Bloody Cling Film Napper Heads Into Trouble

Added on 29 April 2011

He was supposed to be the new face of Barney Thomson. He was supposed to be the face that would lead the marketing campaign that would lead the series of barbershop death junkie novels to become the most famous, widely-read and talked about crime series in the history of time and space. Instead, les...

A Bloody Head Wrapped In Cling Film

Added on 28 April 2011

Close followers of the sleepy world of Long Midnight Publishing will know how the book cover design works in these parts. (So this explanation is for those who aren't, you know, close followers.) I tell my Polish speaking friend roughly what I want from a cover; she tells my non-English speaking Pol...

Ten Turin Brakes Songs For A Sunny Day

Added on 23 April 2011

Being a cold-loving Scotsman, personally I can't stand sunny days, but there are some things to make them palatable. Cricket, ice cream and, in no particular order, ten great Turin Brakes songs: 1. Feeling Oblivion: First song on their first album The Optimist. "Cub Scouts are screaming and ne...

The Guy In The Invisible Dinosaur Suit

Added on 22 April 2011

Nine days until the marathon. That would be the marathon that I'm running, not the marathon which most people ran which was last weekend. I'm going for the North Dorset Village Marathon starting in Sturminster Newton, entry list capped at 350. Five years on since I last ran a marathon, training is ...

Celebrating The 4,458th Day of Awesomeness

Added on 20 April 2011

Incredible to think, but today marks exactly the 4,458th day since The Long Midnight of Barney Thomson was first published. To mark this auspicious occasion, we're having a day of celebration here at Long Midnight Publishing HQ in Bandar Sera Begawan. All the staff are dressing up as characters from...