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Two more bits of tasty press for The Dead Beat

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Doug Johnstone

So there was a wee flurry of interest around my trips to the Edinburgh and Inverness book festivals over the last two weeks. First, a lovely interview by Calum Macleod that ran in The Northern Times and a bunch of other … Continue reading →

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My review of In Search of Solace by Emily Mackie in The Independent on Sunday

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Doug Johnstone

Aye so, here’s my review of Emily Mackie’s In Search of Solace, that ran in the Indy on Sunday the other weekend. Don’t really like writing negative reviews, so I tried to find the positive, but if I’m honest I didn’t … Continue reading →

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My Big Issue Reviews of Dwayne Alexander Smith and Tom Wright

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Doug Johnstone

Another week, another couple of cracking books to review in The Big Issue. This time round two American crime novels, Forty Acres by Dwayne Alexander Smith and Tom Wright’s Blackbird. I got on well with them both, especially Forty Acres, … Continue reading →

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Two more cracking reviews for THE DEAD BEAT

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Doug Johnstone

While I’m at it, here are two terrific recent reviews for THE DEAD BEAT. First one is on the excellently named What Are You Reading For? blog, an in-depth look at the book from someone who really seems to get what it’s … Continue reading →

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My review of Herman Koch’s Summer House With Swimming Pool in the Independent on Sunday

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Doug Johnstone

And another review, this time in the Independent on Sunday, of the very interesting Summer House with Swimming Pool (Atlantic) by Dutch writer Herman Koch. Uncomfortable reading, sometimes meandering, but intriguing nonetheless.

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My Big Issue reviews of Bethan Roberts and Kerry Hudson

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Doug Johnstone

…and here are my reviews of Mother Island by Bethan Roberts and Thirst by Kerry Hudson, both published by Chatto & Windus. Two writers with a lot of humanity and empathy.

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My Big Issue reviews of Emily Carroll, Eli Horowitz, Matthew Derby and Kevin Moffett

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Doug Johnstone

Bit slow getting this stuff up, summer holidays and all that. Anyway, here are my Big Issue reviews of Through the Woods by Emily Carroll (Faber) and The Silent History (Jonathan Cape) by Eli Horowitz, Matthew Derby and Kevin Moffett. The first … Continue reading →

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My review of Anneliese Mackintosh’s Any Other Mouth in the Independent on Sunday

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Doug Johnstone

Another day, another brilliant book. Here’s my review of Any Other Mouth (Freight) by Anneliese Mackintosh, which ran in the Independent on Sunday at the weekend there. A terrific debut collection of stories, it’s easily one of my books of … Continue reading →

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Book of the Month at Raven Crime Reads

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Doug Johnstone

So THE DEAD BEAT is Book of the Month over at Raven Crime Reads blog. Very nice – thanks! Dx

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I’m a ‘Fellow’

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Doug Johnstone

I’m delighted to announce that I’ll be taking up the position of Royal Literary Fund Writing Fellow at Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh from September. That’s the shiny new campus pictured above. The position involves giving one-to-one feedback to students … Continue reading →

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