loose trousers

Ian Macpherson is the fictional editor of the fictional Gnarled Tree Press. Ian Macpherson is also the real writer and comedian behind the Loose Trousers collection of columns purportedly written by the fictional Ian Macpherson. Where does…

Gnarled Tree Press is about to hit the literary jackpot. We’re talking, of course, about our forthcoming game show, Book Snuff. It’s based on a simple premise. There are too many writers in the world. Let’s kill some of them off. So how are…

Crisis at Gnarled Tree Press. To pulp or not to pulp. We have a very exciting spring list, but one of our titles has been caught in the crossfire of two opposing world views. The tome in question? A Learned Disquisition on the Theory and…

Interesting times at Gnarled Tree Press. Cast your minds back to Loose Trousers Two. Me. My Aunt Brigid. Standoff. You may wish to reacquaint yourselves with the piece in question. Be my guest. PAUSE TO ALLOW CLOSE READING OF RELEVANT…