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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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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 … 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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