Author Archives: doug johnstone

So I’m going to be on Saturday Live on Radio Four this weekend, 9am. Really looking forward to it! Advertisements

So it’s Bloody Scotland festival in Stirling this weekend, and I’m doing  a few things: Fun Lovin’ Crime Writers are playing, 10pm Friday. Tickets here. Scotland v England Football Match, 2pm Saturday, free to watch and laugh. Come Hell or … Continue reading →

American pals! FAULT LINES is only 99c on yer Kobo for the next few days. Enjoy!

In the last four months I’ve reviewed these books in The Big Issue magazine:   Kem Nunn, Tapping the Source (No Exit) Ambrose Parry, The Way of All Flesh (Canongate) Cixin Liu, Ball Lightning (Head of Zeus) S.J. Morden, One … Continue reading →

In all the stushie around festival time, I forgot to post this. The Fun Lovin’ Crime Writers appeared on The Afternoon Show on Radio Scotland, playing tunes and chatting to Janice Forsyth and Grant Stott. You can listen here. We … Continue reading →

Hey, I did a wee bit of radio journalism yesterday on The Afternoon Show on Radio Scotland, interviewing Rosy Naylor about Art Walk Porty, which she has organised. 27 mins in.

I’m stepping out from behind the drum kit this weekend, performing at the Victorious Festival in Portsmouth. I’ll be reading and playing some tunes at 6pm on Saturday on the Literacy Live stage, which means you can just squeeze me … Continue reading →