A fantastic day at Fringe By The Sea talking with @dougjohnstone.bsky.social then watching him play some fantastic tunes with his son Aidan. Plus a visit to @nightowlbooks.bsky.social to sign copies and say hello!

IT'S WEEK TWO OF THE #SkelfsSummerReadAlong!😱☀️🪦 This week we're reading #TheBigChill by @dougjohnstone.bsky.social, book TWO in the ICONIC #TheSkelfs series😍 If you'd like to join the read-along, comment '🪦' to join the chat and gain access to the ebooks! Don't miss #SkelfsSummer!😎

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🌻HAPPY AUGUST!🌻 We have some HIGHLY ANTICIPATED new titles out this August! Which #NewRelease are you most looking forward to?📚️ #GhostNotes💛🪦 by @dougjohnstone.bsky.social PREORDER: 🔗https://geni.us/EAB4ov #SplitSecond💙 by R.C. Bridgestock PREORDER: 🔗https://geni.us/HRLox

🪦MEET THE SKELFS WOMEN🪦 Funeral directors. Private investigators. Family. And don't forget to preorder their NEWEST ADVENTURE, #GhostNotes by the BRILLIANT @dougjohnstone.bsky.social, OUT 13/08/26💛 ⬇️PREORDER BELOW⬇️ 🔗https://geni.us/EAB4ov #TheSkelfs #BookRecs #MysteryThriller #BookSky

And I am completely overjoyed to be appearing at @edbookfest.bsky.social on Monday 24th August at 6.45pm. I'll be talking about Ghost Notes with lovely author pal Mary Paulson-Ellis, with some tunes at the end. @orendabooks.bsky.social www.edbookfest.co.uk/events/doug-...

I'm also thrilled to be returning to Bute Noir on Saturday 8th August at 8.30pm, where I'm appearing with @brookmyre.bsky.social. Close readers of the programme will note we're scheduled for 90 mins, so there will be some musical shenanigans included. @orendabooks.bsky.social www.butenoir.co.uk

I'm very excited to be appearing at Fringe by the Sea in North Berwick next Wednesday 5th August at 2.30pm, chatting to fellow crime writer @davegoodman.bsky.social. There will also be some tunes played by me and my son at the end. @orendabooks.bsky.social www.fringebythesea.com/doug-johnsto...

Oh man, Glen Hansard. This scene from Once is incredible, absolutely electrifying. RIP youtu.be/zi4hRF9NsA8?...

'When Your Mind's Made Up' Studio Recording scene - Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová

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Orenda Books@orendabooks.bsky.social · last wk.

🚨OH #SKELFAHOLICS🚨 Excited for #GhostNotes💛? Looking for a playlist that will make you feel like you're right there with the Skelf woman? You should listen to the BRAND NEW #Playlist by the man himself, @dougjohnstone.bsky.social, available on #spotify! STREAM NOW! 🔗https://tinyurl.com/yx938tt7

Finished copies of GHOST NOTES in the house! Published in two weeks by @orendabooks.bsky.social. You can pre-order signed and dedicated copies here from @portybooks.bsky.social: www.theportobellobookshop.com/978191776437...

Incredible ending to James Sallis’s last novella in his sublime collection, World’s Edge.

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Orenda Books@orendabooks.bsky.social · last wk.

IT'S WEEK ONE OF THE #SkelfsSummerReadAlong!😱☀️🪦 This week we're reading #ADarkMatter by @dougjohnstone.bsky.social, book ONE in the ICONIC #TheSkelfs series😍 If you'd like to join the read-along, comment '🪦' to join the chat and gain access to the ebooks! #SkelfsSummer is just getting started🙌

Taken this day, 2019, @dougjohnstone.bsky.social entertaining at the opening part for the then-new @portybooks.bsky.social www.flickr.com/photos/woola... #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #Portobello #books #livres #photography #photographie

Porty Bookshop Opening Party 017

The brand-new Indy bookstore, the Portobello Bookshop - twitter.com/PortyBooks - opened on Wednesday and the launch part was last night, with chat, drink, music, and some great readings by authors Dou...

