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Author Archives: Doug Johnstone
Some thoughts on Book Week Scotland
Aye so, just about recovered from a hectic week last week. For those not in the know it was Book Week Scotland, put together by the brilliant team at the Scottish Book Trust, who organised thousands of events across the … Continue reading
A review of S. by J J Abrams and Doug Dorst
Bit behind at getting this up here, but here’s my review in the Independent on Sunday of S., conceived by JJ Abrams and written by Doug Dorst. This meta-fictional tome got a lot of press, and while it was undeniably … Continue reading
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BOOK WEEK SCOTLAND IS LANDING!
Ooft. Book Week Scotland is NEXT WEEK, folks, and I’m doing a shitload of events and happenings. For a start there are three library events, namely: Tuesday 26th November, Johnstone Library, 7.30pm Wednesday 27th November, Dalmuir Library with Chris Brookmyre, 7.30pm Thursday … Continue reading
GONE AGAIN is out again!
When my most recent novel, GONE AGAIN, was published in March, I know what you were thinking: ‘That trade paperback format is too big to fit in my pocket, Doug. And it’s a little too pricey, times are hard. If … Continue reading
Reviews of Melissa Benn and Kate Adie books in Big Issue
Here is my latest double-header book review in The Big Issue magazine, What Should We Tell Our Daughters? by Melissa Benn and Fighting On The Home Front by Kate Adie, both dealing with feminism, kind of, but coming at it from … Continue reading
A review of Others of My Kind by James Sallis
Oof, here’s a late contender for my favourite book of the year. I reviewed it over at the Independent on Sunday and it totally blew me away. I read it in one sitting on a plane and couldn’t believe how … Continue reading
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My reviews of David Vann and Douglas Coupland in The Big Issue
Here are my Big Issue reviews of David Vann’s Goat Mountain and Douglas Coupland’s Worst Person Ever, both published by William Heinemann. One I loved, the other not so much. Find out which was which by clicking.
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Linlithgow Book Festival – A Night in the Gutter
I’m well chuffed to be appearing at the Linlithgow Book Festival this weekend as part of their Night in the Gutter event, in conjunction with Gutter magazine. Details of all events at the festival are here, and this event is … Continue reading
My Big Issue review of Vic Galloway and John Higgs books
Here is my latest piece of blether in The Big Issue’s books section, this time reviewing the rather excellent Songs in the Key of Fife (Polygon) by Vic Galloway and The KLF (Phoenix) by John Higgs. A couple of cracking … Continue reading
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