Palm Springs in popular culture

The resort towns of Palm Springs, California and other communities in the Coachella Valley, as filming locations; topical settings; and storyline subjects for films, television shows, literature, and music; are frequently featured in popular culture. Besides Palm Springs, other nearby communities include Bermuda Dunes, Cathedral City, Coachella, Desert Hot Springs, Indian Wells, Indio, La Quinta, Mecca, Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage, and the Salton Sea. All are in Riverside County, southern California. This list focuses on the popular cultures of literature and music.

Topical setting or storyline

Literature
This literature-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

Listed alphabetically by title, series, author last name.

  • The Affair at Palm Springs – a crime novel by Clifford Knight (1938). New York: Mead, Dodd. LCCN 38-25880. OCLC 8518016 [1]
  • Alliance of Terror – suspense by Ronald Lawruk (2011). CreateSpace. pp. 250. ISBN 978-1460989371. OCLC 633149004
  • "Amanda Thorne" mysteries by David James (copyright by David Stukas) (all by New York: Kensington)
    • A Not So Model Home – (2012). pp. 304. ISBN 978-0758206329. OCLC 780483973
    • Three Bedrooms, Two Baths, One Very Dead Corpse – (2010). pp. 268. ISBN 978-0758206312. OCLC 471824588
  • The Angry Buddhist – a novel by Seth Greenland (2012). New York: Europa Editions. pp. 399. ISBN 978-1609458874. OCLC 759911099
  • An April Afternoon – a novel by Philip Wylie (1938) OCLC 6505489[2]
  • As If Love Were Enough – fiction by Anne Taylor Fleming (2006). New York: Hyperion. ISBN 978-1401307486. OCLC 61864898
  • "Bad Day in Palm Springs" in Slow days, fast company: the world, the flesh, and L.A.: tales – Eve Babitz (1977). New York: Knopf/ Random House. pp. 178. ISBN 0394409841. LCCN 76-47922. OCLC 2645787
  • The Bad Ending: A Palm Springs Mystery – by Scott Brassart (2008). PublishAmerica. pp. 172. ISBN 978-1424196470. OCLC 436086488
  • Behind the Screen: Hacking Hollywood – a techno-thriller by Mark Stone (2008). Emerald Book Company. pp. 285. ISBN 978-1934572023
  • Betrayal – Danielle Steel (2012). Delacorte Press. pp. 336. ISBN 978-0385343190
  • Beyond Betrayal: Legacy of a Madman – suspense by Bill Westbrook (2009). New York: Vantage Press. pp. 129. ISBN 978-0533161492
  • Biceps of Death – humorous mystery fiction by David Stukas (2004). New York: Kensington. pp. 226. ISBN 978-0758206305. OCLC 56333574
  • The Case of the Drowning Duck – a Perry Mason novel by Erle Stanley Gardner (1942) ISBN 978-0345378682. OCLC 21493120[2]
  • Christopher Strange – fiction by Ruth E. McKee (1941). Doubleday[2][3]
  • "Clair Gray" mysteries by Michael Craft (all by New York: St. Martin's Minotaur)
  • Coachella – a novel by Sheila Ortiz Taylor (1998). University of New Mexico Press. pp. 197. ISBN 978-0826318435
  • The Coming of the Quantum Cats – a novel by Frederik Pohl (1986). ISBN 978-0553257861
  • A Contractor from Palm Springs – gay romance by Nathan Grant (2008). e-book. ISBN 978-1465745620
  • The Cracked Earth – a Jack Liffey mystery by John Shannon (1999, 2008). New York: Berkley Prime Crime. ISBN 978-0425167328. OCLC 40699645, 227016175
  • Crossing Vines – a novel by Rigoberto González (2003) ISBN 978-0806135281. OCLC 50809294[2]
  • Damn Straight – a Lillian Byrd crime story by Elizabeth Sims (2003). Los Angeles, CA: Alyson. pp. 272. ISBN 978-1555837860. LCCN 2003-40446
  • A Deadly Kind of Love – a novel by Victor J. Banis (2011). Frisco, TX: Dreamspinner Press. pp. 208. ISBN 978-1615819157. OCLC 760885610
  • Deadly Rendezvous: A Toni Underwood Mystery – a mystery by Diane Davidson (1994). Rising Tide Press. pp. 191. ISBN 978-1883061029
  • The Death Web ("S.T.O.R.M." Series #5) – children's literature by Emma L. Young (2009). London: MacMillan. pp. 304. ISBN 978-0330454179. OCLC 269433807
  • The Deer Park – a novel by Norman Mailer (1955). ISBN 978-0375700408[2]
  • "Delia's Series" family saga by Virginia C. Andrews (all by New York: Pocket Books)
  • Desert Rain – a novel by Ann Maxwell writing as Elizabeth Lowell (1996 (1983 as Summer Thunder)). New York: Avon. pp. 409. ISBN 978-0380767625 LCCN 96-96071
  • "Desert Rose" – a romance story in Easter Promises by Lois Richer (2010). Steeple Hill. pp. 274. ISBN 978-0373875849 (also includes "Bluegrass Easter" by Allie Pleiter)
  • The Eleventh Hour – a Connor Hawthorne mystery by Lauren Maddison (2004). Los Angeles, CA: Alyson. pp. 308. ISBN 978-1555838782. LCCN 2004-57075
  • Emerald – fiction by Phyllis Whitney (1983). Doubleday[3]
  • Enchanted Oasis – a romance by Faith Baldwin (1938). New York: Dell. pp. 240. OCLC 33325644[2]
  • Every Frat Boy Wants It – by Todd Gregory (2007). Kensington. pp. 288. ISBN 978-0758217196
  • Eyes of Your Heart – by Frederic Delarue (2009). Frederic Delarue Productions. pp. 240. ISBN 978-0982495902
  • Fire: a drama in three acts – by Mary Hunter Austin (1914)[4]
  • The Franchise Babe – a novel about the LPGA by sportswriter Dan Jenkins (2008). Doubleday. pp. 240. ISBN 978-0385519106
