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My Top Ten Books of the Year

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Doug Johnstone

OK, so here are my top ten novels of the year. Lemme know what you think, and what your own favourites are. I won’t write much about each here, but you can click on the book covers for my reviews … Continue reading →

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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

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 & … Continue reading →

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Faber & Faber, how come you are so good?*

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Doug Johnstone

This is going to sound like total brown-nosing (ass-kissing to my American friends), but most of my favourite books of this year so far have been published by Faber & Faber. My publisher. Seriously, here’s a list of fantastic novels: … Continue reading →

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‘Reservoir Dogs meets Trainspotting meets The Wicker Man’

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Doug Johnstone

OK, so last month I was at a Faber crime and thriller list party in that London, and met loads of lovely people. I was chatting to brilliant Irish thriller writer Alan Glynn, explaining the meaning of Scots word ‘thrawn’ … Continue reading →

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