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My Big Issue reviews of Ben Shephard, Simon Sylvester & Tony Black

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Doug Johnstone

Aye so, here’s my latest cheeky wee Big Issue books column, reviewing three books: Headhunters by Ben Shephard – non-fiction about ‘The Search for a Science of the Mind’ The Visitors by Simon Sylvester – a dreamlike debut novel set … Continue reading →

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My Big Issue reviews of Nick Harkaway and Craig Robertson

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Doug Johnstone

Another column, another glorious illustration by Mitch Blunt. Oh aye, and my reviews in The Big Issue of Nick Harkaway’s Tigerman and Craig Robertson’s The Last Refuge. Both set on islands. Enjoy! Dx

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THE DEAD BEAT – fourth press round up

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Doug Johnstone

A handful of interesting press coverage since the last update: I tackle the Author Confessions over at the Scottish Book Trust, talking about booze, drugs and becoming a gravedigger. Here’s a big Q&A in The Big Issue in the North, where I talk … Continue reading →

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NEW MUSIC ALERT: i did it deliberately

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Doug Johnstone

I had a wee bit of downtime recently between writing projects, so I bashed out a few new songs. Recorded and mixed in a few days in the loft in Porty. Here they are over on my bandcamp page. You … Continue reading →

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My Big Issue review of Mary Talbot, Kate Charlesworth, Bryan Talbot & Emma Jane Unsworth

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Doug Johnstone

In my latest Big Issue column I reviewed Sally Heathcote: Suffragette, the graphic novel by Mary Talbot, Kate Charlesworth and Bryan Talbot, and also Animals by Emma Jane Unsworth. My chatter is here.

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On The Culture Studio today

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Doug Johnstone

  Quick heads up, folks, I’m gonna be on The Culture Studio on BBC Radio Scotland with  Janice Forsyth today, talking about The Dead Beat. Probably around half three.

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Cheap Books Alert!

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Doug Johnstone

Amazon are doing some crime writing promotion, and both the brand new THE DEAD BEAT and HIT & RUN are currently only 99p on kindle. Likewise, GONE AGAIN is still in some other promotion and is only 59p. So that’s my … Continue reading →

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THE DEAD BEAT – third press round-up

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Doug Johnstone

Here’s the third instalment of lovely press coverage for The Dead Beat: There’s a terrific review of the book over at Scots Whay Hae courtesy of Ali Braidwood. ‘If there is a more exciting writer around today, they’ve passed me … Continue reading →

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My review of The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins by Irvine Welsh

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Doug Johnstone

I reviewed this in the Independent on Sunday. It is a terrific book. It’s a slightly misleading title, however. Read my review here.

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My review of Luke Brown, Mark Z Danielewski & Peter Ross

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Doug Johnstone

Here is my latest column in The Big Issue, with reviews of books by Luke Brown and Mark Z Danielewski, and an all-too-short mention of Peter Ross’s wonderful Daunderlust. All three books are excellent. Can I also just say, once more, that … Continue reading →

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