Daniel Polansky is a writer, baker, and advocate for the unhoused. He lives in Los Angeles. His most recent book is The Seventh Perfection (2020).
Daniel Polansky
Articles
The Forgotten Noir Detective
Daniel Polansky reviews “Me, Detective,” Leslie T. White’s memoir of his experiences in the LAPD that served as inspiration for Raymond Chandler’s Marlowe.
Pretending the Unhoused Away
Why Los Angeles’s special enforcement zones are a bad idea.
The Forgotten Genius of Leo Perutz
Daniel Polansky offers an overview of the unfortunately neglected novels of Leo Perutz.
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