Author Archives: Doug Johnstone

Want to watch me and old pal Vic Galloway talking about whisky and music for 71 mins? Of course you do. Specifically, we talked about: Cask No. 12.48: Hoppy madness / The Avalanches, Since I Left You Cask No. 38.31: The magic is … Continue reading →

Always a little wary of posting these, tempting fate and all that, but I’ve finished the very rough first draft of the fifth Skelfs book, provisionally called The Opposite of Lonely. Just in time for a holiday.

VERY excited to be heading to the Motive Festive in Toronto for a few days of book and band shenanigans. Two book events, a masterclass and two gigs should keep me busy. Come and find us, Torontonians!

Lovely to get these in the post. Beautiful! Out in September.

OK, brace yourselves, I have an absolute shit-ton of books on sale on Kindle for all of April. First up, ALL THREE OF THE SKELFS BOOKS in the UK: A Dark Matter The Big Chill The Great Silence …also in … Continue reading →

I just recorded another wee Vox piece for the RLF, and that reminded me I have a whole host of written, audio and video pieces over on their website. Check them out here. (And ignore the out-of-date bio.)

THREE WEEKS TONIGHT we will be rocking the hell out of The Queen’s Hall – come join in the fun! Tickets here.

First very rough draft of the next Skelfs book is in the bag. Still needs a ton of work, but happy to reach this stage.

Hello friends! My most recent novel, THE GREAT SILENCE, is the crazy price of 99p/99c all over the world on ebook right now. I wrote this during lockdown while recovering from a stroke, and it’s got big cats, dismembered bodies, … Continue reading →

I have busted a hump to write my books about The Skelfs, thrown a lot of myself into them, worked like a dog etc. Anyhoo, the first two, A DARK MATTER and THE BIG CHILL are cheap as hell for … Continue reading →