In 2007, Alma Books published his second novel, "Men in Space", much of which was written prior to "Remainder". It has since been published in many languages including Greek and French. McCarthy has also published numerous stories, essays and articles on literature, philosophy and art in publications including "The Observer", "The Times Literary Supplement", "The London Review of Books", "Artforum" and "The New York Times", as well as in anthologies such as "London from Punk to Blair" (Reaktion Books), "Theology and the Political" (Duke University Press), "The Milgram Reenactment" (Jan van Eyck Press) and "The Empty Page: Fiction Inspired by Sonic Youth" (Serpent's Tail).