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The Amazon effect

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

Well that was a surreal weekend. On Sunday, my novel Hit & Run was made Amazon UK’s Kindle Daily Deal, with a price drop from £6.86 to 99p for 24 hours only. It was flagged up on the Kindle homepage. … Continue reading →

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Friday tune – Errors

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

Since being at Fence’s Eye o’ the Dug last weekend in St Andrews, I have been unable to listen to anything all week but Errors. They headlined on the Saturday night and were AWESOME. To be honest, their recorded output, … Continue reading →

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Hit & Run is Amazon’s Kindle Deal of the Day THIS SUNDAY

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

My Kindle got stolen recently. For all you folks lucky enough to not have been robbed, Hit & Run is gonna be cheap as chips (99p, I think) for ONE DAY ONLY on Sunday 22nd April. Here’s a link. Get … Continue reading →

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Reading Matters vs Subtle Melodrama

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

I’m not really pitching these two FANTASTIC book blogs against each other in some terrible war of words, it’s just that they just both reviewed Hit & Run recently and I haven’t posted about it yet. So, here is Kim … Continue reading →

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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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