From John Berbrich

The man behind BoneWorld Publishing, MuscleHead Press, and Barbaric Yawp journal writes up The Lineup #2 in the January 2011 issue of his From The Marrow newsletter:

I have a back issue here from 2009, but The Lineup is still going strong. What a nice little magazine, 36 pages, glossy cover, filled w/ poems on crime. Includes poetry by Patrick Carrington, Jennifer Knox, Deshant Paul, Carol Novack, & my favorite, Janis Butler Holm. Google poemsoncrime & you'll find the website for info on purchasing and submissions. Edited by Gerald So w/ help from a few others. Fights, thievery, gunshots, beatings. No ethereal wisps of airy nothingness here.

The Cell Theatre Reading Recap

I'm just back from the very sociable and successful reading at The Cell Theatre. It was great to meet organizers Seamus Scanlon and Karen Heuler and catch up with S.J. Rozan, Jason Starr, Keith Snyder, and Harold Schechter—one of my graduate professors at Queens College.

My thanks to Seamus, Karen, Mobile Libris, everyone at The Cell, and Lineup 2 contributor Deshant Paul, who recorded my portion of the reading.

Seth Harwood Meets The Lineup

Richie and I made it to Seth Harwood's Mysterious Bookshop reading and signing of Jack Wakes Up last night. Also in attendance were Lineup 2 contributors Reed Farrel Coleman and Deshant Paul, Dave White, Jason Pinter, Megan Abbott, and several of Seth's East Coast relatives and friends.



He name-checked everyone, including the onlooking Lineup faction. Here's hoping Seth's enthusiasm and energy continue to catch on in the creative crime writing community.

Deshant Paul

Deshant Paul graduated from NYU with a degree in American Literature with a concentration on Creative Writing. Deshant’s work has been seen in the pages of NYArts magazine, AMNew York newspaper and other articles in print and online media. Although his freelance work has been largely non-fiction, storytelling remains his true passion and has been since he was 6 years old. Currently Deshant is working within the graphic novel medium to tell his stories with distinct visuals and a serialized format.