Monthly Archives: August 2014

Why I’m Voting YES for Scottish Independence

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Doug Johnstone

  I’m voting YES for Scottish independence. Big surprise, eh? I’m not going to write a long essay, it was actually pretty simple when I examined how I thought about it. I believe this is an opportunity to create a fairer … Continue reading →

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Two more bits of tasty press for The Dead Beat

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Doug Johnstone

So there was a wee flurry of interest around my trips to the Edinburgh and Inverness book festivals over the last two weeks. First, a lovely interview by Calum Macleod that ran in The Northern Times and a bunch of other … Continue reading →

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My review of In Search of Solace by Emily Mackie in The Independent on Sunday

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Doug Johnstone

Aye so, here’s my review of Emily Mackie’s In Search of Solace, that ran in the Indy on Sunday the other weekend. Don’t really like writing negative reviews, so I tried to find the positive, but if I’m honest I didn’t … Continue reading →

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My Big Issue Reviews of Dwayne Alexander Smith and Tom Wright

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Doug Johnstone

Another week, another couple of cracking books to review in The Big Issue. This time round two American crime novels, Forty Acres by Dwayne Alexander Smith and Tom Wright’s Blackbird. I got on well with them both, especially Forty Acres, … Continue reading →

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