  • From Barcelona, with Love – a Mac Reilly suspense by Elizabeth Adler (2011). New York: St. Martins Press. pp. 352 ISBN 978-0312668358. OCLC 702941529
  • Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture – a novel by Douglas Coupland (1991). St. Martin's Griffin. pp. 192. ISBN 978-0312054366[2]
  • The Golden Years Caper – fiction by Robert Carson (1970). Little Brown[3]
  • Gun Play – a "Shooting Shrink" book by Michael Thompkins (2006). pp. 280. ISBN 1-56315-339-4
  • Happy Maisy Coleman – fiction by Juli I. Huss (2004). Rhinbeck, NY: Monkfish Books. pp. 279. ISBN 978-0972635776. LCCN 2004-4365
  • Have You Ever Noticed? Humor from the Pundit of Palm Springs – by Lou Perlin (2007). William Pub. pp. 192. ISBN 978-0966690651
  • "Henry Wright Mysteries" by Albert Simon
    • Coachella Valley Traffic Jam – (2005). ISBN 0-976200-38-4
    • For Sale in Palm Springs – (2001). ISBN 0-976200-34-1
    • Mystery on the Tramway – (2004). ISBN 0-976200-36-8
  • Highwire Moon: a Novel – by Susan Straight (2001). Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin. pp. 306. ISBN 978-0618056149. OCLC 45243327[5]
  • Gregory Hinton novels (all by New York: Kensington)
  • Hollywood Wives – by Jackie Collins (1987). Pocket Books. pp. 560. ISBN 978-0671704599
  • Hot Water – a romance novel by Kathryn Jordan (2006). New York: Berkeley Publishing. pp. 288. ISBN 978-0425207574. LCCN 2005-57051. OCLC 62282751
  • Human Whirlpool – fiction by Robert Callahan (1946). Murray & Gee[3]
  • I went to Palm Springs and all I got was Three Dead Blondes – a woman detective story by Anne Stinnett (2012). Booktango. ISBN 978-1468904499
  • "Jacob Asch Mysteries" by Arthur Lyons
  • Julio and Schwartz: a Brooklyn friendship – a novel by Kenneth Garrett (2007). Palm Springs, CA: Williams Publishing. ISBN 978-0966690620. OCLC 76855725.
  • "Lady Smith" in Good Housekeeping – an August 1936 short story by Myles Connolly[nb 3]
  • The Last Seduction – a Harlequin Temptation romance by Elda Minger (1996 & 1997). Toronto and Richmond, England: ISBN 978-0373256907. OCLC 34759658. ISBN 978-0263801859. OCLC 43214954.[nb 4]
  • The Legend of Jasper Kell – erotic fiction by Daniel McVay (2011). CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. pp. 248. ISBN 978-1463601096.
  • Lies of Convenience – a Route 66 Mystery by M.M. Gornell (2012). Henderson, NV: Champlain Avenue Books. pp. 230. ISBN 978-0985500801.
  • The Lonesome Gods – fiction by Louis L'Amour (1983). Bantam. ISBN 978-0553050141. OCLC 9153527[3]
  • Love in Palm Desert – A College Coming-of-Age Adventure – erotic fiction by Katriana Stilette (2014). Amazon Kindle. ASIN B00HRKUIT4.
  • William J. Mann gay literature
  • Eric G. Meeks fiction
    • The Author Murders: A Palm Springs Biblio-Thriller – (2007). ISBN 978-0595866540
    • Witch of Tahquitz: a Novel – (2010). Horatio Limburger Oglethorpe. ISBN 978-1450508407. OCLC 842024429
  • Moon Over La Quinta: a Baby Boomer Romance – by Ivory Lace (2014). Amazon Kindle ASIN B00QX377BI
  • Moody Forever – a mystery by Steve Oliver (1998). New York: St. Martin. ISBN 978-0312193010. OCLC 38964259[nb 6]
  • Moving Target – a romance suspense by Elizabeth Lowell (2001). New York: Morrow. pp. 453. ISBN 0060198753. LCCN 00-68710. OCLC 45610064 [nb 7]
  • Murder in Palm Springs – a mystery novel by Mike Romano (2000). National Writers Press. pp. 201. ISBN 978-0881001297. LCCN 00-102655. OCLC 47199575.
  • Murders in Palm Springs – about the murders of socialites Sophia & Edward Friendly and their maid Frances Williams, written by Albert Allen (2013). Amazon. pp 28. ASIN B00GL8Q310
  • Must See to Appreciate: Adventures of a Palm Springs Realtor – by D. G. Voda (2012). Brown & King. pp. 168. ISBN 978-0615650654
  • My Ascent into Submission – BDSM fiction by Nick Willams (2011). Nazca Plains. pp. 128. ISBN 978-1610982160
  • The Nasty – a novel by Joe Greer (2004). Baltimore, MD: Publish America. pp. 216. ISBN 978-1413725070. OCLC 239710237
  • Not a Girl Detective – a Cece Caruso Mystery by Susan Kandel (2005). New York: William Morrow. ISBN 978-0060581077. OCLC 779049298, 503014549
  • Nowhere Yet – fiction by Edward Cozza (2012). Encinatas, CA: Pinot Dog. (digital) ISBN 978-0988190603
  • The Oasis: Palm Springs Diaries – LGBT fiction by A.J. Llewellyn (2010). Silver Publishing. pp. 92. ISBN 978-1920468750
  • Oedipus at Palm Springs – a "Five Lesbian Brothers play" by Maureen Angelos, Dominique Dibbell, Peg Healey and Lisa Kron (2010). New York: Samuel French. ISBN 978-0573697029
  • One Way to Love – love stories by Glenna Finley (1982). New York: New American Library. pp. 184. ISBN 978-0451114266. LCCN 2006-593973
  • Oscar Season – detective mystery by Mary McNamara (2008). New York: Simon and Schuster. pp. 325. ISBN 978-1416539919 OCLC 147986710
  • Other Desert Cities – a play by Jon Robin Baitz (2010). New York: Grove Press. pp. 112. ISBN 978-0802145659
  • Other People We Married – stories by Emma Straub (2011). New York: Penguin. 43367902 ISBN 978-1101575284 OCLC 748330004, 797348139
