*Thunder's Mouth Press, NYC, is planning a tribute to Bukowski featuring poets and people (occasionally one in the same entity) who knew him. For further info, contact Daniel Weizmann at 212.627.2963 or by e-mail at: DWeizmann@aol.com.

*Linda King, Bukowski's main squeeze for many a year and a poet and sculptress in her own right, has completed a book on her life with the Buk. She's looking for a publisher...

*Surregional Press has two New Orleans books out or coming out:
(1) PORTRAITS FROM MEMORY: New Orleans in the 60's by Darlene Fife (co-editor of the notorious New Orleans underground 60's paper, Nola Express). $15.
(2) OUTSIDERS: A TRIP INTO THE NEW ORLEANS UNDERGROUND.
A collection of interviews, incidental material, photos, flyers and researched material brought together by Dennis Formento. Interviews include: Gypsy Lou Webb (co-editor of the legendary Outsider Press that put out Bukowski's first two major books), Darlene Fife (see above) and such New Orleans and French Quarter notables as Tom Dent, Bob Cass, James Nolan and Jack Frazier. In production. Worth checking out. Contact for both books: Dennis Formento.

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