Author Biography
JAMES A. NEWMAN began writing fiction when he came out of rehab. He was addicted to pulp fiction. There was no cure. Before that he played guitar and sang in neu-gazer bands in London. Newman moved to Bangkok in the year 2001 and began writing fiction. He lived in ten-dollar hotel rooms and survived on chemical whiskey and raw luck. Newman has published over fifty short stories in various publications all over the world; most recently for Big Pulp Magazine. He has been included in many anthologies. His novel BANGKOK EXPRESS appeared in 2010. The sequel RED NIGHT ZONE was published shortly after. A collection of his short stories THAILAND AFTER DARK document his short story ventures. Other titles include LIZARD CITY a pulp horror novella and the novel ITCHY PARK to be published in 2014 with Blood Moon Press. His interests include noir fiction, crime, sex, jazz, beer Leo, Charles Bukowski, and travelling around on Bangkok buses dreaming about the oncoming apocalypse. Newman is also a playwright, screenwriter, publisher, editor, director, and live musician.