Doug Johnstone

My review of Red or Dead by David Peace in today’s Independent on Sunday

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Doug Johnstone

Here’s my review of Red or Dead in today’s Independent on Sunday. They edited out my mention of Ian St John’s testicles! Gutted.

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Liner Notes: The Doors L.A. Woman – this is gonna be nuts

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Doug Johnstone

So, a week today I’m going to be performing at this crazy-assed event in Melbourne. Every year they pick a ‘classic’ album, give a track each to some creative bod for inspiration, and see what happens. And there’s a house band and everything. This year it’s The Doors’ L.A. Woman. I fucking hate The Doors and have written a violent, nasty short story called ‘Mojo Falling’. Come and watch me read it in front of hundreds of avid Doors fans! Awesome! Tickets and shit here.

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My Big Issue review of Tampa by Alissa Nutting and Straight White Male by John Niven

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Doug Johnstone

Aye so, my latest column in The Big Issue magazine is now online. In it, I review Tampa (Faber & Faber) by Alissa Nutting and John Niven’s Straight White Male (William Heinemann). These are two of my favourite books this year so far, both highly recommended. Check out the review here.

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Tomorrow, Edinburgh, me and Laura Lippman!

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Doug Johnstone

I’m super-mega-ultra excited to be doing a turn at the Edinburgh International Book Festival on Thursday 15th August, 6.45pm with the amazing Laura Lippman. Our latest books have a fair bit in common, so should be a good ‘un. Event details and ticket chat is here. Hopefully see you there!

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‘The messiah has returned.’ Me on McIlvanney in The Guardian

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Doug Johnstone

Aye so, some of you might’ve missed this earlier. Here’s a piece I wrote on William McIlvanney and tartan noir for today’s Guardian. It was a rush job, I only got the call late last week, quick turnaround etc, and it’s been edited pretty shoddily if I’m honest, but there you go.

Enjoy!

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My review of The Signal and the Noise by Nate Silver in The Scotland on Sunday

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Doug Johnstone

Aye so, here’s my cheeky wee review of Nate Silver’s The Signal and the Noise (Penguin) that appeared in The Scotland on Sunday at the weekend. Very interesting book. Smart guy. Statto. Don’t have a scooby why it’s got a deer and a railway track on the cover.

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There’s been a murder – interview

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Doug Johnstone

Delighted that I’m Crime Author of the Month for August over on the There’s Been a Murder blog run by Lynsey Adams.

There’s a big old Q&A on there, where I blether on about all sorts of guff.

Enjoy! Dx

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Ambivalent Review Alert

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Doug Johnstone

Aye so, Gone Again received the once over from Nigel Bird at his Sea Minor blog. Nigel has been very complimentary about my work in the past. He didn’t rate Gone Again. Never mind, eh? Can’t please everyone all the time, and all that pish.

Onwards! Dx

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A whole bunch of my reviews in The Big Issue are now online

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Doug Johnstone

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I write a regular fortnightly book review/column thing in The Big Issue magazine, and a whole bunch of them are now online. Check em all out below:

Sara Gran & Lisa O’Donnell

James Robertson & Tao Lin

Brian Aldiss & Evie Wyld

Alan Glynn & Gabriel Weston

William McIlvanney & Laura Lippman

James Salter & Karl Over Knausgaard

Enjoy! Dx

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A blether with Denise Mina in the Independent on Sunday

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Doug Johnstone

So in case you missed it over the weekend, I interviewed Denise Mina in yesterday’s Independent on Sunday. She was on cracking form. The difficulty was deciding what to leave out. Lots of chat about the graphic novels, about prostitution, and a wee rant about Jeremy Clarkson amongst the stuff that didn’t make the cut. Click on through to see what else she had to say.

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