Maya Sanders is an Ivy League educated biochemist with an affinity for designer shoes and reproducible data. She is young, talented…and at a major crossroads in her life! After yet another failed experiment, she takes a sabbatical from school and moves to L.A. to pursue her secret passion…script writing. Armed with her trusty DVD copy of The Hills, Maya navigates the fabulously treacherous terrain of Hollywood’s film industry as only a thoughtful academic could, while trying not to lose herself in the process.

A Thinker’s Guide to L.A.laland is a quick-witted novel that seamlessly blends the worlds of pop culture and academia, transforming the quirky girl next door into a well heeled “it” girl in the blink of a mink-lashed eye.