oxford is releasing locked out next week, so i’ve been checking amazon and barnes & noble. after some years of work and some years when we really should have been working, i guess it has finally arrived. i say “i guess” because i haven’t actually seen a copy and won’t believe it until i do.

the minnversity is doing a press release on monday, so i’m gearing up for interviews. my all-time A#1 favorite question was about “why i think charles manson should get to decide the next president.” if anything similarly interesting happens, i’ll blog about it — either as self-promotion or as damage-control.

the good folks at the sentencing project emailed a flyer on their distribution list today (thanks much, marc), so i’ve gotten some warm congratulatory-type wishes from friends. the best note, however, told me of the book’s actual theme song! and look, it’s an infectious rocker to boot! here’s a wmp snippet of crowded house’s locked out. jeff and i explore different themes than the brothers finn, but perhaps we can emulate their “carefully crafted songs, meticulous eye for lyrical detail, and gift for melody.”