Blood's a Rover (Knopf)   We're thrilled to host the Los Angeles launch for the new book by the author of so many L.A. novels that we love: The Black Dahlia, The Big Nowhere, L.A. Confidential, and White Jazz.  James Ellroy was born in Los Angeles in 1948. His L.A. quartet -- The Black Dahlia, The Big Nowhere, L.A. Confidential and White Jazz -- were international bestsellers. American Tabloid was Time's Novel of the Year in 1995; his memoir My Dark Places was Time's Best Book and a New York Times Notable book for 1996. His novel The Cold Six Thousand was a New York Times Notable Book and Los Angeles Times Best Book for 2001. He lives on the coast of California.