I’ve put up the Table of Contents, the Prefaces (one & two) and the Introduction to West Coast Line 53: Representations of Murdered and Missing Women.

The issue will be on stands (and sent out to subscribers) mid-September.

Thanks to Blaine Kyllo for the layout (minimalist and very elegant). Thanks also to Glen Lowry and Michael Barnholden for their support and hard work.

Apparently, if you’re American, you can download books for free. Including new books. Um, here’s a free copy of my book. (Thanks for the link, J.)

After the Tyee article came out, there was a bit of a furor over Steven Galloway’s facetious remark about burning down libraries. So, uh, I won’t say anything at all, uh, that might incite folks to burn down the goddamned internet.

Seriously, though. I do wonder what the net affect of this is. But then, I’m still happy (and even a little surprised) when I see that one of my books has been taken out of the local library.

The latest issue of West Coast Line will arrive here today. Edited by Amber Dean and me, the special issue looks at representations of murdered and missing women.

In the next week, I’ll put up the table of contents and the introduction. Both Amber and I felt some hesitancy in putting the issue together (a process that’s been two years in the making now), but surveying the works gathered up here, I am very glad we did it.

(Email me for review/desk copies).