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massive smokeheads review at the crime of it all

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Doug Johnstone

There’s a massive review of Smokeheads over at The Crime of it All, courtesy of Cormac O’Siochain. He manages to be both very positive and very negative about it in the same review. My favourite line is: ‘I’m left with … Continue reading →

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smokeheads: cracking reviews and sweary interviews

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Doug Johnstone

Aye so, there’s been a wee flurry of Smokeheads-related shite appearing in papers and online over the last few days, what with the sexy, new paperback version coming out. Here’s a quick rundown: Excellent review in The Independent on Sunday. … Continue reading →

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my book is out today (again)!

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Doug Johnstone

Publication day! Again! Smokeheads is out in its mass market paperback format today, five wee months after it first came into the world as a trade paperback. You can buy it here. It has a new cover: Which I like … Continue reading →

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audacious author q&a

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Doug Johnstone

I always find it’s best to do online Q&A interviews when you’re a bit pished. Lately I had a backlog of them, so I had a few whiskies last night and bashed out some suitably erudite answers. The first one … Continue reading →

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the ossians back from the dead

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Doug Johnstone

Just spotted a quite amazing in depth review and discussion of my second novel, The Ossians, over on the Dear Scotland blog, huge thanks to Alistair Braidwood for that. Not bad for a book that came out over three years … Continue reading →

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‘no pulitzer prizes here’

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Doug Johnstone

Ach so, I was on BBC Radio Scotland’s Book Cafe yesterday. Click here to listen again on iplayer. It was a lot of fun. Started off chatting with author and editor Susie Maguire and presenter Edi Stark about the continuing … Continue reading →

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like King Creosote fronting Husker Du

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Doug Johnstone

Well, well. The awesome dudes at Is This Music? have reviewed my EP, ‘Keep it Afloat’. Click on the logo above to read it. Very complimentary, including this seminal line: like King Creosote fronting Husker Du After which the reviewer, … Continue reading →

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new cover

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Doug Johnstone

OK, got a new cover for the paperback of Smokeheads, out August 4th. Here it is. Whatcha think? I like it.

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half-elephant, half-woman in edinburgh tomorrow

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Doug Johnstone

Want to see a half-elephant, half-woman? Of course you do. Here is one: Which, reading the poster, you will discover is an advert for tomorrow night’s Golden Hour at the Forest Cafe in Edinburgh. The man in charge is Ryan … Continue reading →

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is your dad a violent alcoholic psycho?

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Doug Johnstone

Is your dad a violent alcoholic psycho? If so, then buy him this for Father’s Day: A book that contains loads of violence, whisky, drugs and swearing. If your dad doesn’t read books, then perfect! I’ve lost count of the … Continue reading →

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