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Books I reviewed in March (and some I didn’t)

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

OK, so it’s well late for this, but I been busy, OK? Here are the books I reviewed in March, a mixed bag, to be sure. Lisa O’Donnell, The Death of Bees (William Heinemann) – Reviewed for The Scotsman. A … Continue reading →

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Eye o’ the Dug

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

Friday tune time. I’m off to the Eye o’the Dug Festival this weekend in St Andrews, so here’s a cheeky wee bit of The Pictish Trail to get in the mood. If you’re reading this, Johnny, stay calm, dude, it’ll … Continue reading →

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A couple more Hit & Run press nibbles

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

A couple more Hit & Run press nibbles to slap up here, folks. Firstly, here I am comparing myself to Hollywood stars and rock gods over at Malcolm Holt’s A Bit on the Side blog, rather arrogantly. Also answering a … Continue reading →

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ATTENTION Good People of Dundee!

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

Like it says, ATTENTION good people of Dundee. I am coming to do an event in your fair city THIS THURSDAY with the fantastic authors Tony Black and Caro Ramsay. It’s at 7pm at the Steps Theatre and it’s free … Continue reading →

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‘They’re just humans with wives and children.’

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

Friday tune time. Flaming Lips’ ‘Race for the Prize’. I fancy having this played at my funeral. Do You Realize? probably makes more sense lyrically, about life and death and love and all, but there’s something about this tune, the … Continue reading →

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What’s your dick like, homie, what are you into?

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

Friday tune time. Someone posted this a few days ago on Facebook with that annoying apologetic thing of ‘I know I’m miles behind everyone, and you’ve all moved on to something else, but I like this etc’ schtick. It was … Continue reading →

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Dead dogs and drunk drummers

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

Aye so, had a good chat with Ali Braidwood over at his Scots Whay Hae blog. We went to the pub and recorded ourselves talking shite. Then we killed some dogs and went home. Read all about it and, more … Continue reading →

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‘Something in my veins, bloodier than blood…’

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

I once had a crazy idea to write a book of interconnected short stories all based on Wilco lyrics. Wilco are a fucking amazing band. That book remains unwritten, but I did write a story called ‘Bloodier Than Blood’ for … Continue reading →

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(Not) lost in translation – Nesbo v Knausgaard

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

OK, so I recently reviewed the new Jo Nesbo book, Phantom, for The Independent on Sunday. You can read that review here. The basic gist was that the guy can do plot, but some of the line-by-line prose was truly … Continue reading →

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Human remains found on Salisbury Crags

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

Soooooooo. Been meaning to post this since I saw it last week. Apparently, human remains were recently found on Salisbury Crags in Edinburgh. This shows, ahem, a great deal of similarities to a certain crucial plot point in Hit & … Continue reading →

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