Not a few novels set in Southern California feel local to natives and longtime residents. They try, and sometimes succeed, to capture the feeling of “L.A.” (“The Big Sleep,” “Play It as It Lays”).

Candace Frazee is ending her 2025 on what she would call a “hoppy” note. She and her husband Steve Lubanski, co-founders of Altadena’s popular The Bunny Museum spent a day this week as honored guests ...