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Author Archives: Doug Johnstone
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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North Ayrshire Libraries’ Readers’ Day – this Saturday
I’m delighted to be taking part in North Ayrshire Libraries’ Readers’ Day this Saturday 26th October in Dreghorn. Details are here. It’s an all-day thing where myself and fellow authors Douglas Jackson, Shari Low and Marianne Wheelaghan talk to reading … Continue reading
Dundee Literary Festival is coming this weekend!
Aye so, Dundee Literary Festival is coming this weekend, 23-27 October. Check out their fantastic programme here. I’m on at 5.30pm on Friday with the wonderful Denise Mina at the Bonar Hall. The programme is full of treats like Sarah … Continue reading
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My gig at the University of Otago, Dunedin
Aye so, the book and music gig I did at the University of Otago in Dunedin, NZ is up on their website. It’s an hour of me talking shite and playing songs and blethering and all that. For some … Continue reading
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My review of Liam McIlvanney’s Where the Dead Men Go in the Independent on Sunday
Aye so, I was delighted to get to review Liam McIlvanney’s excellent Where the Dead Men Go (Faber) in the Independent on Sunday. A really fantastic, 21st century Scottish crime novel. Gutted I only got to write 200 words, I … Continue reading
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My latest Big Issue book reviews
OK so here are my latest book reviews in The Big Issue magazine. Two harrowing but brilliant reads – Helen FitzGerald’s The Cry (Faber) and J. Robert Lennon’s Familiar (Serpent’s Tail). While I’m here I want to give a shout … Continue reading
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A review of Gone Again at Pulp Curry
Here’s a rather lovely review of Gone Again by Andrew Nette over at Pulp Curry. ‘Razor sharp,’ Andrew says, and he seems like a trustworthy sort. It’s a combo review with Liam McIlvanney’s Where the Dead Men Go, which is … Continue reading
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My review of The Cry by Helen FitzGerald in The Independent on Sunday
Here’s my review of Helen FitzGerald’s The Cry, easily one of my favourite novels this year. It’s fucking terrifying. It’s so terrifying I was describing it to another writer in the pub recently, just telling them what happens in it, … Continue reading
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Me on the telly, kind of
Aye so, one of the events I did over at the Melbourne Writers Festival was recorded for posterity by ABC, and I think they’ve just broadcast it over there. It was a session entitled Tartan Noir, with me and Liam … Continue reading
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