  • Other Resort Cities – stories by Tod Goldberg (2009). OV Books. pp. 200. ISBN 978-0981589992
  • Over the Edge – fiction by David Westheimer (1972). Little Brown[3]
  • Palm Desert – book and CD-ROM video by Rudy VanderLans (photography & design), Brian Schorn & Kenneth FitzGerald (essays), and Van Dyke Parks, Honey Barbara, Elliott Peter Earle, Itchy Pet & Supercollider (music) (1999). Emigre Inc. pp. 96. ISBN 978-0966940909 OCLC 43367902
  • Palm Desert Killing (The Val & Kit Mystery Series, #5) – mystery by Rosalind Burgess (2015). Blake Oliver Publishing. pp.  266. ISBN 978-0692499702
  • Palm Springs – fiction by Tom Ardies (1978). Garden City, NJ: Knopf Doubleday. pp. 400. ISBN 978-0385128469. LCCN 77-92206. OCLC 4136613[2]
  • Palm Springs – Trina Mascott (2000). BackinPrint.com (received the National Federation of Press Women's First place Award for Fiction). ISBN 978-0595129133. LCCN 97-816554[2]
  • "The Palm Springs PI Series" by Alex Ironrod
    • Deception: Palm Springs (2014) MLR Press. ISBN 978-1608209224
    • Cages: Cathedral City (2015) MLR Press. ASIN B00W2UHFRM
  • Palm Springs Weekend – fiction by Marvin H. Albert (1963). New York: Dell Publishing. OCLC 23183101[nb 8]
  • Pandora Brown – fiction by Mary Sheldon (2004). New York: Kensington. ISBN 978-0758203090. OCLC 54828842[nb 9]
  • Poodle Springs – a Philip Marlowe novel by Raymond Chandler (1958 unfinished; completed in 1989 by Robert B. Parker). New York: Putnam. pp. 268. ISBN 978-0399134821 OCLC 19981112[2][5][nb 10]
  • Prelude to the Apocalypse – parts 1 ("Prologue" and "Portico"), 2 ("The Coast"), and 3 ("Hell Springs") of the 5 part series by Kirby Wright (2011). Lemon Shark Press.[6]
  • Pulp – a pulp fiction mystery by Charles Bukowski (1994). Santa Rosa, CA: Black Sparrow Press. pp. 202. ISBN 0-87685-926-0 LCCN 94-4352. [nb 11]
  • The Rainbow Detective Agency: Rancho Mirage – LGBT fiction by Ryan Field (2016). Smashwords. pp. 161. ISBN 978-1310799402.
  • Rancho Mirage: an American Tragedy of Manners, Madness, and Murder – a true life crime story by Aram Saroyan (1993). Fort Lee, NJ. Barricade. ISBN 978-0942637953[7]
  • Christie Ridgway romance novels
  • The Saint Goes West – a collection of three mystery novellas by Leslie Charteris (1942). New York: Avon. pp. 154. LCCN 48-10747 [nb 13]
  • Shadow Fires – a horror novel by Dean Koontz (1987). Berkeley. pp. 528. ISBN 978-0425136980
  • Silent Scream – a "Groovy Mystery Caper" by James Huskins (2010). CreateSpace. pp. 226. ISBN 978-1456347826
  • Sisters – fiction by Pat Booth (1987). Crown Books[3]
  • The Spirit of Palm Springs – a novel by László Hajdú (2005). AuthorWorks. pp. 300. ISBN 978-1420821024
  • Spirit Ranch – a mystery by Richard Foxx (2011). ISBN 978-0615432229
  • Stars – part two of "The Butterfly Trilogy" by Barbara Wood (as Kathryn Harvey) (2005). Authors Choice. pp. 367. ISBN 978-0595347797. LCCN 2012-6387[nb 14]
  • A Stranger Lies There – fiction by Stephen Santogrossi (2007). New York: Thomas Dunne. ISBN 978-0312364410. OCLC 85833287
  • Tahquitz Exchange – a novel by Bernnie Reese (1993). DeChamp Co. pp. 225. ISBN 978-0962880230. LCCN 93-90902. OCLC 34320859
  • The Ten-Ounce Siesta – a mystery by Norman Partridge (1998). Berkeley Publishing Group. pp. 254. ISBN 978-0425161432
  • Unbreakable Love – a romance by Angela Carling (2011). Acacia Publishing. pp. 319. ISBN 978-1935089476
  • Under a Desert Sky – a police detective novel by Loren Lockner (2006). Virtualbookworm.com Publishing. pp. 396. ISBN 978-1589398900
  • Unholy Birth – horror fiction by Andrew Neiderman (2007). New York: Pocket Star. pp. 339. ISBN 978-1416516842. LCCN 2007-584030
  • Unkindness of Ravens – a mystery by Kathleen Tracy (2006). Paribus Press. pp. 304. ISBN 978-1933705828[2]
  • Vermilion Sands – a short-story collection by J. G. Ballard (1971)
  • "Veterinarian Mysteries" by Lillian M. Roberts
  • Joseph Wambaugh detective fiction
  • The Way Home – a romance by Allison Johnson (2001). New York: Five Star. pp. 315. ISBN 0786230339. LCCN 00-49067
  • A Way of Life, Like Any Other (Chapter 10: "Palm Springs") – fiction by Darcy O'Brien (1977 & 2001). New York: Norton. ISBN 978-0393087987. OCLC 3203215
  • The Way Some People Die – a Lew Archer detective mystery by Ross Macdonald (1951). Vintage (2007 reissue). pp. 256. ISBN 978-0307278982
  • Wearing Black to the White Party – fiction by David Stukas (2003). New York: Kensington. pp. 247. ISBN 0758200404. LCCN 2003-102517
  • Web of Evil – suspense by Judith A. Jance (2007). Pocket Classics. pp. 383. ISBN 978-1416537731.OCLC 224874997
  • While Drowning in the Desert – a Neal Carey Mystery by Don Winslow (1996). New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0312144463. OCLC 832688960[nb 17]
  • The Winning of Barbara Worth – by Harold Bell Wright (1911). Chicago, IL: Book Supply Company. pp. 511. OCLC 1220257[5][nb 18]
  • The Writing Experience 2001: The Palm Springs Writer's Guild Anthology – edited by Hyacinthe Baron (2001). Writers Club Press. pp. 309. ISBN 978-0595180639

