The Malibu fire of 1983 started not in the dry hills but on the coastline. It began at 28150 Cliffside Drive on Saturday, August 27 – at the home of Nina Riva – during one of the most notorious parties in Los Angeles history. The annual party grew wildly out of control sometime around midnight.Continue reading “Malibu Rising, by Taylor Jenkins Reid: Fame and fortune, and everything going up in flames (Book Review)”