Chemical Pink, set in the competitive world of female bodybuilding,
won praise from critics and readers alike. As a competitive surfer, Arnoldi
worked the longboard club circuit from
“Surfer Katie Arnoldi takes the beach of the lit scene with Chemical Pink, a modern gothic comedy of obsession, in which a female bodybuilder submits to the twisted whims of a rich eccentric who wants to shape her future, literally.” – Vanity Fair
“Too funny, too sad, too true, and too short.” – David Mamet
- Street:
- The Booksmith
- Additional:
- 1644 Haight Street
- City:
- San Francisco ,
- Province:
- California
- Postal Code:
- 94117
- Country:
- United States