Folklore and remembrances
  • Ernie Pyle's Southwest – travel descriptions by Ernie Pyle (1965). Palm Desert, CA: pp. 105. OCLC 479815. LCCN 65-6125.[3]
  • Europe, 1905 [and] Southern Cal., Palm Springs, 1935 – a travel journal by Laura A. Kelly (1935 (1905)). pp. 399.[nb 19] OCLC 12926400
  • Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road – a memoir by Neil Peart (2002). Toronto, ONT: ECW Press. pp. 460. ISBN 978-1550225488 OCLC 49796529
  • Heritage Tales of Coachella Valley – anthology edited by Florence Powell (1976). Palm Springs, CA: American Association of University Women. pp. 65. OCLC 5886309, 463321335
  • Me Cheeta: My Life in Hollywood (also titled Me Cheeta: The Autobiography) – by Cheeta, as told to James Lever (2009). New York: Harper Collins. pp. 197. ISBN 978-0061647802.[nb 20]
  • Night of the Full Moon – creative nonfiction based on the abduction of socialite Elaine Chaddick[8] by Herbert D. Clough (2008, 2010). Criterion House. ISBN 978-1884162169 (print). ISBN 978-1884162282 (Kindle)
  • Palm Springs....The Good, The Bad & The Twisted: A True Story – by Mr. Sparkles (2010). CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. pp. 70. ISBN 978-1456356743
  • The Periscope: a Collection of Stories and Recollections About the Coachella Valley – (1980). Indio, CA: Coachella Valley Historical Society. OCLC 81296265
  • Son of a Grifter: The Twisted Tale of Sante and Kenny Kimes, the Most Notorious Con Artists in America – "A Memoir by the Other Son" (written with Mark Schone) by Kent Walker (2001). New York: Harper Collins. pp. 405. ISBN 978-0060188658 OCLC 46343316
  • Vanishing footprints from the hot desert sand: remembrances of a 90 year old Palm Springs pioneer: horse and wagon days on the southern California desert – a historical autobiography by Marshall Glenn McKinney (1996). Sonoma, CA: McKinney. pp. 245. LCCN 96-94678. OCLC 36017354

