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A Review So Good It Made Me Feel Sick

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Doug Johnstone

The latest review on the blog tour for The Jump is at Raven Crime Reads. I actually felt a bit queasy reading it, because the reviewer so absolutely got what I was trying to do with this book. So, so … Continue reading →

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A Brand New Short Story

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Doug Johnstone

I have a brand new short story called ‘Beyond the Heliopause’ in the new issue of Gutter magazine. It’s about grief and suicide, as per usual, and is set in Portobello, New Zealand. There are loads of terrific writers in the … Continue reading →

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THE JUMP Press Round Up, Part Two

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Doug Johnstone

Well there has been an absolute flood of press coverage for THE JUMP over the last week or so: Another absolutely terrific review over at What Are You Reading For. ‘Exceptional’, ‘heart-breaking’ and such like. Here’s a thing I wrote … Continue reading →

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Blackwell’s Writers at the Fringe Tonight!

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Doug Johnstone

I’m on at Blackwell’s Writers at the Fringe tonight, at their shop on South Bridge, Edinburgh. It’s free, starts at 6pm, and I’m on alongside Ian Garbutt, Jane Alexander, Alwyn James and Sue Lawrence.

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The Shortlist for the Gordon Burn Prize

Posted on August 11, 2015 by Doug Johnstone

They announced the shortlist for the Gordon Burn Prize today, which I’m one of the judges of. The five shortlisted books are below, it’s going to be hard to pick a winner. Details about the prize are over at the Bookseller, … Continue reading →

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Total Rave Review for THE JUMP at Eurocrime

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Doug Johnstone

Complete and utter mad-crazy loving-it rave review for The Jump over at Eurocrime: “Just when you start to wonder how on earth it could be possible for him to write anything better than his last masterpiece, he does it again … Continue reading →

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Wunderbar!

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Doug Johnstone

Guten Morgen! My novel Hit & Run is published in Germany today by btb! Turns out the German for ‘Hit & Run’ is ‘Hit & Run’. Wunderbar! Lovely cover, by the way.

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Thank You!

Posted on August 8, 2015 by Doug Johnstone

 It’s taken me a couple of days to recover, but HUGE thanks to everyone who came along to help launch The Jump into the world the other night, especially Looking Glass Books and Helen Fitzgerald. Top night! To celebrate, here’s an absolutely rave … Continue reading →

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THE JUMP is out today!

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Doug Johnstone

THE JUMP is out today! Come and help me celebrate at Looking Glass Books tonight. Chat, reading, music, booze – the stuff of life!

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THE JUMP Press Round Up, Part One

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Doug Johnstone

OK folks, things are starting to happen, reviews and such like, so here’s a quick round up of stuff that’s appeared in print and online in the last wee while: First up, Joanne over at The Portobello Book Blog gave … Continue reading →

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