Bucket of Tongues

Short stories

Secker & Warburg, 1992

Paperback edition, Minerva, 1994

US edition, WW Norton, 1999 (pictured)

Bancal: French edition of 16 of these stories, translated by Catherine Richard, Le Passeur, 2004

Winner of the Somerset Maugham Award, 1993

Cover of "Bucket of Tongues" by Duncan McLean. Close-up of two people, one with their mouth open and tongue sticking out.

Blackden

Novel

Secker & Warburg, 1994

Paperback edition, Vintage, 1995

US edition, WW Norton, 2000

Book cover of "Blackden" by Duncan McLean featuring a colorful painting of a rural Scottish landscape by Robbie Bushe.

Bunker Man

Novel

Jonathan Cape, 1995

Paperback edition, Vintage, 1996

US edition, WW Norton, 1997

French edition, translated by Catherine Richard, Flammarion, 2001

Book cover for 'Bunker Man' by Duncan McLean, featuring a black-and-white photo of a person walking out of a bunker into an open field.

Lone Star Swing

Travel/Music

Jonathan Cape, 1997

Paperback edition, Vintage, 1998

US edition, WW Norton, 1998

Winner of a Scottish Arts Council Book Award, 1996

Book cover titled 'Lone Star Swing' by Duncan McLean. Features the author in a cowboy hat holding a map, Bob Wills riding a horse against a Texas landscape with a road and a praire.

Plays:1

Theatre

Methuen Drama, 1999

Book cover for Duncan McLean's play collection, featuring a black background, white and orange text, and an image of a shipwreck or boat in stormy seas at the bottom.

Aalst

Theatre

Methuen Drama, 2007

Cover of the play 'AALST' by Duncan McLean, featuring a black-and-white photo of a woman lying down with her arm resting on her head, and a partial view of a man behind her.

Dark Island

Short stories

Abersee Press, 2017

The cover of the book titled 'Dark Island' by Duncan McLean, featuring a dark, abstract image with greenish hues and silhouettes of people and structures.

As Editor

Ahead of Its Time

Jonathan Cape, 1997

Orkney Stoor

Abersee Press, 2015

Speak For Yourself

Abersee Press, 2017

Swiet Haar

Abersee Press, 2017

Turangawaewae, Beuy

Abersee Press, 2018

Toonie Void

Abersee Press, 2020

Waiting for Nothing by Tom Kromer

The Common Breath, with Brian Hamill, 2020

All to Blazes: Selected Stories of Frank Sargeson

The Common Breath, with Brian Hamill, 2021

Rammo in Stenness

Abersee Press, 2022

Gallows Ha

Abersee Press, with Alison Miller, 2022

The image shows an industrial factory with large smokestacks emitting smoke, reflected in a body of water in the foreground. The sky is cloudy and dark with a dramatic, ominous tone. The text overlay reads 'speak for yourself' in yellow font. Additional smaller text indicates the book is from Orkney and New Zealand, and lists authors Hera Lindsay Bird, Simon W Hall, Morag MacInnes, Craig Marriner, Alison Miller, and CK Stead.
The cover of a book titled 'All to Blazes' by Frank Sargeson, featuring a landscape with a small house, trees, and tall grass, with a gradient sky background.