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Author Archives: Doug Johnstone
Porty Book Festival tonight!
I’m doing a turn tonight at my local Portobello Book Festival. 8pm in the library, loads of great writers and musicians, and a terrific programme over the whole weekend. Come along!
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My Independent on Sunday review of The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood
Here’s my review of Margaret Atwood’s latest, The Heart Goes Last, in the Independent on Sunday. To summarise, I didnae like it very much.
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10 books that I’ve reviewed recently in The Big Issue
As always I’ve been slack at putting my Big Issue reviews up here. But anyway, here they are: Merciless Gods by Christos Tsiolkas The Diver’s Clothes Lie Empty by Vendela Vida Broken Promise by Linwood Barclay The Defenceless by Kati Hiekkapelto … Continue reading
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THE JUMP Press Round Up, Part Three
The dust has settled a little a month after publication, so here is a big old round up of all the press coverage since my last round up: “A sensitive portrait of a grieving parent,” says The Daily Mail. Bless … Continue reading
Thanks, Bloody Scotland!
Full of feelgood vibes after an amazing Bloody Scotland weekend. Here’s a rammed pub full of crime fiction fans and authors. Crime in the Coo was an insane, amazing night and today’s events and football were equally awesome. Thanks for … Continue reading
Bloody Scotland this weekend!
Well, this weekend is all about Bloody Scotland in Stirling. Check out the programme – loads of great writers appearing over the weekend. I’m doing a turn at the Crime at the Coo event Saturday night, then the Edinburgh Noir event … Continue reading
Topping & Co, St Andrews, Tonight – Come!
Huge thanks to everyone who came along to my Edinburgh Book Festival event last night with Gunnar Staalesen. Gunnar is quite the dude, Russel McLean did a great job of chairing, and the audience were terrific. Still buzzing! Anyhoo, if … Continue reading
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Edinburgh Book Festival tonight with Gunnar Staalesen
I’m on at the Edinburgh International Book Festival tonight with Gunnar Staalesen, 8.45pm. Come and heckle! I love a good heckle.
Literary Death Match, end of the month
I’m performing at a Literary Death Match at the end of the month and just discovered that I’m up against this lady. It seems a little unfair for them to put me up against a talented, charismatic, confident genius performance poet. … Continue reading
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My Review of Two Books By David Gates
I’ve long been an admirer of American author David Gates, so I was delighted to be able to review two books by him in The Independent on Sunday at the weekend. Serpent’s Tail have reissued Jernigan in their classics list, … Continue reading
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