Vermin on the Mount gets a nice mention in this excellent write up of the lit scene in L.A. in the Ploughshares feature "Literary Boroughs" (though we prefer the term "rat nests").
A sample:
The literary life of Los Angeles is like a newly discovered shortcut or a charming local bistro. You sort of don’t want anyone to know about it for fear it might get ruined, but you don’t want to be greedy.
