Bigmouth Strikes Again: Carrie Marshall's blog

Carrie’s books | Carrie’s band

The cover of Carrie's book, Small Town Joy, and two review extracts. "An absolute treat of a read... a mixtape lovingly assembled by a friend's cool, knowledgeable older sister." - Gutter Magazine "Her exploration of queer music's escapist, visionary powers brings joy, not in small neasures." - The Wire

  • More sadness

    Dave Pell: I think about a lot of things before I share online. But here’s one thing I never think about: The unthinkable. Daniel Miller didn’t think of that either. So he shared photos on Facebook and Flickr, wrote anecdotes in his blog, and managed his finances using Mint. And then his one year-old daughter… [more]

  • Gerry Rafferty RIP

    Sad news. [more]

  • Thoughts on the proposed Firewall For Filth

    If you haven’t heard, communications minister Ed Vaizey is asking ISPs to consider adopting an opt-in system for online porn. Essentially ISPs will filter unless you specifically ask them not to. Me, over at Techradar: There’s some awful stuff out there, and I don’t think kids should see it any more than I think The Human… [more]

  • An iPad app to captivate children and make their parents cry

    If you’re a parent you’ll know Oliver Jeffers: he’s the writer and artist who created the sublime Lost And Found. And now, one of his books is an iPad app. Narrated by Helena Bonham Carter, the iPad version is a digital delight. And as it’s about death, it *will* make you cry. The app is… [more]

  • Who’s on the phone? THE FUTURE

    You know how I’m often to be found banging on about augmented reality and its potential for awesomeness? Check this out. It’s real and it works. Astonishing. More here. [more]

  • Digital data insurance, or: don’t let your memories die when your hard disk does

    My Apple Time Capsule packed up yesterday. One minute it was working fine; the next, it sounded like a washing machine full of hammers. The hard disk is gone, which is a pain – it had my iTunes library, three years of home movies and ten years of digital photos. I had a backup, of… [more]

  • Gratuitous Half Man Half Biscuit references in tech columns

    I’m writing about unlimited mobile phone data plans today. This is not, it’s safe to say, an industry famed for putting customers first. If the other operators decide to follow Three’s lead and get rid of their monthly data caps without small print or weasel words, I’ll eat my iPhone. I hope I don’t end… [more]

  • You 2.0

    When I write columns I often find I can’t quite articulate what I’m trying to say, but I think I got pretty close with this one for .net. For most of us, there’s a difference between the person we really are and the person we play on the internet. I don’t mean in a mild-mannered… [more]

  • Google’s Windows-killer is a bit meh

    Have you been following the launch of Google’s Chrome OS? I’m finding the whole thing a bit underwhelming: Most questions to which the answer could be “Chrome notebook” can also be answered “iPad” or “Android tablet”. What boots faster than a traditional PC (the answer to that one also includes “MacBook Air” and “Anything with… [more]

  • Vanquish is a very good bad game

    I’ve just finished playing Vanquish, a truly demented Gears of War-style shooter. I think Eurogamer’s review is spot on. Sure, Halo: Reach gives you a jet pack. But Vanquish gives you the ability to slide 40 yards on your knees along concrete, ducking through the legs of a giant bipedal robot while firing rockets at… [more]

Read me in books

My debut memoir, Carrie Kills A Man, was a Scotsman book of the year and Damian Barr’s Literary Salon book of the week, and it was shortlisted for the 2023 British Book Awards book of the year in the Discover category.

My latest book, Small Town Joy, is a celebration of queer influences on and queer artists in Scots music and is out now.

I’m also a contributor to the excellent anthology Fierce Salvage, which is also out now.

A photo of the book Carrie Kills A Man.