Poetry
  • Casa de Cuerva: 501 Poems of the Palm Springs Backcountry – Ethan Applegarth (2012). ISBN 978-1105726651
  • The Desert & Other Verses – poetry by Robert L. Edwards (1930). R.L. Edwards. pp. 104. OCLC 11998278.[3]
  • Desert Lore – poems (especially "Andreas Canyon") by John Cutler Shedd (also, Willard Selwyn Wood, Spencer R. Atkinson, and Jesse Ray Miller) (1931). Los Angeles, CA: Jesse Ray Miller. pp. 47. OCLC 14760623. LCCN 31-25299.[3]
  • Desert Spring: Poems – Natasha Borovsky, with sketches by Malou Knappp (1993). Berkeley, CA: Sila Nova Press. pp. 59. OCLC 29819741
  • Enchanted Sands – poetry and reminiscences by Elwood Lloyd (1939). Los Angeles, CA: Arthur H. Steake. pp. 54. OCLC 8796275.[3]
  • Souvenirs of the Palm Springs Area – reminiscences and poetry by R.E. Harrington (1962). pp. 68. OCLC 3998802.[3]

Young adult and children's literature

Magazines

Films and television
Main article: List of films and TV series set in Palm Springs, California

Music and audio
See also: Palm Springs (band), Palm Desert Scene, and The Desert Sessions
This list of songs or music-related items is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

Listed by earliest date of production or performance.

