FINALLY

New role: Conductor Zubin Mehta, music director of the Israel Philharmonic, has been named honorary president of the American Youth Symphony, which his father, conductor Mehli Mehta, founded.

So there: “And if you want your money back for the book, send it to 1239 First Street, New Orleans, LA., 70130. I am not a coward about my real name or where I live,” says Anne Rice in a Sept. 6 Amazon.com posting to fans critical of “Blood Canticle.” “And how glad I am that this book is the last one in a series that has invited your hateful and ugly responses.”