Ellroy Confidential

		*FOUR WRITERS AT BRUNCH, A NEW YORK TIMES* EVENT**

		September 28, 1997 Last Sunday, as part of the annual "New York Is Book Country" festival, The New York Times sponsored a sold-out brunch at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York City. The New York Times's Bill Honan served as the moderator. The featured guests were Kurt Vonnegut, Caleb Carr, Anita Hill, and James Ellroy. You can listen to the whole event (41 min.), or go directly to the individual speakers. Kurt Vonnegut on Sainthood. (7 min.) Mr. Vonnegut is the author of "Timequake" and much more. Caleb Carr on "Intellectual Leisure Reading". (9 min.) Mr. Carr's new novel is "Angel of Darkness," a sequel to his 1994 bestseller "The Alienist". Anita Hill on "Speaking Truth to Power". (17 min.) "Speaking Truth to Power" is Ms. Hill's memoir about the 1991 Clarence Thomas - Anita Hill case. James Ellroy on His Dark Places. (8 min.) Contains language that some listeners may find offensive. Mr. Ellroy calls himself "The Death Dog of American Literature." His books include "My Dark Places," the true story of the investigation into his mother's murder, and the novel "L.A. Confidential".