Category Archives: doug johnstone

My review of The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins by Irvine Welsh

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Doug Johnstone

I reviewed this in the Independent on Sunday. It is a terrific book. It’s a slightly misleading title, however. Read my review here.

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My review of Luke Brown, Mark Z Danielewski & Peter Ross

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Doug Johnstone

Here is my latest column in The Big Issue, with reviews of books by Luke Brown and Mark Z Danielewski, and an all-too-short mention of Peter Ross’s wonderful Daunderlust. All three books are excellent. Can I also just say, once more, that … Continue reading →

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THE DEAD BEAT – latest press round up

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Doug Johnstone

OK, so there’s been a heap of great coverage for The Dead Beat since it came out last week, and here it all is: Here’s a total rave review by Nigel Bird over at Sea Minor: ‘This is intelligent, gripping, thoughtful … Continue reading →

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Event tonight at Waterstones in Livingston

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Doug Johnstone

Folks, I’m appearing at an event tonight at Waterstones in Livingston, 6.30pm, alongside Louise Welsh, Russel McLean and Lin Anderson. Looking forward to it! I heard it’s either tag-team wrestling or an old skool hip-hop dance-off. Come and find out … Continue reading →

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My review of Kat Duff, Eleanor Learmonth & Jenny Tabakoff

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Doug Johnstone

I reviewed a couple of non-fiction books for Big Issue this time, The Secret Life Of Sleep by Kat Duff and No Mercy by Eleanor Learmonth & Jenny Tabakoff. Very different, but both very good.  

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MIXTAPE!

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Doug Johnstone

I made a mixtape for THE DEAD BEAT. A REAL MIXTAPE. Don’t ask my why.

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My review of Laura Lippman’s After I’m Gone

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Doug Johnstone

Another cracker from Laura Lippman. Here’s my review of After I’m Gone (Faber) in the Independent on Sunday. A gently subversive and astutely observed novel.

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My review of Dan Rhodes and Judith Schalansky

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Doug Johnstone

Aye so here is my Big Issue column, reviewing When the Professor Got Stuck in the Snow (Miyuki Books) by Dan Rhodes and Judith Schalansky’s The Giraffe’s Neck (Bloomsbury). Very good but very different, and one of them is almost … Continue reading →

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A review of Gone Again in The Puffin Review

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Doug Johnstone

Following hot on the heels of my recent interview in The Puffin Review, they’ve got a cracking review of Gone Again up on their site now. ‘This was a refreshing change from the tired crime staples of tough cops and … Continue reading →

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Interview in The Edinburgh Evening News

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Doug Johnstone

I was recently interviewed by Gemma Fraser for the Edinburgh Evening News, where I talked about Kurt Cobain, feeling old and my obsession with obituaries, all of which led to The Dead Beat being what it is. Read all about … Continue reading →

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