Non-Hollywood Satires - Five Best

OpinionJournal - Five Best

Here is the sharpest satire on what some people do to make it in Hollywood.

1. "What Makes Sammy Run?" by Budd Schulberg (Random House, 1941).

2. "The Player" by Michael Tolkin (Atlantic Monthly, 1988).

3. "The Deal" by Peter Lefcourt (Random House, 1991).

4. "Artistic Differences" by Charlie Hauck (William Morrow, 1993).

5. "Little Me" by Patrick Dennis (Dutton, 1961).

Mr. Keenan, whose television credits as a writer and producer include "Desperate Housewives" and "Frasier," is the author of "My Lucky Star" (Little, Brown).