The Hilliker Curse: My Pursuit of Women (Knopf) James Ellroy returns to Skylight to discuss and sign his new memoir, The Hilliker Curse! 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.  Photo of the author by Marion Ettlinger.