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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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I’ve become slightly obsessed with William McIlvanney

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

Yeah this guy, with the dashing moustache. Which, by the way, is a hard look to pull off, but pull it off he does, with aplomb. Aplomb, I tell you. I was at Bloody Scotland recently. I missed William McIlvanney’s … Continue reading →

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And we’re off! Book six (or seven, depending) is go!

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

OK, so the Facebook and Twitter tabs are removed from the bookmark bar, the walls are covered in notes, characters, scenes and pep talks and the kettle is on. I started writing book six today. Or book seven, if you … Continue reading →

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

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

Considering this is only mid-September, I’m not even all that late with this chat, which is unlike me these days. Didn’t review all that many in August, as I was away on holiday and all that jazz. In addition to … Continue reading →

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Bloody Scotland is happening this weekend!

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

Aye so, excited that Scotland’s first ever crime writing festival – Bloody Scotland – is happening this weekend in Stirling. Click on the link above for all the details. I’m honoured to be taking part, with an event at 6.30pm … Continue reading →

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