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My review of Helen FitzGerald’s The Exit for The Indy on Sunday

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Doug Johnstone

Here’s my review of Helen FitzGerald’s The Exit for The Indy on Sunday. In summary, excellent.

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A load more Big Issue book reviews

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Doug Johnstone

Here are a load more Big Issue book reviews what I have done wrote. Here are reviews of Kazuo Ishiguro’s The Buried Giant, Robert Macfarlane’s Landmarks and David Vann’s Aquarium. Here are reviews of Kim Gordon’s Girl in a Band, … Continue reading →

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A lovely review in the Lancashire Evening Post

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Doug Johnstone

It’s been out a while, so always nice when a new review pops up for THE DEAD BEAT. Here’s Pam Norfolk at the Lancashire Evening Post, declaring it ‘a mystery with its own special beat’. Lovely.

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Three more Big Issue book round-ups

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Doug Johnstone

Here are a few more of my Big Issue reviews:   Here’s my review of new books by Chris Brookmyre and Evan Dolan, two cracking British crime novels.   Here’s my review of Edith Pearlman latest story collection and Anna Smaill’s … Continue reading →

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My review of The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins in The Independent on Sunday

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Doug Johnstone

OK, so this ran in the paper a while ago, but here’s my review of Paula Hawkins’ The Girl on the Train in the Independent on Sunday. It’s a much talked-about book, but I found it solid rather than exceptional.

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Here’s the cover for THE JUMP!

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Doug Johnstone

Here’s the front cover for my next novel, THE JUMP, which is published by Faber & Faber on August the 6th. I absolutely love it. Very classy. Unlike me. And here’s the back cover, with all the blurb about the … Continue reading →

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The Dead Beat out in paperback!

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Doug Johnstone

And while I remember, The Dead Beat is now out in shiny new paperback edition in the UK.

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Wer Einmal Verschwindet

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Doug Johnstone

Guten Morgen! My novel Gone Again is published today in Germany by btb, under the nifty title Wer Einmal Verschwindet. Nice cover.

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A cover of Low’s ‘Holy Ghost’

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Doug Johnstone

OK, so here I am over at Aussie website Writers’ Bloc doing an acoustic cover version of Low’s ‘Holy Ghost’. Not exactly a cheery Christmas song, but one that means a lot. And if you want to know what it should … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Books of the Year

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Doug Johnstone

Ho ho ho, etc. Here are my favourite books of 2014. I haven’t written too much about them here, as the book covers below link to my reviews that either appeared in The Independent on Sunday or The Big Issue … Continue reading →

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