{"id":42,"date":"2026-05-14T19:46:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T19:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deaddogbarking.gigdemo.xyz\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2026-05-16T17:49:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T17:49:57","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/deaddogbarking.gigdemo.xyz\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_614472318\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"max-width:1280px\" id=\"row-1374131545\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1384104320\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1805294624\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/deaddogbarking.gigdemo.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ddb-cover-edit-4.webp\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deaddogbarking.gigdemo.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ddb-cover-edit-4.webp 1920w, https:\/\/deaddogbarking.gigdemo.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ddb-cover-edit-4-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/deaddogbarking.gigdemo.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ddb-cover-edit-4-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/deaddogbarking.gigdemo.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ddb-cover-edit-4-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/deaddogbarking.gigdemo.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ddb-cover-edit-4-1536x864.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1805294624 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_614472318 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n<span class=\"scroll-to\" data-label=\"Scroll to: #authorbio\" data-bullet=\"false\" data-link=\"#authorbio\" data-title=\"authorbio\"><a name=\"authorbio\"><\/a><\/span>\n\n\t<section class=\"section dark\" id=\"section_1948125269\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row align-middle row-solid\"  id=\"row-410802915\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-739792775\" class=\"col medium-5 small-12 large-5\"  data-animate=\"fadeInLeft\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_51438688\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-zoom-fade dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1254\" height=\"1254\" src=\"https:\/\/deaddogbarking.gigdemo.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/polaroid_transparent_full.png\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deaddogbarking.gigdemo.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/polaroid_transparent_full.png 1254w, https:\/\/deaddogbarking.gigdemo.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/polaroid_transparent_full-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/deaddogbarking.gigdemo.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/polaroid_transparent_full-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/deaddogbarking.gigdemo.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/polaroid_transparent_full-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/deaddogbarking.gigdemo.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/polaroid_transparent_full-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/deaddogbarking.gigdemo.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/polaroid_transparent_full-800x800.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1254px) 100vw, 1254px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_51438688 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-739792775 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #col-739792775 > .col-inner {\n    padding: 0px 30px 0px 0px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1826055493\" class=\"col medium-7 small-12 large-7\"  data-animate=\"fadeInRight\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2047579212\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<p><span style=\"letter-spacing: .3em; 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This page-turning hilarious book with twists, romance and suspense should not go unread.<\/p>\n<p>When Thompson isn&#8217;t writing, she&#8217;s working in her country pub alongside her family and hanging out with her old toothless dog Audrey.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1948125269 {\n  padding-top: 96px;\n  padding-bottom: 96px;\n  background-color: rgb(0,0,0);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section dark\" id=\"section_520560031\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row align-middle align-center\"  id=\"row-1038636075\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1016119663\" class=\"col medium-5 small-12 large-5\"  data-animate=\"fadeInUp\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2085007416\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<p><strong>NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2085007416 {\n  font-size: 2rem;\n  line-height: 0.75;\n  color: #ffffff;\n}\n#text-2085007416 > * {\n  color: #ffffff;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-2085007416 {\n    font-size: 3.1rem;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DEAD DOG BARKING<\/strong>\u00a0hard cover edition\u00a0<strong>launching mid 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you enjoy a good laugh, don\u2019t like barking dogs, and secretly revel in a bit of swearing, this page turning fiction is written for you.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmhpress.com.au\/product-page\/dead-dog-barking\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button white is-outline\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"border-radius:99px;\">\n\t\t<span>PRE-ORDER NOW<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1833443111\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  data-animate=\"fadeInUp\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_177181635\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1235\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/deaddogbarking.gigdemo.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ddb-cover-edit-7.png\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deaddogbarking.gigdemo.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ddb-cover-edit-7.png 1235w, https:\/\/deaddogbarking.gigdemo.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ddb-cover-edit-7-300x262.png 300w, https:\/\/deaddogbarking.gigdemo.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ddb-cover-edit-7-1024x895.png 1024w, https:\/\/deaddogbarking.gigdemo.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ddb-cover-edit-7-768x672.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1235px) 100vw, 1235px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_177181635 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_520560031 {\n  padding-top: 96px;\n  padding-bottom: 96px;\n  background-color: rgb(0,0,0);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section dark\" id=\"section_997096589\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row align-center\"  id=\"row-296557952\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1426050837\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  data-animate=\"fadeInUp\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-508371124\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<p><span style=\"letter-spacing: .3em; 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