Doug Johnstone
@dougjohnstone.bsky.social
Writer & musician. 19th novel The Transcendent Tide out now. Tombstoning, The Ossians and Ghost Notes all published in 2026. Album Crow Hill out now. Drummer for Fun Lovin' Crime Writers. www.dougjohnstone.com
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Raven's favourite 2025 reads - part one. Loved all of these! ❤
@dougjohnstone.bsky.social @radiomukhers.bsky.social @vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social @authorbarbara.bsky.social #GraemeMacraeBurnett #PhilLecomber @katefolk.bsky.social #BenjaminWood #OlivierNorekOlivierNorek
@dougjohnstone.bsky.social @radiomukhers.bsky.social @vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social @authorbarbara.bsky.social #GraemeMacraeBurnett #PhilLecomber @katefolk.bsky.social #BenjaminWood #OlivierNorekOlivierNorek
January 1, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Raven's favourite 2025 reads - part one. Loved all of these! ❤
@dougjohnstone.bsky.social @radiomukhers.bsky.social @vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social @authorbarbara.bsky.social #GraemeMacraeBurnett #PhilLecomber @katefolk.bsky.social #BenjaminWood #OlivierNorekOlivierNorek
@dougjohnstone.bsky.social @radiomukhers.bsky.social @vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social @authorbarbara.bsky.social #GraemeMacraeBurnett #PhilLecomber @katefolk.bsky.social #BenjaminWood #OlivierNorekOlivierNorek
Happy New Year from Porty Beach! Hope 2026 is full of good things for us all.
January 1, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Happy New Year from Porty Beach! Hope 2026 is full of good things for us all.
I want to shout out this terrific show - animated conspiracy thriller that is crazy, funny and touching. One of my favourite television shows of the year.
December 30, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I want to shout out this terrific show - animated conspiracy thriller that is crazy, funny and touching. One of my favourite television shows of the year.
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My top 12 (nearer to 10 than usual) reads for July - December. My top 10 (fingers crossed) for the year will be posted next week.
These were all 5⭐️ & my reviews are on my feed.
List of authors/books t.ly/7zSf9
#BookSky💙📚
These were all 5⭐️ & my reviews are on my feed.
List of authors/books t.ly/7zSf9
#BookSky💙📚
December 30, 2025 at 11:25 AM
My top 12 (nearer to 10 than usual) reads for July - December. My top 10 (fingers crossed) for the year will be posted next week.
These were all 5⭐️ & my reviews are on my feed.
List of authors/books t.ly/7zSf9
#BookSky💙📚
These were all 5⭐️ & my reviews are on my feed.
List of authors/books t.ly/7zSf9
#BookSky💙📚
Incredible scenes.
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 28, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Incredible scenes.
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Some of us are ahead of the Telegraph in our knowledge of life on Enceladus... @dougjohnstone.bsky.social @orendabooks.bsky.social #Sandy 🐙
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#BookSky 📚💙
December 28, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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I'm usually averse to promoting Amazon in any way, but this is outweighed by my belief that everyone should read this series! Only £1.99 for all these terrific books!!!
You're welcome!
@dougjohnstone.bsky.social @orendabooks.bsky.social
amzn.eu/d/1EUNa3P
You're welcome!
@dougjohnstone.bsky.social @orendabooks.bsky.social
amzn.eu/d/1EUNa3P
December 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I'm usually averse to promoting Amazon in any way, but this is outweighed by my belief that everyone should read this series! Only £1.99 for all these terrific books!!!
You're welcome!
@dougjohnstone.bsky.social @orendabooks.bsky.social
amzn.eu/d/1EUNa3P
You're welcome!
@dougjohnstone.bsky.social @orendabooks.bsky.social
amzn.eu/d/1EUNa3P
This was a great laugh. I sound a bit shouty and manic, but it was genuinely noisy and busy in the pub!
More Scottish 🏴 shenanigans this week with the brilliant, genre-eschewing @dougjohnstone.bsky.social. We caught up with him in the Holyrood 9A for a pint and a fascinating natter… check the link int’ bio
December 22, 2025 at 1:39 PM
This was a great laugh. I sound a bit shouty and manic, but it was genuinely noisy and busy in the pub!
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#BookAdvent #Day19 This final instalment of the #Enceladon trilogy was a wonderfully satisfying conclusion to this excellent series. I would urge you to discover this series too! ❤️🐙 @dougjohnstone.bsky.social @orendabooks.bsky.social
December 19, 2025 at 10:11 AM
#BookAdvent #Day19 This final instalment of the #Enceladon trilogy was a wonderfully satisfying conclusion to this excellent series. I would urge you to discover this series too! ❤️🐙 @dougjohnstone.bsky.social @orendabooks.bsky.social
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Proofs have landed!
Next Feb marks 20 YEARS of @dougjohnstone.bsky.social's darkly funny #Debut #Tombstoning & we'll be celebrating with a special new edition featuring an intro from Chris Brookmyre
A sharp Scottish #Thriller we can’t wait for you to read!
