Malibu Totally Reads A Book

Who knew? The city of Malibu apparently has a sense of humor. The city council has latched on to the trendy One Book One City program, but instead of picking something Serious or Meaningful or Multi-Cultural like most cities (LA’s current choice is ‘Little Scarlet’ by Walter Mosley), Malibu went with… ‘Gidget,’ the Frederick Kohner novella that sparked a silly but important cultural trend (and entertainment franchise). From the press release:

The selection committee has planned events throughout the month of April, celebrating this book and the cultural phenomenon that resulted in large part from its publication.

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