Cahuilla Indian legends and lore
  • Fischer, Millie Wolfe (2001). Footprints Through the Palms. Texas Ink. ASIN B001GTRUMU. OCLC 560777456. legendary Indian stories
  • Patencio, Francisco (1971). Hudson, Roy F. (ed.). Desert Hours with Chief Patencio. Hemerdinger, Bill (illustrations). Palm Springs, CA: Desert Museum. p. 38. As told to Kate Collins.. LCC E99 C155 P3. OCLC 681440332, 2298555
  • Patencio, Francisco; Margaret Boynton (1970) [1943]. Stories and Legends of the Palm Springs Indians. Los Angeles, CA: Times-Mirror. p. 132. LCCN 44018350. OCLC 10803758. OCLC 4020904, 19463094

Filming location
Main article: List of films shot in Palm Springs, California

One of the first significant films shot in Palm Springs was Frank Capra's 1937 Lost Horizon, with scenes filmed in Tahquitz Canyon.[71][nb 24]

For a list of movies and television programs filmed in Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley area, see: List of films shot in Palm Springs, California.

See also

Notes
  1. Castles Burning was adopted into the 1986 film Slow Burn.
    It was translated and published in:
    • French as La Déchirure, with Simone Hilling, (1981). Paris: Gallimard. ISBN 978-2070488421. OCLC 461879732
    • Italian as Maledette Chimere, (1982). Milan: Arnolodo Mondadori. OCLC 59328089
    • Spanish as Castillos Ardiendo, with Carlos Milla Soler, (1985). Barcelona: Laia. ISBN 978-8472229693. OCLC 804864715
  2. Fast Fade was translated and published in:
    • German as Ein schneller Abgang, with Uwe Anton, (1987). Bergisch Gladbach: Bastei Lübbe. ISBN 978-3404190706. OCLC 835082747
    • Italian as Sotto mentite spoglie, with Ombretta Giumelli, (1989). Milano: Arnoldo Mondadori. OCLC 839266243
    • Japanese as 消失のシナリオ/Shōshitsu no shinario, with 木村二郎 / Jiro Kimura, (1988). Tokoyo: Hayakawa Book. ISBN 978-4150015220. OCLC 836792549
  3. "Lady Smith" was made into the 1936 movie Palm Springs. See: Palm Springs at the TCM Movie Database and Palm Springs at the American Film Institute Catalog.
  4. The Last Seduction was translated and published in French as Orgueil et jalousie (2001). Paris: Harlequin. ISBN 978-2280107853. OCLC 468677205 and Greek as Hē teleutaia synantēsē (1996). Athēna: Charlenik Hellas. OCLC 222165683.
  5. Where the Boys Are was translated and published in Spanish as Donde están los chicos, with Montserrat Triviño, (2005). Barcelona: Egales. ISBN 978-8488052001. OCLC 64428779, 433300383
  6. Moody Forever was translated and published in:
    • French as Un éternel Moody, with Frank Reichert, (2001). Nantes: Atalante. ISBN 978-2841721597. OCLC 406716739
    • Japanese as 探偵はいつも憂鬱 / Tantei wa itsumo yūutsu, with 真崎義博 / Yoshihiro Masaki. 早川書房. ISBN 978-4151730023. OCLC 675701264, 675808898
  7. Moving Target was translated and published in:
    • German as Gefährliches Erbe: Roman, with Ingrid Klein (2003). München: Goldmann Verlag. pp. 478. ISBN 978-3442356225. OCLC 56494658
    • Hungarian as Mozgó célpont, with Palkó Ágnes (2002). Budapest: Gabo Kiadó. pp. 461. ISBN 978-9639421264. OCLC 52451994
    • Japanese as Suishou no kane ga naru toki, with Keiko Takata (2002). Tokyo: Sony Magazines. pp. 304. ISBN 978-4789719278. OCLC 69411022
    • Polish as Martwe słowa, with Anna Krawczyk-Łaskarzewska (2002). Warszawa: Amber. pp. 334. ISBN 978-8324131938. OCLC 312713602.
  8. Released at the same time as the movie Palm Springs Weekend
  9. Also published as Wish Upon a Star – (2004). New York: Kensington. ISBN 978-0758203120. OCLC 416214898
  10. Adapted into the film Poodle Springs in 1998
  11. Pulp was translated and published in:
    • Basque as Pulp, with Josu Lartategi (2002). Tafalla (Nafarroa) Txalaparta. pp. 237. ISBN 978-8481362305. OCLC 434311237
    • Dutch as Pulp, with Susan Janssen (1997 & 2002). Amsterdam: Vassallucci. pp. 160. ISBN 978-9050000987. OCLC 68602673 (1997); ISBN 978-9050002158. OCLC 66914551 (2002)
    • Finnish as Salaisuudet, with Eero Mänttäri (1986). Hämeenlinna: Karisto. 310 s. ISBN 978-9512323302. OCLC 57780530
    • Finnish as Pulp, with Markku Into (2000). Turku: Sammakko. 157 s. ISBN 978-9525194098. OCLC 58276923
    • French as Pulp, with Gérard Gueuégan (1995, 1997 & 2010). Paris: Bernard Grasset. pp. 263. ISBN 978-2246501411. OCLC 36657503 (1995); ISBN 978-2253141976. OCLC 465727538, 741395292
    • German as Pulp: Roman, with Carl Weissner and Linda Lee Bukowski, (1995). Köln: Kiepenheuer & Witsch. ISBN 978-3462024029. OCLC 845115620
    • Hebrew as ספרות זולה / Sifrut zolah, with Hadas Ṿais (2001). אסטרולוג, Hod ha-Sharon: Asṭrolog. pp. 203. OCLC 48419521
    • Italian as Pulp: una storia del xx. secolo, with Luigi Schenoni and Linda Lee Bukowski, (1996). Milano: Feltrinelli. ISBN 978-8807813641. OCLC 845115663
    • Japanese as パルプ / Parupu, with Motoyuki Shibata; Linda Lee Bukowski; Gakushū Kenkyūsha, (1995). Tōkyō: Gakken. ISBN 978-4054006188. OCLC 845116802
    • Japanese as Parupu, with Motoyuki Shibata (2000). Tōkyō: Shinchōsha. pp. 294. ISBN 978-4102129135. OCLC 44780847
