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THE DEAD BEAT – third press round-up

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Doug Johnstone

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 →

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Dead dogs and drunk drummers

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

Aye so, had a good chat with Ali Braidwood over at his Scots Whay Hae blog. We went to the pub and recorded ourselves talking shite. Then we killed some dogs and went home. Read all about it and, more … Continue reading →

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Hit & Run reviews round up part two, plus…

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

OK, so two days till publication, and there have been a handful of reviews of Hit & Run popping up around the place. Sorry for not getting these up here sooner, but as you can imagine, things are a bit … Continue reading →

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scots whay hae on keep it afloat

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Doug Johnstone

What with all my wanderings around the country over the last few days (huge thanks to the Ullapool Book Festival and the Fence Homegame!) I haven’t had a chance to draw your attention to this little beauty of a review … Continue reading →

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scots whay hae interview

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Doug Johnstone

Some new bits and bobs on the press and events pages, most notably a sizeable interview which appeared over the weekend at the wonderful Scots Whay Hae blog, in which Alistair Braidwood grills me about writing, influences and booze. At … Continue reading →

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for peat’s sake – oh yes

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Doug Johnstone

So I just got a really quite amazingly good review for Smokeheads over on the Scots Whay Hae blog, where the handsome and erudite Scottish cultural blogger Alistair Braidwood said I was knocking on the doors of Brookmyre, Rankin, Banks … Continue reading →

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