Author Archives: doug johnstone

In no particular order, here are my favourite books of this year. I reviewed most of them in The Big Issue magazine, if you’re interested. Happy Christmas! Sayaka Murata, Convenience Store Woman (Portobello)   Sara Gran, The Infinite Blacktop (Faber) … Continue reading →

Here’s a lovely article in Crimespree Magazine by S.W. Lauden about crime-writing drummers, of which there are a few of us, it turns out!

Out 16.3.19 in ebook, 16.5.19 in paperback, Orenda Books

Here’s a lovely wee video about the importance of books. I get a line in it, but then get upstaged by my daughter, who gets the punchline at the end! This was put together by the Scottish Book Trust who … Continue reading →

I am going to be in Iceland for the next few days for Iceland Noir. This is not a reaction to the Brexit catastrofuck, honest.  

Delighted to be at the Pisa Book Festival this weekend to celebrate publication of L’Ultima Volta (Gone Again) by my wonderful Italian publisher Casa Sirio. I’ll also be doing events at Nuova Avventura in Marina di Carrara and Lettera 22 in … Continue reading →