Picks and Pans Review: Hollywood Novels

UPDATED 06/09/2003 at 01:00 AM EDT • Originally published 06/09/2003 at 01:00 AM EDT

Don't go poolside without these dishy inside stories:

•The Cigarette Girl by Carol Wolper: Sexy romp about single girls.

•I'm Losing You by Bruce Wagner: Robert Altmanesque satire.

•On Spec by Richard Rushfield: Fake diaries of five showbiz players.

•The Other Side of Mulholland by Stephen Randall: Twin writer brothers fight for fame.