James Ellroy really loves his work Nov 7, 2009
James Ellroy, the American crime writer known for his murdered mother, staccato sentences, alliterative profanity and outsize ego, was in San Francisco recently to sell what he describes as the "most dialectical, most spiritual, most profound book" of his career. A giant historical noir, "Blood's a Rover" concludes Ellroy's "Underworld U.S.A." trilogy - three dense, meticulously woven novels that span from 1958 to 1973, blurring fact and fiction, political corruption and everyday depravity. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Daily guide to television and radio Oct 13, 2009
Author James Ellroy ( Blood s a Rover ); author Vali Nasr ( Forces of Fortune ). Tyra Show at midnight and 1 a.m. on OXY.. (Boston Globe)
Book roundup: Mysteries/thrillers Oct 1, 2009
Blood's a Rover By James Ellroy Knopf, 640 pp. $28. (USA Today -- Life)
Anita Shreve to read from her latest novel at Brookline Booksmith Sep 22, 2009
LA NOIR West Coast crime novelist James Ellroy discusses Blood s a Rover, the 600-page epic that concludes his Underworld USA trilogy, tomorrow at 6 p.m. at the Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St., Cambridge. Tickets are available at , Harvard Book Store, and at 617-661-1515. (Boston Globe)
Author readings and signs in Greater Boston, Sept. 20-26 Sep 20, 2009
James Ellroy discusses Blood s a Rover, 6 p.m., Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St., Cambridge; tickets ($5) available at , Harvard Book Store, or 617-661-1515. THURSDAY: Harvey Silverglate discusses Three Felonies a Day, 7 p.m., Harvard Book Store. (Boston Globe)
Forging history - one contract hit at a time Sep 20, 2009
You don t have to accept this edifying view of things to be shocked by James Ellroy s perversion of it, which, put bluntly, amounts to the hit-man theory of history. It s a vision in which events unfold bump-off by bump-off, big hits and small, variously prompted by expediency, revenge, greed, delusion, and sheer hatred. (Boston Globe)
The fall’s Boston-area film festivals Sep 13, 2009
What do Uma Thurman, Stanley Donen, James Ellroy, and the CEO of Stonyfield Farm have in common ... At the Brattle Theatre, novelist James Ellroy reads from his latest novel and introduces a screening of L.A. Confidential (based on one of his earlier novels) Sept. 23. (Boston Globe)
Leaves and pages turn in the fall books preview Sep 7, 2009
by James Ellroy (Knopf). The beefy conclusion to Ellroy's "Underworld U.S.A." trilogy, after "American Tabloid" and "The Cold Six Thousand.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Fall forward Sep 7, 2009
James Ellroy s Blood s a Rover In bookstores Sept. 22 ... James Ellroy s Blood s a Rover In bookstores Sept. 22. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
American Adulterer Jun 24, 2009
JFK has been fictionalised by James Ellroy and D. M. Thomas, among others, but not with material that hovers on the edge of straight-faced farce. Cross-cut with major public events and somewhat lazily illustrated with long quotes from Kennedy's political speeches, the book's parallel track shows life and career as controlled exercises in stage management. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Price, Boyle inducted into exclusive academy Apr 15, 2009
No science fiction, crime or horror authors have been voted in, not Elmore Leonard or James Ellroy, not even Ray Bradbury or Stephen King, both of whom have received honorary National Book Award medals. "There's probably an element of snobbism," McClatchy said. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Hub designer does show for charity Mar 26, 2009
He's got other projects, including "Saint Charlie," a retelling of the Dustin Hoffman crime drama "Straight Time," and an abduction thriller based on a James Ellroy book. He also may work with Donnie Wahlberg on "Bunker Hill" if TNT picks up the pilot. (Boston Globe)
An Overview of Three Different Roma... Mar 8, 2009
It is from the Harlequin Intrigue series, and the opening pages sound far more like a James Ellroy classic than a $5 paperback from an airport bookstore. As early as page 3, a mystery has developed. (Suite101.com)
Dark Visions Mar 2, 2009
That line from the book may be meant as a punky retread of James Ellroy, but it sounds to me like a writer trying much, much too hard; either way, it makes it directly into the movie, as one of Rorschach s voice-overs. (And still the adaptation won t be slavish enough for some. (New Yorker)
