New WE ARE THE HANGED MAN Release Date Set

Added on 02 August 2012

The world of publishing breathed a collective sigh of relief today as digital uber-publisher Blasted Heath finally announced 24th August 2012 as the official release date of Douglas Lindsay's WE ARE THE HANGED MAN. 'This is the happiest day of my life,' said an emotional Lindsay, as he addressed the...

Tony Blair Is Back - Here's The Song From The Last Time He Left

Added on 11 July 2012

Tony Blair wants to be Prime Minister again. Which seems weird. When he left the last time, The Mabel Rankin Beat Quartet recorded a song about it. This is it. Elvis Shackleton

Uncovered Barbershop Scene Revealed To Be Authentic Barney Thomson

Added on 06 July 2012

There has been speculation for some time about the authenticity of the Genoa Barbershop Scene, so-called because it was uncovered beneath a 19th century painting of Christ on the wall of a crumbling chapel in the Italian city. In this week's edition of the New Scientist, however, Professor Nige...

An Everyday Tale of Modern Life (And How Fucking Annoying It Can Be)

Added on 05 July 2012

This is just an everyday tale of modern life, one that most people could tell. I’ve edited out as many uses of the word ‘fuck’ as I could, but inevitably many of them still crept in… So last week I get an e-mail from my publisher saying that against all the odds I had earne...

The Mythical Curse of Barney Thomson

Added on 02 July 2012

Rumours have long circulated in the crime fiction world of a mysterious and unfinished 8th Barney Thomson novel, which author Douglas Lindsay reputedly abandoned as a lost cause, long before his eventual disappearance. Now reports coming out of Boca Rotan, Florida, suggest that a manuscript has bee...