This is a shake-up — David Ulin, the books section editor at the LA Times, is shifting to a book reviewing role. (And the dark hues and shadows of the photo seem rather noirish, don't you think?)
I'm glad that he'll get more chances to write, since his occasional essays are always a delight. And I'm sure it'll be nice to review after so much editing work.
No news on who will replace him. Moby Lives notes this lack of information and questions the future of the review:
"This is an announcement, after all, from a paper that had lately cut that formerly robust book department down to two full-time people — one of whom was Ulin. Is this the end of the L.A. Times book section?"
