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Author Archives: Doug Johnstone
‘They said Tammy, stand by the JAMMs.’
Friday tune time. Woke up with this in my head for some reason. Awesome.
Shortest review ever!
Got the shortest review ever in The Evening Standard the other day. It is here. If you can’t be arsed clicking, it’s basically a one-paragraph summary of the first three chapters, then this: “Fast and exciting.” Thanks, William Leith, it … Continue reading
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Books I reviewed in May (and some I didn’t)
I know, I know, we’re past halfway into June, but fuck it, I’ve been busy, right? Anyway, May was a cracking month, with loads of fantastic books read and reviewed. I reviewed for the Indy on Sunday, Scotland on Sunday, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Warner, Claudia Hammond, Curiosity, Dare Me, doug johnstone, ewan morrison, Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl, HHhH, Jackie Kay, Jean Sprackland, Laurent Binet, Megan Abbott, Nick Harkaway, Philip Ball, Reality, Strands, Tales From The Mall, The Blind Giant, The Deadman’s Pedal, Time Warped
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I’m on the radio in a wee bit, apparently
Fiction Uncovered have a pop-up radio station thingy happening the next few days. You can listen in here, or at 87.9 FM if you’re in central London. Looks like there’s an interview avec moi at 11am this morning, followed by … Continue reading
The Coolest Thing Ever To Come Out Of Belgium
Friday tune – ‘Instant Street’ by Deus. The coolest thing ever to come out of Belgium. Fast forward to 3mins 40 secs to hear the best riff of all time. Enjoy!
Breaking into Crime Writing, Today
Aye so, quick shout out for an event I’m doing this evening in Waterstones Argyle Street, Glasgow, at 7pm. Details are here. It’s about ‘Breaking into Crime Writing’, apparently, and is part of Waterstone’s week-long Crime in the City thingy. … Continue reading
Friday tune: Holy Fuck, ‘Lovely Allen’
Four humans in a room creating a little piece of magic, that’s the stuff:
HIT & RUN is out today! Again!
Aye so, the new edition of my (ahem) AMAZON #1 BESTSELLING novel Hit & Run is out today! Again! I know, I know, it seems like only a few minutes ago that it was out before. In fact, it was … Continue reading
New covers for Tombstoning and The Ossians ebooks
Faber have signed up the ebook rights to my first two books, Tombstoning and The Ossians. They’re going to publish them this summer and they’re gonna be dirt cheap. Faber have done new covers for them. Here they are below. … Continue reading
Fiction Uncovered, Smokeheads optioned and other stuff
OK so, fair bit of news of late, here’s a cheeky wee round up: Fiction Uncovered Delighted that Hit & Run has been chosen as one of eight titles on Fiction Uncovered’s Best of British list for this year! Check … Continue reading
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