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My Top Ten Books of the Year

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Doug Johnstone

I made two major discoveries as a reader this year. The first was Kent Haruf. My editor at Faber has been telling me for ages that I needed to read his books, and I finally got round to it. Wow. I … Continue reading →

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My Review of Two Books By David Gates

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Doug Johnstone

I’ve long been an admirer of American author David Gates, so I was delighted to be able to review two books by him in The Independent on Sunday at the weekend. Serpent’s Tail have reissued Jernigan in their classics list, … Continue reading →

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My Review of Without the Moon by Cathi Unsworth in Independent on Sunday

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Doug Johnstone

Here‘s my review in the Independent on Sunday of the rather excellent new novel by Cathi Unsworth, a period noir set in wartime London.

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A handful of book reviews

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Doug Johnstone

I’ve got a wee bit behind in shoving my journalism stuff up here, what with being on the other side of the world for a while, then picking up a shitty chest infection. Anyway, while I was away, a few … Continue reading →

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My review of Apocalypse Baby by Virginie Despentes

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Doug Johnstone

  Been a bit slow getting my journo stuff up here recently, but here’s my Independent on Sunday review of Apocalypse Baby (Serpent’s Tail) by French author Virginie Despentes, best known for Baise-Moi. An interesting piece of transgressive fiction, but it … Continue reading →

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