Lillian & Dash: A Novel by Sam Toperoff, (Other Press, paperback) traces the love affair between mystery writer Dashiel Hammett and playwright Lillian Hellman from their first meeting in Depression-era Hollywood through Hammett’s death in 1961. 

The Collaboration: Hollywood's Pact with Hitler by Ben Urwand (Belknap Harvard harcover). "To continue doing business in Germany after Hitler’s ascent to power, Hollywood studios agreed not to make films that attacked the Nazis or condemned Germany’s persecution of Jews. Ben Urwand reveals this bargain for the first time—a “collaboration” (Zusammenarbeit) that drew in a cast of characters ranging from notorious German political leaders such as Goebbels to Hollywood icons such as Louis B. Mayer."—HUP