The second edition of our anthology Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans? should start appearing on bookshelves any day now. It looks stunning, I must say, and we're damn proud of it. The writers in this book put you back in those horrible days of September 2005, then pull you out and leave you somewhere between laughing and crying by the end. The redesign, by our very own Craig Mod and our printing buddies at Yushin Insatsu, brings an extra pop to the old woodblock prints and adds a a little sparkle to the book. The new cover takes the star theme right to the very edges of the page. When Craig snaps a few erotic photos of the book for us, we'll post them here, and you'll see what I mean. But for now, you'll just have to take my word for it.

Unless, that is, you happen to be headed to the Parkview Tavern in Mid-City this Saturday. The bar is having an art fair and brother Dave will be there showing the latest version of our book. (For a glimpse of Dave with Saints face-paint, check out slide #9 on the bar's myspace page). Saints fans and Parkview barflies get first dibs. For the rest of New Orleans, the book will also be on display on November 15 at the New Orleans Book Fair.