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What I do all day, according to my 7-year-old son

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

At parents’ evening the other night, we got a look at Aidan’s jotters from class. One of the things he had to do was ‘A Day As…’, imagining the life of someone else. He did me. This is what he … Continue reading →

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Here’s my new book cover: GONE AGAIN

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

Here’s the cover for GONE AGAIN, out exactly four months today. Whatcha think? I REALLY LOVE IT. So there. Published 7th March, 2013 by Faber. Dx

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The Ossians reviewed by Martin Macauley for [pank]

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

I love it when one of the earlier books gets a review out of the blue. Here’s a very engaged treatment by Martin Macauley of The Ossians over at [pank]. Macauley namechecks David Lynch, Elmore Leonard and Robert Louis Stevenson. … Continue reading →

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Not lost in translation

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

Here’s a wee thing I did a while ago for English PEN that I completely forgot about. Me and some other writers were asked about our favourite books in translation. Very interesting answers across the board.

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I’m on the radio tomorrow morning…

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

…bright and breezy, on Shereen Nanjiani’s show on Radio Scotland, imaginatively entitled ‘Shereen‘. Show starts at 10am. Perfect morning listening. It’s kind of a profile interview – dunno how they’ll edit it, but I spent a fair bit talking about … Continue reading →

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Look what came in the post today:

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

Out 7th March 2013, folks. Not final cover, obviously.

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Books I reviewed in September (and some I didn’t manage to)

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

Aye so, here’s the list (with links, where possible) to all the books I reviewed last month. The best of the bunch was undoubtedly Denis Johnson’s Train Dreams, a strange and hypnotic thing, and definitely one of my books of … Continue reading →

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Event in St Andrews this Saturday

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

I haven’t done a book event in a while, so delighted to be heading up to St Andrews this weekend for a gig as part of Waterstones’ Literature Live programme at The Byre Theatre. Details are here. There are loads … Continue reading →

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I wrote my first ever piece of historical fiction today…

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

I wrote my first ever piece of historical fiction today and the era was… 1991! Fuck! Yes, that’s history now, I’m so fucking old. It was based around the ticket above. Where the special guests were Nirvana. I didn’t enjoy … Continue reading →

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Elsewhere Day – a thing on Wednesday

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

So, I’m proud to be part of this thing happening on Wednesday. I’m at the Edinburgh leg alongside a fantastic bunch of writers, I think it kicks off at 6pm. Free entry, free wine, free chat. All good. Hopefully see … Continue reading →

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