James Ellroy: A Gentler Demon Dog?
The crowd at the Hammer Museum didn’t entirely match the picture Erika Schickel and James Ellroy conjured of the typical Ellroy fan base. “Geeky, white, single, male,” Schickel said. “Obese,” Ellroy added. “A little pasty, a little zitty.” “Malodorous.” Atypical fans sat for an atypical interview between Ellroy – most recently the author of Blood’s A Rover – and writer Schickel, who confided that she is Ellroy’s girlfriend. “I offer this tidbit up not because it’s any of your fucking business,” Schickel said, “but because all along I’ve been …
