Another nice review, this time from Shelf Monkey, who calls The Warhol Gang “a rallying point for a new generation of young fans crying out for a satire to call their own.” Hear, hear.

You can now read The Warhol Gang e-book on the Kobo service, as well as on Apple’s iBookstore. A Kindle version is in the works, I think, and should be available soon. Soon we will have taken over every digital service, and then the revolution will truly begin. (Thanks to Monica Murphy for the tip.)

I’ve scanned my two books into the StickyBits service and attached a few bits. If this doesn’t make any sense to you, go over to StickyBits and check it out. In short, it’s a social sharing service of sorts that allows you to attach files to bar codes entered into the system. I’ve attached a few freebies to the bar codes for my books — a “behind the scenes” PDF guide for Please, some images, a new short story and a clip from an interview for The Warhol Gang. Just little bonuses for anyone who’s bought the books and wants some added value. But anyone else can add a file to the bar code, or the bar code of any product for that matter. All you need to do to view the bits attached to bar codes is download the StickyBits app to your smartphone and start scanning.

Above is the bar code for The Warhol Gang. You can scan it directly off the screen with the StickyBits app. And if you don’t want to view the attached files on your phone, the app syncs everything with the StickyBits website, so you can view the bits on your computer or whatever device you’re using.

I know, I know, if you can view the bar code for The Warhol Gang here, then you don’t need to buy the book to get the freebies. But I figure if you’re already visiting here….

Peter is checked in to the office lunch room. He has free coffee and doughnuts for all of you. And an assault rifle. And two handguns with more ammunition than he can count. Peter is checked in to the office stairwells and has unlocked the homemade IEDs there. Peter is checked in to the elevator and has earned the homemade nerve gas badge, via a recipe he found on the Internet. Thanks @ROFLMAOHEADsh0t. Also, Peter has tagged you in his suicide note.

(Just my reaction to the Facebook Places announcement. I’m not really planning on executing my co-workers. Except for the person that ate my yogurt. You’re getting it. IN THE FACE!)

The Warhol Gang is now available in Apple’s iBookstore and can be read on the iPad or iPhone. Now you know who was responsible for Antennagate. Resist!

It’ll be coming soon for the Kindle and Kobo. Watch your feed readers for news.

The staff at New Scientist performed an interesting experiment the other day: using neuromarketing techniques to choose the latest issue’s cover. A brave new world? Or the first step toward groupthink?

For those of you who liked the Ikea stuff in The Warhol Gang (and maybe for those of you who thought it was too weird), here’s a short film shot in various Ikeas. (Via Consumerist.)

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I’m going to win gold in the Olympics!

I’ll be reading from The Warhol Gang this coming Tuesday at the Brickhouse in Vancouver as part of the Taddle Creek Travelling Series of Happenings. Taddle Creek is the best lil mag to come out of Toronto, so I’m excited to see it travel all the way across the country to Vancouver. Grab yourself a beer after work and give it a big welcome!

Tuesday, August 3, 2010
The Brickhouse Bistro & Bar
730 Main Street
Vancouver
9 P.M.
Readings by Michael Christie, Peter Darbyshire, Lee Henderson, and Marguerite Pigeon.