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Posted on January 17, 2013 by Doug Johnstone

Just got my PLR statement in, which is a payment for library loans over the year. If you don’t know, all writers get paid a wee bit each time one of their books is checked out of a library in … Continue reading →

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books I’m looking forward to in 2013

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Doug Johnstone

OK, so here are some books I’m looking forward to getting my grubby mitts on this year. Not an exhaustive list by any stretch, just the first ones that caught my eye. Note, these are mostly fiction, I’m still hunting … Continue reading →

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PUBLISHERS! Please send me more varied books.

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Doug Johnstone

OK, so one of the things I do as a part-living is review books for various papers and magazines. I am at the mercy of various editors, but I try to pitch to each of them as varied a list … Continue reading →

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my review of Stuart Neville’s RATLINES in The Independent on Sunday

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Doug Johnstone

My review of Stuart Neville’s excellent RATLINES ran in yesterday’s Independent on Sunday. Click on through for the details. The thing that struck me most about it, is that I never really appreciated Ireland’s thorny relationship with the Second World … Continue reading →

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last chance to buy HIT & RUN for 99p on Kindle

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Doug Johnstone

Folks, My most recent novel, HIT & RUN, has been on this 12 Days of Kindle promotion for the last, well, 12 days, I guess. Along with a bunch of other books, it’s only 99p. I presume today is the … Continue reading →

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A round up of pish

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

Here is a random round up of some chat and stuff: Here I am in The Herald talking about my favourite books of the year. Here I am in The Scotsman, naming different books as my favourite of the year. … Continue reading →

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My Top Ten Non-fiction Books 2012

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

I tend to read more novels than non-fiction, but I did read plenty of cracking non-fic books this year, and a real mixed bag of topics and styles. Here are the best: 1. John Jeremiah Sullivan, Pulphead (Vintage) Essays from … Continue reading →

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My Top Ten Novels of 2012

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

Aye so, it’s that time of year again, when we arbitrarily hold pieces of writing up against each other and decide which is best! So let’s crack on! Click on the book cover to go through to my review in … Continue reading →

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GONE AGAIN blether from the back cover:

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

In the tradition of No Time For Goodbye, The Vanishing and Tell No One comes a brilliant, unnerving, psychological thriller. ‘It’s just to say that no-one has come to pick Nathan up from school, and we were wondering if there … Continue reading →

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4 book gigs in 6 days

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

Just realised I have four book gigs in six days coming up at the end of the month. That’s like a tour. Kind of. Anyway, here are the dates, hopefully see some of you out and about: 24th November, Fife … Continue reading →

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