    • Norwegian Bokmål as Pulp: roman, with Sverre Knudsen and Erik Skjeveland (forward) (2006). Laksevåg: Baskerville. 197 s. ISBN 978-8281870024. OCLC 791501342 (2006); ISBN 978-8231400028. OCLC 790172915 (2007)
    • Persian (Farsi) as ʻĀmah pasand, with Peyman Khaksar (1389 [2010]). Tihrān: Nashr-i Chishmah. pp. 198. ISBN 978-9643620417. OCLC 695999618
    • Polish as Szmira, with Tomasz Mirkowicz (1997 & 2002). Warszawa: Noir sur Blanc. pp. 200. ISBN 978-8388459474. OCLC 252249941, 68677737 (2002); ISBN 978-8386743315. OCLC 717161363, 749695977 (1997)
    • Portuguese as Pulp, with Marcos Santarrita (2005). Porto Alegre: LPM. pp. 184. ISBN 978-8525404763. OCLC 45774953
    • Romanian as De duzină, with Cristian Ionescu (2003). Iași, Romania: Polirom. pp. 264. ISBN 978-9736814761. OCLC 60749910
    • Russian as Макулатура / Makulatura (2008). Эксмо, Moskva: Ėksmo. pp. 222. ISBN 978-5699252985. OCLC 224514008
    • Serbian as Šund (1994). Beograd: Haos. pp. 184. OCLC 222421715
    • Serbian/Croatian as Palp, with Flavio Rigonat (2001). Beograd: L.O.M.. pp. 174. ISBN 978-8690103782. OCLC 224642387
    • Spanish as Pulp, with Cecilia Ceriani and Txaro Santoro (1996, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2006, 2009). Barcelona: Anagrama. pp. 199. ISBN 978-8433923578. OCLC 36294046, 37658270, 807617433, 758164153, 273946265, 781698928
    • Swedish as Pulp, with Einar Heckscher (1996 and 1997). Stockholm: PAN/Norstedt. pp. 227. ISBN 978-9119526526. OCLC 185814563 (1996); ISBN 978-9119723116. OCLC 185817505 (1997)
    • Turkish as Pulp, with Melih Katıkol (1995). İstanbul: Parantez yayınları. pp. 172. ISBN 978-9757939146. OCLC 52277944
  12. An Offer He Can't Refuse was translated and published in German as Ein unwiderstehliches Angebot: Roman, with Ursula Walther, (2007). Berlin: Ullstein. ISBN 978-3548266169. OCLC 180875249
  13. The Saint Goes West was adopted into the film The Saint in Palm Springs. See: The Saint in Palm Springs at the American Film Institute Catalog.
  14. Stars was translated and published in:
    • French as La clé du passé (2004, 2007 & 2008). Paris: Harlequin. ISBN 978-2280855099. OCLC 469937917, 470627697, 470953520
    • German as Stars: Roman with Dinka Mrkowatschki (2009). Frankfurt, M.: Fischer-Taschenbuch-Verl. ISBN 978-3596168576. OCLC 312690160
    • Greek as To spiti tēs hēdonēs, with Maria Sakkē (1993). Athēna: Phytrakēs/Ho Typos. pp. 474. ISBN 978-9602461082. OCLC 221527947
    • Italian as Stelle (1998). Milano: Sperling. ISBN 978-8878248755. OCLC 797839288, 225108112
    • Japanese as スターズ / Sutāzu, with Mizuho Ozawa (1994). Tōkyō: Kadokawa shoten. ISBN 978-4042648048. OCLC 774725987
    • Russian as Zvezdy (1993 & 1996). Moskva: Olma-Press. pp. 539. ISBN 978-5873222124. OCLC 37042275, 37042275
    • Spanish as Star's (1993). Barcelona: Grijalbo. pp. 549. ISBN 978-8425325823. OCLC 34272176
    • Spanish as Star's (2003 & 2006). Barcelona: DeBolsillo. ISBN 978-8497598262. OCLC 70243621, 433524244
    • Swedish as Under samma stjärna, with Louise Thulin (1995). Stockholm: Forum. pp. 452. ISBN 978-9137106106. OCLC 38428561
    • Vietnamese as Ngôi sao sinh đôi: tiẻ̂u thuyé̂t: văn học Mỹ, with Kim Bá (1994). Đà Nã̆ng: Nhà xuá̂t bản Đà Nã̆ng. OCLC 64089017
  15. Fugitive Nights was made into a 1993 feature film of the same title. Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert at the TCM Movie Database
  16. The Secrets of Harry Bright was translated and published in Chinese as 沙漠之星 / Sha-mo zhi xing, with Wang Mei (1985). 皇冠出版社, Taibei Shi: Huang guan chu ban she, Minguo 75. pp. 318. OCLC 23816717, 19953139.
  17. While Drowning in the Desert is available as an audiobook from Blackstone Audio (2011) ISBN 978-1441790637. OCLC 718422656 and in French as Noyade au désert (1999 & 2000). Trans. by Philippe Loubat-Delranc. Paris: Gallimard. ISBN 978-2070496549. OCLC 467959217, 409169855
  18. The Winning of Barbara Worth was made into a 1926 silent film of the same title, OCLC 132840159, 318383640, The Winning of Barbara Worth at the American Film Institute Catalog; and a play by Edwin Milton Royle, OCLC 828660703.
  19. From the WorldCat summary: "Holograph journal of trip from San Francisco to New York to Europe, Apr. 22, 1905 – Aug. 12, 1905 and a motor trip to Southern Calif. resorts Mar. 2–10, 1935."
  20. Me Cheeta was translated and published in Hebrew as אני צ׳יטה : האוטוביוגרפיה / Ani Ts'iṭah: ha-oṭobiyografyah, with Yaʻel Akhmon (2011). Yehudah: Kineret: Zemorah-Bitan. p. 317. ISBN 978-9655178869. OCLC 704511984.
  21. Partial abstract: Examines the history and activities of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
  22. Desert Blues was translated and published in German as Desert Blues: Roman, with Rainer Schmidt, (1996 & 1998). Frankfort am Main: Eichborn. ISBN 978-3821803968. OCLC 770696085, 75651639, 75943789
  23. A 45 RPM EP of Palm Springs Weekend was released in France under the title Les Dingues Sont Lachės, with the songs "Live Young", "Hurricane Twist", Ox Driver", and "A Little Bit of Love". Warner Bros France WEP 1434; UN n' ED 1519-1; ASIN B0059WY64K
  24. Capra himself is buried at the Coachella Valley Public Cemetery near Indio.

