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Doug Johnstone

@doug_johnstone

Writer & musician. 19th novel The Transcendent Tide out now. Tombstoning, The Ossians and Ghost Notes all out in 2026. Album Crow Hill out now.

 Edinburgh
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Joined January 2011
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2026 proofs are landing! Next Feb marks 20 YEARS of @doug_johnstone's darkly funny #Debut #Tombstoning & we'll be celebrating with a special new edition featuring an intro from @cbrookmyre A sharp Scottish #Thriller we can’t wait for you to read. Hands up if you're excited!
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Tombstoning looking pretty good for 20 years old! Love these new proofs going out into the world. Published 12th Feb by @OrendaBooks. Preorder here: geni.us/Mb0bqB
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🗓📖 25/02 @Doug_Johnstone will be in convo with @CBrookmyre at @portybooks to celebrate his reissued, ICONIC #Debut #Tombstoning. In-person & online tickets: bit.ly/4oLeK4W Inc an intro from Chris Brookmyre SIGNED & DEDICATED edition: bit.ly/49rMfEQ
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Here is your sign to catch up with #TheSkelfs! Books 1-6 in @Doug_Johnstone's BRILLIANT & ADDICTIVE #Skelfs #Series is ONLY £2.99 on @Kobo for a LIMITED time only! Book 7 #GhostNotes is out 08/26 ⚰️ bit.ly/4rZySlZ #BookTwitter #Skelfaholics #CrimeFiction
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Peter Fleming@EastHullPete16 Dec 2025
It's #CoverReveal time. This one is a twentieth reissue for #TheOssians by @doug_johnstone and published by @OrendaBooks. Coming 9April 2026 but can be preordered here geni.us/49IJe
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I am THRILLED that my second novel, THE OSSIANS, is getting a shiny new reissue in April next year by @OrendaBooks, with a lovely introduction by none other than Val McDermid! It's a wild ride of a book, for sure. You can pre-order it here: geni.us/49IJe
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I'm delighted to be taking part in the #CoverReveal for the soon-to-be reissued #TheOssians from @doug_johnstone and @OrendaBooks. "Darkly funny" makes this a sure-fire read for me. More details available on my blog. Reading For Leisure Blog: tinyurl.com/2hnz6547
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Gill Maxwell@GMGillMaxwell16 Dec 2025
geni.us/49IJe Raw, darkly funny, wild with energy, The Ossians is a gloriously anarchic story of rock'n'roll obsession, national identity & self-destruction & what it means to belong – in a band, in a country, in a life unravelling at speed @Doug_Johnstone @OrendaBooks
The Ossians - Doug Johnstone

The Ossians - Doug Johnstone

Pre-order your copy now:

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COVER REVEAL We are thrilled to be republishing @Doug_Johnstone’s raw, darkly funny novel #TheOssians 9/04 with a STUNNING new cover & an intro from @ValMcDermid A Scottish band’s last-chance winter road trip spirals into rock’n’roll chaos. 🎸 bit.ly/3N1XxWR #BookX
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I'm thrilled to be joining in with today's cover reveal for Doug Johnstone's raw, darkly funny novel The Ossians – a newly reissued 20th anniversary edition, with a brand-new introduction from Val McDermid! geni.us/49IJe 9TH APRIL 2026 @OrendaBooks @doug_johnstone
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Just a cheeky wee reminder about this event TONIGHT in Motherwell Library as part of Book Week Scotland. Come and ask awkward questions, I dare you. Free, but book a place here: librariesnl.spydus.co.uk/cgi…
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All six Skelfs together in a bumper ebook boxset! geni.us/A8wWTa
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It's #PublicationDay for the #Skelfs' boxset! Now you can own the FIRST SIX books in @Doug_Johnstone's addictive, darkly funny and unmissable the Skelfs series in one GREAT-VALUE #Boxset NOW! Pick up your eBook box set today: bit.ly/4hUV3VM #BookTwitter #Scotland
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Seems legit. @OrendaBooks oxfordmail.co.uk/news/256060…
Oxford researchers say octopuses 'likely to take over the world'

Oxford researchers say octopuses 'likely to take over the world'

Oxford University boffins say the octopuses are likely to take over the world after humans.

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Hey folks, just a heads up that I'm doing an interview with @ukcrimebookclub tonight at 7.30pm. It'll be over on their FB page: facebook.com/groups/ukcri...
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It was an absolute honour to chat with Elif Shafak for the Royal Literary Fund podcast. Full of insight and fun, I hope! @A_B_Morgan @OrendaBooks open.spotify.com/episode/3a9…
#496: Elif Shafak, award-winning & international best-selling novelist, essayist and activist

#496: Elif Shafak, award-winning & international best-selling novelist, essayist and activist

Collected: The Podcast · Episode

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We're excited to have Scottish author @doug_johnstone be part of our #BookWeekScotland celebrations when he visits #MotherwellLib on Monday 17 November, 7pm to chat about his latest book - The Transcendent Tide. Book a free place here: culturenl.co.uk/djBWS
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#UK #99p #Deal 🐙📖 @doug_johnstone's #TheTranscendentTide, the emotive, devastating, life-affirming conclusion to the #Bestselling #Enceladons #Trilogy is on #SALE! As seen on BBC2's Between the Covers… 🐙 bit.ly/4oyXwaq #SciFi #BookTwitter
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🐙#USA #Canada 🐙 Meet YOUR next favourite #Series TODAY! Books 1 & 2 in @doug_johnstone's awe-inspiring, EPIC, unforgettable #Series! #TheSpaceBetweenUs: bit.ly/3vcFrIM #TheCollapsingWave: bit.ly/4ixFBO5 *As seen on BBC2's Between The Covers #Bookx #SciFi
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