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A catch-up on my Big Issue reviews

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Doug Johnstone

As per, I’ve been slack at putting my book reviews up on here. So here are the last six books I’ve reviewed for the Big Issue magazine: Little Red Chairs by Edna O’Brien (Faber) An Atlas of Countries that Don’t … Continue reading →

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I’m going to be on Eggheads

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Doug Johnstone

  Yeah, so apparently I’m going to be on Eggheads sometime in the new year, in a team with Mark Billingham, Val McDermid, Chris Brookmyre and Martyn Waites. The team name is The Criminal Element. We’re filming in January, no … Continue reading →

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I really did get a PhD in nuclear physics, honest

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Doug Johnstone

Look what I found in a drawer in the loft… …so it wasn’t just a hideous fever dream. It has a really catchy title… …and what a page turner… …and check out the cheeky epigram, basically admitting I was at … Continue reading →

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The Jump on Scots Whay Hae Books of the Year List

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Doug Johnstone

Hey, The Jump made it on to a Books of the Year list over at Scots Whay Hae, alongside some great writers like Kirstin Innes, Janice Galloway and Stuart Cosgrove. Nice one, thanks Ali Braidwood!

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Book Week Scotland Write-Ups

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Doug Johnstone

  So I’ve updated my Events page to include write-ups of all my Book Week Scotland gigs from last week. They were a mixed bag, as per usual. All very interesting, though, and definitely worth doing. I’ve also added my … Continue reading →

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An interview at Writer Stories

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Doug Johnstone

  Here’s a video interview I did for Writer Stories when I was up at the Edinburgh International Book Festival in August this year. Talked about setting, music, tartan noir, all sorts. Check it oot! Dx

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On Tour for Book Week Scotland!

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Doug Johnstone

I’m off on tour! The week after next is the Scottish Book Trust’s Book Week Scotland, and I have five gigs on five nights around Scotland. Come see me in the flesh and ask me an embarrassing question. The dates are: … Continue reading →

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Review of Little Sister Death by William Gay and A Mile Down by David Vann

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Doug Johnstone

Here’s my Big Issue review of William Gay’s Little Sister Death (Faber) and A Mile Down (William Heinemann) by David Vann. Both cracking.

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My Review of The Undesired by Yrsa Sigurdardottir in Independent on Sunday

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Doug Johnstone

Here you go. I didn’t like it very much, if I’m honest. Sorry! Dx

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Q&A over at Orenda Books

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Doug Johnstone

What do James M Cain and George Mackay Brown have in common? They’re both mentioned in this penetrating Q&A I did with the inimitable Karen Sullivan over at Orenda Books, that’s what. I did some deep digging for this one, … Continue reading →

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