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My Top Ten Non-fiction Books 2012

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

I tend to read more novels than non-fiction, but I did read plenty of cracking non-fic books this year, and a real mixed bag of topics and styles. Here are the best: 1. John Jeremiah Sullivan, Pulphead (Vintage) Essays from … Continue reading →

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My Top Ten Novels of 2012

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

Aye so, it’s that time of year again, when we arbitrarily hold pieces of writing up against each other and decide which is best! So let’s crack on! Click on the book cover to go through to my review in … Continue reading →

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GONE AGAIN blether from the back cover:

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

In the tradition of No Time For Goodbye, The Vanishing and Tell No One comes a brilliant, unnerving, psychological thriller. ‘It’s just to say that no-one has come to pick Nathan up from school, and we were wondering if there … Continue reading →

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4 book gigs in 6 days

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

Just realised I have four book gigs in six days coming up at the end of the month. That’s like a tour. Kind of. Anyway, here are the dates, hopefully see some of you out and about: 24th November, Fife … Continue reading →

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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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