It has been really, really hard to find anything linkable on this, but Lawrence has a post up at his other blog:
Barry Hughart, noted fantasy writer. I’m not a big fantasy fan, but I’ve heard a lot of folks I trust (including Lawrence) rave about the Master Li and Number Ten Ox books. I do want to read them: I just haven’t been able to accumulate copies.
(Of course, if I were sufficiently motivated, Lame Excuse Books could probably take care of that.)