The Humans was chosen as one of the 20 World Book Night 2014 books. Thousands of copies of the book were given out for free on April 23rd 2014. Thanks to all of the World Book Night givers and do get in touch if you received a free copy.
Recent Stuff
PSH, addiction and the myth of free will
There has been a lot of internet discussion following the great Philip Seymour-Hoffman’s death, on whether addiction is a disease, and how ‘responsible’ he was for his death. People talk about spoiled celebs and free will and life choices and all that. Though part of this is automatic bollocks, our […]
Edgar Award Shortlist
The Humans has been nominated for an Edgar Award. The shortlist can be seen here. The awards will be presented at the association’s sixty eighth gala dinner, in New York, on 1 May.
How to banish clouds
January is not a good month for me. Traditionally, if I dip back into depression or anxiety it will happen in October or January. And this year it happened. Just anxiety, but that is bad enough. Two weeks ago I started to get that familiar tightness and tingling in my […]
Things people say to depressives that they don’t say to other ill people
Suicide is on the rise, and is now – in places including the UK and US – a leading cause of death, accounting for over one in a hundred fatalities. According to figures from the World Health Organisation, it kills more people than stomach cancer, cirrhosis of the liver, colon […]
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