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A catch-up on my Big Issue reviews

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Doug Johnstone

As per, I’ve been slack at putting my book reviews up on here. So here are the last six books I’ve reviewed for the Big Issue magazine: Little Red Chairs by Edna O’Brien (Faber) An Atlas of Countries that Don’t … Continue reading →

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THE JUMP Press Round Up, Part Three

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Doug Johnstone

The dust has settled a little a month after publication, so here is a big old round up of all the press coverage since my last round up: “A sensitive portrait of a grieving parent,” says The Daily Mail. Bless … Continue reading →

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THE JUMP is out today!

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Doug Johnstone

THE JUMP is out today! Come and help me celebrate at Looking Glass Books tonight. Chat, reading, music, booze – the stuff of life!

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THE JUMP is coming

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Doug Johnstone

Look what just arrived in the post at the weekend: I can’t tell you how much I love this cover, just everything about it is classy. Totally fits the mood of the book. It’s out August 6th, so expect a … Continue reading →

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The Dead Beat out in paperback!

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Doug Johnstone

And while I remember, The Dead Beat is now out in shiny new paperback edition in the UK.

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My Big Issue Reviews of Dwayne Alexander Smith and Tom Wright

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Doug Johnstone

Another week, another couple of cracking books to review in The Big Issue. This time round two American crime novels, Forty Acres by Dwayne Alexander Smith and Tom Wright’s Blackbird. I got on well with them both, especially Forty Acres, … Continue reading →

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Two more cracking reviews for THE DEAD BEAT

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Doug Johnstone

While I’m at it, here are two terrific recent reviews for THE DEAD BEAT. First one is on the excellently named What Are You Reading For? blog, an in-depth look at the book from someone who really seems to get what it’s … Continue reading →

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My Big Issue reviews of Emily Carroll, Eli Horowitz, Matthew Derby and Kevin Moffett

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Doug Johnstone

Bit slow getting this stuff up, summer holidays and all that. Anyway, here are my Big Issue reviews of Through the Woods by Emily Carroll (Faber) and The Silent History (Jonathan Cape) by Eli Horowitz, Matthew Derby and Kevin Moffett. The first … Continue reading →

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THE DEAD BEAT – latest press round up

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Doug Johnstone

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 →

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My review of Laura Lippman’s After I’m Gone

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Doug Johnstone

Another cracker from Laura Lippman. Here’s my review of After I’m Gone (Faber) in the Independent on Sunday. A gently subversive and astutely observed novel.

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