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We are thrilled to share that EARLY copies of the BRAND-NEW #TheSkelfs mystery #GhostNotes by the INCREDIBLE @dougjohnstone.bsky.social will be available at @harrogatefestivals.bsky.social! Don't miss your chance to get your hands on this EXCLUSIVE EARLY COPY😍 #Harrogate #TheakstonsCrime

WHO'S READY FOR A #SKELFSSUMMER?😱☀️🪦 THIS MONDAY we're kicking of our #SkelfsSummerReadAlong with @dougjohnstone.bsky.social's INCREDIBLE SERIES! To join and gain access to the ENTIRE #EBOOKBUNDLE comment '🪦' and a DM will come your way😉 And keep an eye out for book 7 #GhostNotes! OUT AUGUST 13😍

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William Shatner, 95, to Launch His Heavy Metal Band The *uckers with Debut Performance at Riot Fest

Actor William Shatner will make his Riot Fest debut in Chicago with heavy metal band The *uckers, performing songs from his catalog and previewing new material.

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Hey! You can preorder my forthcoming novel GHOST NOTES at Waterstones for 25% off with code SUMMER26 at checkout. Only for the next few days. Why not, eh? tinyurl.com/3pn7p42f @orendabooks.bsky.social

From TODAY until 23:59 July 24th you can preorder #GhostNotes by the BRILLIANT @dougjohnstone.bsky.social for 25% off with code "SUMMER26" at checkout!🙌 ✨️OUT 13/08/26✨️ Available EXCLUSIVELY on the @waterstones.bsky.social website & app!❤️ 🔗https://tinyurl.com/3pn7p42f #TeamOrenda #WPreorder

The anniversary edition of #TheOssians by @dougjohnstone.bsky.social is OUT NOW!😍 Connor is brilliant, broken and out of control — and his band’s final shot at glory is about to go very wrong… ⬇️ORDER NOW⬇️ 🔗https://geni.us/49IJe

🎉ANNIVERSARY EDITION🎉 It’s been 20 years since @dougjohnstone.bsky.social's #Tombstoning first stunned readers. Now it’s back with a brand-new intro by Chris Brookmyre! Celebrate the milestone with a copy today! Print: 🔗https://geni.us/Mb0bqB
 Ebook: 🔗https://geni.us/c10i

#NewBookDay A phenomenally good series so know this will lift me out of my reading slump! @dougjohnstone.bsky.social @orendabooks.bsky.social #Skelfs #BookSky💙📚

I'm thrilled to be pitching up at the Theakston Old Peculiar Crime Writing Festival in Harrogate on Friday, having a cheeky half pint with @brookmyre.bsky.social. Come say hi! @harrogatefestivals.bsky.social @orendabooks.bsky.social

I know everyone in the US and Canada is still asleep, but I'm still gonna shout about this - TOMBSTONING is a Kindle Daily Deal across the pond, so fill yer boots: a.co/d/0fpzt2H8 @orendabooks.bsky.social

GHOST NOTES - the 7th Skelfs book and my 20th novel - is out FOUR WEEKS TODAY! Grief tech, blackmail, addiction and ghosts from the past - what's not to love? Signed & dedicated copies here from my local @portybooks.bsky.social: www.theportobellobookshop.com/978191776437... @orendabooks.bsky.social

OUT NOW! Drug-fuelled mayhem against the dramatic backdrop of the Scottish Highlands. It's like Outlander on amphetamines. (Not really.)

Orenda Books@orendabooks.bsky.social · 4w ago

The ANNIVERSARY EDITION of #TheOssians by @dougjohnstone.bsky.social is OUT NOW!🔥 A raw, wild, darkly funny road trip novel of rock’n’roll obsession, self-destruction and trying to belong. ⬇️ORDER NOW⬇️ 🔗https://geni.us/49IJe

OUT NOW. A school reunion, a dead body, far too much booze. What's not to like?

Orenda Books@orendabooks.bsky.social · last mo.

💙OUT NOW💙 Celebrate 20 years of @dougjohnstone.bsky.social’s electrifying debut #Tombstoning! The #20thAnniversaryEdition features a BRAND NEW introduction by Chris Brookmyre🙌 Don’t miss this gripping thriller that started it all. ORDER NOW! 🔗 geni.us/Mb0bqB

In S3/E06, I look at 'Living is a Problem' by @dougjohnstone.bsky.social. We'll be covering the shifting perspectives of Dorothy, Jenny and Hannah and how they might help or hinder an 'out of order' reader and how undertaking is as important as crime in understanding this novel. wp.me/phiaSF-7L

S3/E06: Doug Johnstone’s Living is a Problem (2024)

In this episode, we’ll be dropping into the Skelf detective and undertaking series by taking a look at ‘Living is a Problem’ by Doug Johnstone. This is the sixth book in a (soon t…

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Awesome evening.

Had an absolute BLAST chairing Dave Eggers tonight at @portybooks.bsky.social, which included this awesome portrait Dave drew of me during the event 🤣. Just the most joyous hour of chat about art, creativity and human connection. Life affirming! @canongate.co.uk