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The First Review of The Dead Beat

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Doug Johnstone

Three weeks until publication and we have the first review of The Dead Beat, by Bethany Anderson over at Subtle Melodrama. And it’s a cracker, Ms Anderson describing it as ‘funny, moving, exciting and, as always, Johnstone really brings the city … Continue reading →

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Loads more reviews for GONE AGAIN

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Doug Johnstone

With one thing and another, I haven’t posted all these reviews of late. So here’s a very quick round-up. In summary, folk are still loving it! Here’s John O’Connell in The Guardian declaring that the book has ‘elegant clarity’, of … Continue reading →

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Reading Matters vs Subtle Melodrama

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Doug Johnstone

I’m not really pitching these two FANTASTIC book blogs against each other in some terrible war of words, it’s just that they just both reviewed Hit & Run recently and I haven’t posted about it yet. So, here is Kim … Continue reading →

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@subtlemelodrama loves smokeheads

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Doug Johnstone

Another great review of Smokeheads has appeared from a clearly very erudite, intelligent and beautiful blogger, Bethany over at Subtle Melodrama – cheers Bethany! Bethany reckons that ‘This would be an amazing film, if done properly.’ Even if done shitly, … Continue reading →

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