Monthly Archives: April 2013

Rise Up, People of Falkirk!

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Doug Johnstone

…and go to your local library on Hope Street, tomorrow, that’s Saturday 20th April, at 7pm! Myself and DENISE MINA are reading and chatting and in my case playing a song or two, and there’s refreshments and a book swap … Continue reading →

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Loads more reviews for GONE AGAIN

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Doug Johnstone

With one thing and another, I haven’t posted all these reviews of late. So here’s a very quick round-up. In summary, folk are still loving it! Here’s John O’Connell in The Guardian declaring that the book has ‘elegant clarity’, of … Continue reading →

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Culture I consumed in March, a bit late

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Doug Johnstone

Ach, bit late with this, sorry. Been a busy little motherfucker, though, you know, writing books, looking after the kids, going on holiday to a warm country, shit like that. Soooo, anyway, below is a list of what I consumed … Continue reading →

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The next book is GO!

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Doug Johnstone

I’m delighted to announce that my next novel, THE DEAD BEAT, is to be published by Faber & Faber in the summer of 2014. I won’t give much away here, but it’s about a trainee obituary writer who gets involved … Continue reading →

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‘You’ve got to hate your heroes’ – some Iain Banks thoughts

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Doug Johnstone

I’m not ashamed to say I had tears in my eyes when I read Iain Banks’ message today, about being in the late stages of cancer. Iain has been an inspiration to me for over two decades, since I first … Continue reading →

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