It’s ten years to the day since my first novel, TOMBSTONING, was published by Penguin. HUGE thanks to all readers and supporters over the last decade. It’s been a laugh, eh? Also, special thanks on this anniversary to Judy Moir, my first editor who took a chance on me way back then. Here’s to the next ten years of annoying self-promotion!
So the US blog tour has started. First up was The Bandar Blog where Ali gave the book a great review. Thanks Ali! There’s also a thing I wrote over there, recommending a bunch of great books I’ve read recently. And there’s the chance to win a copy of The Jump, so definitely check it out.
Next up was Book Savvy Reviews, where I did a penetrating Q&A about the book’s subject matter and main characters.
More in a bit. Enjoy!
The Jump is coming out soon in the US, so expect a wee flurry of reviews and blog posts soon. Here’s the first review I’ve seen, over at The Suspense is Thrilling Me, and it’s a doozy. Thanks Chelsea Humphrey!
Hey folks, I recently took part in a University of Edinburgh project called Echoes of Edinburgh, where I was interviewed and spraffed on about all sorts of guff. Check it out here. Enjoy!
Dx
Just spotted a few random new reviews of older books.
First here’s Hit & Run getting a wee rave at The TLE Books blog.
Next is Hit & Run again, this time author and reviewer Chris Beakey absolutely loving it on his blog.
And Tombstoning gets a welcome dust down courtesy of Sarah Hardy over at By The Letter. In fact, Sarah is a one-woman Doug J publicity machine, and here’s her review of The Dead Beat. She’s also done Gone Again and The Jump. Have I missed any, Sarah? Thanks!
Thank you, all! Dx
illustration by Dom McKenzie
Here’s a round up of my latest Big Issue book reviews, with one-word summaries:
James Sallis, Willnot (No Exit) – sublime
SJI Holliday, Willow Walk (Black & White) – horrific
Melissa Ginsburg, Sunset City (Faber) – classy
Robin Wasserman, Girls on Fire (Little, Brown) – atmospheric
Tim Winton, Island Home (Picador) – thoughtful
Mary M Talbot and Bryan Talbot, The Red Virgin and the Vision of Utopia (Jonathan Cape) – striking
Sarah Hardy over at By the Letter Book Reviews has given The Jump another lovely review. Thanks, Sarah!
Folks, I’m now an accredited Royal Literary Fund Consultant Fellow. On the off chance that you work in higher education and might be interested, this means I can give academic writing workshops to students and staff. For a fee, likes.
Well, I have some good news. The Jump has been longlisted for Scottish Crime Book of the Year, now known as The McIlvanney Prize. Absolutely honoured and thrilled to be in such fine company!
Just found out that THE JUMP is part of Apple iBooks’ Irresistible Beach Reads summer promo campaign. 99p. I would link to it, but it’s yer iTunes and I have no idea. Just get it on yer iPad and that, eh?
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