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Author Archives: Doug Johnstone
My review of RUBBERNECKER by Belinda Bauer
OK, so here’s my review of Belinda Bauer’s Rubbernecker in The Independent on Sunday last weekend. Lots of good writing, but I didn’t find it very gripping, I’m afraid.
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Calling all book bloggers and reviewers!
Folks, my fifth novel, GONE AGAIN, is out soon (7th March, to be precise)! If you’re a book blogger, reviewer or some such, and you’d like a copy, drop me a line and I’ll have Faber sling a copy your … Continue reading
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I love Euro Crime
Specifically their reviewer Amanda Gillies, who made Hit & Run her number one book of 2012! Thanks, Amanda!
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My review of Chloe Hooper’s THE ENGAGEMENT in The Independent on Sunday
Here’s my review of this Aussie literary psychological thriller. Didn’t really get on with this, I’m afraid. Lots of nice atmosphere, but some unconvincing characterisation and plot stuff. IMHO.
The Dead Beat – “fix it in the mix”
OK, so just finished the first draft of my next novel. It’s provisionally called THE DEAD BEAT. It’s about an obituary writer, suicide, mental illness and early 90s indie rock. Billy and Rose from Hit and Run make an appearance, … Continue reading
5,502 thank-yous
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
books I’m looking forward to in 2013
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
PUBLISHERS! Please send me more varied books.
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
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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