Breaking Up Is Hard to Do GAR ANTHONY HAYWOOD, Gar Anthony Haywood's next crime novel, "Man-Eater," is due in January from Penguin Putnam. He lives in the Silver Lake area of Los Angeles. E-mail: garhaywood@earthlink.net.
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do RICHARD KATZ, Richard Katz represented the Valley in the state
Assembly from 1980 to 1996. He is a member of the board of directors of Valley VOTE.
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do KEVIN RODERICK, Kevin Roderick, a former Times editor and a Northridge native who lives in West L.A., wrote "The San Fernando Valley: America's Suburb" (Los Angeles Times, 2001). E-mail: kevin@americassuburb.com.
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do DENISE HAMILTON, Denise Hamilton, a former Times staff writer, is the
author of "The Jasmine Trade" (Scribner, 2001). She lives in Glendale. E-mail: denise@denisehamilton.com.
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do KAREN GRIGSBY BATES, Karen Grigsby Bates is the correspondent for the "Tavis Smiley Show" on National Public Radio. She lives in the View Park area of Los Angeles.