INFERNO: Inside the 2025 Los Angeles Fires-and the Nation They Exposed is a gripping work of narrative nonfiction that takes readers deep into one of the most devastating firestorms in American history. Through meticulous reporting, firsthand accounts, and sharp analysis, Joe Ben reconstructs the days when entire neighborhoods burned, emergency systems buckled, and millions watched as Los Angeles became the epicenter of a national reckoning.
More than a chronicle of flames and loss, Inferno examines what the fires revealed about modern America-climate vulnerability, urban expansion, political failure, economic inequality, and the human cost of ignored warnings. Ben weaves together the voices of firefighters, residents, scientists, and officials, exposing the fragile systems beneath one of the world's most iconic cities and the consequences of delaying hard choices.
Urgent, unflinching, and deeply human, Inferno is both a warning and a call to awareness, offering essential insight into a future that is no longer distant but already unfolding. Read Inferno now and confront the truth behind the flames.