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Tag Archives: doug johnstone
My Big Issue reviews of Ben Shephard, Simon Sylvester & Tony Black
Aye so, here’s my latest cheeky wee Big Issue books column, reviewing three books: Headhunters by Ben Shephard – non-fiction about ‘The Search for a Science of the Mind’ The Visitors by Simon Sylvester – a dreamlike debut novel set … Continue reading
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My Big Issue reviews of Nick Harkaway and Craig Robertson
Another column, another glorious illustration by Mitch Blunt. Oh aye, and my reviews in The Big Issue of Nick Harkaway’s Tigerman and Craig Robertson’s The Last Refuge. Both set on islands. Enjoy! Dx
THE DEAD BEAT – fourth press round up
A handful of interesting press coverage since the last update: I tackle the Author Confessions over at the Scottish Book Trust, talking about booze, drugs and becoming a gravedigger. Here’s a big Q&A in The Big Issue in the North, where I talk … Continue reading
NEW MUSIC ALERT: i did it deliberately
I had a wee bit of downtime recently between writing projects, so I bashed out a few new songs. Recorded and mixed in a few days in the loft in Porty. Here they are over on my bandcamp page. You … Continue reading
My Big Issue review of Mary Talbot, Kate Charlesworth, Bryan Talbot & Emma Jane Unsworth
In my latest Big Issue column I reviewed Sally Heathcote: Suffragette, the graphic novel by Mary Talbot, Kate Charlesworth and Bryan Talbot, and also Animals by Emma Jane Unsworth. My chatter is here.
Cheap Books Alert!
Amazon are doing some crime writing promotion, and both the brand new THE DEAD BEAT and HIT & RUN are currently only 99p on kindle. Likewise, GONE AGAIN is still in some other promotion and is only 59p. So that’s my … Continue reading
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THE DEAD BEAT – third press round-up
Here’s the third instalment of lovely press coverage for The Dead Beat: There’s a terrific review of the book over at Scots Whay Hae courtesy of Ali Braidwood. ‘If there is a more exciting writer around today, they’ve passed me … Continue reading
My review of The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins by Irvine Welsh
I reviewed this in the Independent on Sunday. It is a terrific book. It’s a slightly misleading title, however. Read my review here.
THE DEAD BEAT – latest press round up
OK, so there’s been a heap of great coverage for The Dead Beat since it came out last week, and here it all is: Here’s a total rave review by Nigel Bird over at Sea Minor: ‘This is intelligent, gripping, thoughtful … Continue reading
Event tonight at Waterstones in Livingston
Folks, I’m appearing at an event tonight at Waterstones in Livingston, 6.30pm, alongside Louise Welsh, Russel McLean and Lin Anderson. Looking forward to it! I heard it’s either tag-team wrestling or an old skool hip-hop dance-off. Come and find out … Continue reading
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