Author Archives: Doug Johnstone

So there’s been a ton of coverage for Crash Land since I last rounded stuff up. Here is all that guff in one place: A cracking Author in the Spotlight interview over at my local Portobello Book Blog. I talk … Continue reading →

Well, I was lucky enough recently to be invited to the Kolkata Literature Festival at the start of February to talk about Scottish crime fiction. Accompanying me on this amazing trip were fellow author Lin Anderson and agent Jenny Brown, our … Continue reading →

Here’s my last book column of 2016 for The Big Issue, reviewing Aliens edited by Jim Al-Khalili and Scandinavians by Robert Ferguson. Enjoy!  

I’ve got a few gigs coming up, see below. Would be great to see you if you can make it! There are a few more festival appearances in the pipeline, just waiting till I can announce them. 19th January, Noir … Continue reading →

So here are my favourite books that came out this year. I’ve reviewed most of them in The Big Issue magazine, and if you click on the cover you’ll go through to the review. Enjoy! 1   2   3 … Continue reading →

So I’m gonna be on The Janice Forsyth Show today at 2pm talking about television with fellow author Kirsty Logan. Listen up!

So here is a big round-up of all the books I’ve reviewed in the Big Issue recently, with links to the reviews. The illustration here is for Agnes Ravatn’s wonderful The Bird Tribunal (Orenda), which was one of my books … Continue reading →

Here I am on the Faber blog having a wee blether with my editor, Angus Cargill, about all sorts of guff – how I write, all about Crash Land, my favourite books at the moment, blah blah.

It’s Book Week Scotland so I’m gadding about the country talking about books. Here are the tour dates: 22nd November, Dumbarton Library, 1pm with Sarah Ward and Rod Reynolds 22nd November, Lanark Library, 7pm with Sarah Ward and Rod Reynolds 23rd November, … Continue reading →