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Yu-Han Chao’s collection of poetry, We Grow Old: 53 Chinese Love Poems, was released from The Backwaters Press in September 2008.  Purchase the book here.

George Moore has taken the position of managing editor for an online poetry pres, Poets Chapbooks, which recently migrated from another press, CD Chapbooks.  Poets Chapbooks will shortly e adding two poets.  Two of his books of poetry are available at the web site.  Visit the web site or inquire at poetschapbooks@gmail.com.

Since appearing in The Externalist in June 2007, Bill Teitelbaum has published short stories and flash fiction in Glosslalia, Pacific Review, Red Wheelbarrow, and Rhino, plays in the Lousiville Review, Poems & Plays, and The Rockhurst Review, and has had one of his plays performed in Denver, Colorado as part of Bug Theatre’s New Play Festival.

Brad Strahan has published three new books: Why the Dwarf Had To Be Shot, translated from the Bosnian of Sasha Skenerija, Grand Detour by J. Tarwood, and Real Toads by Elisavietta Ritchie.  For further information, please visit www.blackbuzzardpress.com.

Scot Siegel has a new book out, Some Weather, from Plain View Press.  This is his first full length poetry collection.  Reviews are available at http://www.plainviewpress.net/gallery2/pages/Some-Weather.htm

Copies of Some Weather can be ordered from the author (address below), the publisher, or at book stores in early ‘09.  The book will be distributed through Ingram and available at the usual chains, though it will be placed in several independent book stores throughout Oregon.  Scot will be donating a portion of the proceeds to the Anti-Defamation League.  He will be reading at the William Stafford birthday celebrations in January ‘09: Jan 11 at Beaverton City Library and Jan. 20 at Lake Oswego Library.

To purchase, send $14.95 to Scot Siegel, 16067 Boones Ferry Road, Lake Oswego, OR 97034 or go to www.plainviewpress.net.