My review of Paula Kamen’s Finding Iris Chang appears in this Sunday’s Los Angeles Times.

Ladies and gentlemen, I am holed up writing like a maniac, trying to meet deadlines and cackling like a misunderstood nymphomaniac. So if it ain’t exactly a snow day, it’s certainly a light blogging day. But I will try to check in later.

Los Angeles City Beat talks with Michael Silverblatt. Surprisingly, Silverblatt comes off not sounding too pompous and even quite gracious. (via Sarah)

My review of Steve Erickson’s Zeroville can be found in today’s Philly Inquirer.

Ira Levin has passed on.