References
  1. Classic Crime Fiction: Clifford Knight Bibliography
  2. For commentary on this book, see: Wild, Peter (2011). Paradise of Desire: Eleven Palm Springs Novels. Tucson, AZ: Estate of Peter Wild. p. 281. OCLC 748584112.
  3. Robinson, Nancy (1992). Palm Springs History Handbook. Palm Springs, CA: Palm Springs Public Library. p. 11. OCLC 31595834. ISBN 978-0030476211. OCLC 729778932, 5824419
  4. "Fire: a drama in three acts". Playbook. 2 (5–7). October–December 1914. OCLC 17287569, 593527817. Performed as an outdoor pageant at Tahquitz Canyon in 1921. Culver, Lawrence (2012) [2010]. The Frontier of Leisure: Southern California and the Shaping of Modern America. Oxford University Press. p. 162. ISBN 978-0199891924. OCLC 464581464, 811404022
  5. Wild, Peter (2007). The Grumbling Gods: a Palm Springs Reader. Salt Lake City, UT: University of Utah Press. p. 251. ISBN 978-0874808995. LCCN 2007015086. OCLC 122974473, 608203796, 608020250
  6. Kindle editions only: Part 1. pp. 21. ASIN B004QGYBJ0; Part 2. pp. 21. ASIN B004S7A5WE; Part 3. pp. 25. ASIN B004SY9JVU. (Part 4 ("They Came"). pp. 26. ASIN B004VGX4U2; Part 5 ("Red Rum Rug"). pp. 16. ASIN B0056BLG4C)
  7. The book describes a murder committed by Andrea Claire, a 39-year-old former aspiring actress and call girl. See: Lyons, Arthur; Funk, Stuart (illustrations). "The Black Widow of Rancho Mirage". Palm Springs Life. Archived from the original on April 30, 2014.. Also see: Deadly Women: Season 6, "Brides of Blood"
  8. "Elaine Chaddick, 88". Chicago Tribune. June 8, 2002. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  9. See: Chapter "A Visit to Palm Springs"; Also available at: Ethel Twycross Foster. Little Tales of The Desert at Project Gutenberg
  10. Betty and Veronica Comic Digest Magazine, ISSN 0886-134X, OCLC 24499388, 12680360
  11. Palm Springs at the TCM Movie Database and Palm Springs at the American Film Institute Catalog
  12. OCLC 497633386, 638207996
  13. OCLC 83095423, 497562353, 83981939
  14. OCLC 497358162
  15. Slim Gaillard at AllMovie. Slim Gaillard at IMDb; Recordings of "Palm Springs Jump" performed by Slim Gaillard & His Flat Foot Floogie Boys include:
  16. OCLC 780294196
  17. Missouri Public Libraries (MOBIUS) LCCN 93-715629. OCLC 13167082
  18. New York: DRG Theater OCLC 44677203
  19. Library of Congress data: LCCN 91-757869. Also, in 1976 Jack Fascinato, his Jack Fascinato Singers, and Toni Mulleanaux also recorded The Jack Fascinato Singers Sing a Song of Tennis at Palm Springs. Lincoln (LI-911). LCCN 94-760529. ASIN B005MEZF1I
  20. Taped in Palm Springs. Credits include: Bill Colleran (producer & director); Johnny Bradford (writer); Frank Sinatra; Ella Fitzgerald; Peter Lawford; Juliet Prowse; Hermione Gingold; Red Norvo; Nelson Riddle and his orchestra; Sammy Cahn; Jimmy Van Heusen; and The Hi-Lo's. Hobart Productions. OCLC 58470954 and TV.com: An Afternoon with Frank Sinatra
  21. Library of Congress data: LCCN 91-757467
  22. OCLC 17870883, 6456877 ASIN B001T96FW8
  23. OCLC 498512437, Paul Evans at IMDb, and Palm Springs Weekend at the American Film Institute Catalog
  24. The Honey Pot: Original Motion Picture Score. Universal City, CA: MCA Classics. OCLC 20325955
  25. OCLC 1999291, 1999459
  26. Library of Congress data: LCCN 95-776970
  27. Audio CD released in 2012 by New Gold Music, NGM-0045, ASIN B00919213A
  28. Hoboken, NJ: Hoboken Records. OCLC 702663770
  29. Rockin' the Night Away at IMDb. UPC 082551070220
  30. Kozinn, Allan (February 16, 2000). "Ervin Litkei, 78, Composer Of Many Patriotic Marches". The New York Times. p. Arts. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
  31. Library of Congress data: LCCN 94-771137
  32. 1995 VHS recording OCLC 36314444 (Leonard Reed); Palm Springs Yacht Club version made available in 2003 ASIN B0026O9PXG and ASIN B000CA6ZQ6
  33. Carrboro, NC: Mammoth Records. OCLC 39764519
  34. UPC 645185000324. OCLC 49417842
  35. ASIN B000V94632
  36. UPC 5012814060076
  37. Original cast recording; Mark Savage (book, lyrics and music). Enchanted Cottage Studios; Los Angeles, CA: Belva Records. "The Pinafore, flagship of the new gay navy, is docked in Palm Springs.... – Container. OCLC 52753483
  38. ASIN B00005CP0E
  39. ASIN B000060P39
  40. T and N Productions: ASIN B000CA6QJC
  41. Universal City, CA: Universal Music & Video. OCLC 52548546
  42. Radio Flyer Music. ISBN 978-0976152903. OCLC 589077683
  43. Brooklyn, NY: Centaur. OCLC 786267874
  44. Label: CDBY – ASIN B003N7G8KS
  45. ASIN B000CADBBI
  46. Camp Burlesque at IMDb
  47. ASIN B0054ERUCS
  48. ASIN B0085VA1OG
  49. ASIN B000U5WDGO
  50. "Album dedicated to the Angel on the Mountain in Palm Springs..." ASIN B000E5OACK
  51. ASIN B008VPVJC4
  52. ASIN B000GBE5NQ
  53. Canada: Remstar Interaction: Distribution Select. OCLC 789685003
  54. ASIN B0012PAKEI
  55. ASIN B000NIIX1W
  56. MTV discography: Label: Switchback Productions; Audio CDs: CDBY label – 2007: ASIN B000MXP7IA; 2009: ASIN B0028ER6ZS
  57. ASIN B0019JA7TK
  58. Costa Mesa, CA: Volcom Entertainment. OCLC 185709001
  59. Pinko Records OCLC 318462969, 316838379, 760096799
  60. ASIN B003BMUZH2
  61. Accidental. OCLC 795776662
  62. Metrolyrics
  63. Record Store Day; OCLC 758848973
  64. Chapel Hill, NC: Merge Records. OCLC 726815581
  65. ASIN B008U8I3EO
  66. ASIN B005HEENU2
  67. ASIN B001F3CRHU
  68. OCLC 498384972; composed and recorded for the Chamber of Commerce, a recording sung by Dean Martin is in Howser, Huell (September 27, 2002). "O'Donnell House (36)". Palm Springs Week. Chapman University Huell Howser Archive. from 21:20–23:56.
  69. Label: DW – DW-1180; ASIN B003NXEQ9W
  70. No label; ASIN B004C3WCHU
  71. Lost Horizon at the American Film Institute Catalog

Further reading
  • Chase, J. Smeaton (1987) [1920]. Our Araby: Palm Springs and the Garden of the Sun. Pasadena, CA: Palm Springs Public Library [Star–News Publishing Co.] ISBN 0-9618724-0-3. LCCN 24010428. OCLC 6169840. One of the first travel books of Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. Describes the animals, plants, and Native Americans that resided in Palm Springs before it was transformed into a posh resort town.
  • Churchwell, Mary Jo (2001). Palm Springs: the Landscape, the History, the Lore. Palm Springs, CA: Ironwood. ISBN 978-0971301603. LCCN 2001118347. OCLC 48484360.
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