#BookSky #NewBooks #Books2026
Next Feb marks 20 YEARS of @dougjohnstone.bsky.social's darkly funny #Debut #Tombstoning & we'll be celebrating with a special new edition featuring an intro from Chris Brookmyre
A sharp Scottish #Thriller we can’t wait for you to read!
#BookSky #NewBooks #Books2026
December 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Proofs have landed!
Next Feb marks 20 YEARS of @dougjohnstone.bsky.social's darkly funny #Debut #Tombstoning & we'll be celebrating with a special new edition featuring an intro from Chris Brookmyre
A sharp Scottish #Thriller we can’t wait for you to read!
#BookSky #NewBooks #Books2026
Next Feb marks 20 YEARS of @dougjohnstone.bsky.social's darkly funny #Debut #Tombstoning & we'll be celebrating with a special new edition featuring an intro from Chris Brookmyre
A sharp Scottish #Thriller we can’t wait for you to read!
#BookSky #NewBooks #Books2026
Tombstoning looking pretty good for 20 years old! Love these new proofs going out into the world. Published 12th Feb by @orendabooks.bsky.social. Preorder here: geni.us/Mb0bqB
December 17, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Tombstoning looking pretty good for 20 years old! Love these new proofs going out into the world. Published 12th Feb by @orendabooks.bsky.social. Preorder here: geni.us/Mb0bqB
I am THRILLED that my second novel, THE OSSIANS, is getting a shiny new reissue in April next year by @orendabooks.bsky.social, with a lovely introduction by none other than @valmcdermid.bsky.social! It's a wild ride of a book, for sure.
You can pre-order it here: geni.us/49IJe
You can pre-order it here: geni.us/49IJe
December 16, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I am THRILLED that my second novel, THE OSSIANS, is getting a shiny new reissue in April next year by @orendabooks.bsky.social, with a lovely introduction by none other than @valmcdermid.bsky.social! It's a wild ride of a book, for sure.
You can pre-order it here: geni.us/49IJe
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 @dougjohnstone.bsky.social and @orendabooks.bsky.social.
"Darkly funny" makes this a sure-fire read for me. More details available on my blog.
#BookSky
Reading For Leisure Blog: tinyurl.com/2hnz6547
"Darkly funny" makes this a sure-fire read for me. More details available on my blog.
#BookSky
Reading For Leisure Blog: tinyurl.com/2hnz6547
December 16, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I'm delighted to be taking part in the #CoverReveal for the soon-to-be reissued #TheOssians from @dougjohnstone.bsky.social and @orendabooks.bsky.social.
"Darkly funny" makes this a sure-fire read for me. More details available on my blog.
#BookSky
Reading For Leisure Blog: tinyurl.com/2hnz6547
"Darkly funny" makes this a sure-fire read for me. More details available on my blog.
#BookSky
Reading For Leisure Blog: tinyurl.com/2hnz6547
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Cover Reveal! The Ossians
Doug Johnstone - The Ossians As you may know by now, Doug Johnstone is one of my favourite authors, so it's so exciting to see this, his second novel, get a shiny new edition - and how cool to have one of my other favourite authors, the mighty Val McDermid, to write an…
Doug Johnstone - The Ossians As you may know by now, Doug Johnstone is one of my favourite authors, so it's so exciting to see this, his second novel, get a shiny new edition - and how cool to have one of my other favourite authors, the mighty Val McDermid, to write an…
Cover Reveal! The Ossians
Doug Johnstone - The Ossians As you may know by now, Doug Johnstone is one of my favourite authors, so it's so exciting to see this, his second novel, get a shiny new edition - and how cool to have one of my other favourite authors, the mighty Val McDermid, to write an introduction to it! Here's the official info about The Ossians: …
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December 16, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Cover Reveal! The Ossians
Doug Johnstone - The Ossians As you may know by now, Doug Johnstone is one of my favourite authors, so it's so exciting to see this, his second novel, get a shiny new edition - and how cool to have one of my other favourite authors, the mighty Val McDermid, to write an…
Doug Johnstone - The Ossians As you may know by now, Doug Johnstone is one of my favourite authors, so it's so exciting to see this, his second novel, get a shiny new edition - and how cool to have one of my other favourite authors, the mighty Val McDermid, to write an…
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BOX SET DEAL! 😱📖
Get the FIRST SIX books in @dougjohnstone.bsky.social's addictive & darkly funny #TheSkelfs #Series in one GREAT-VALUE Box Set.
£2.99 on #Kobo!
Catch up before bk 7 #GhostNotes lands next summer!
You really don't want to miss this deal!
⚰️ bit.ly/4rZySlZ
#BooksSky #CrimeFiction
Get the FIRST SIX books in @dougjohnstone.bsky.social's addictive & darkly funny #TheSkelfs #Series in one GREAT-VALUE Box Set.
£2.99 on #Kobo!
Catch up before bk 7 #GhostNotes lands next summer!
You really don't want to miss this deal!
⚰️ bit.ly/4rZySlZ
#BooksSky #CrimeFiction
December 16, 2025 at 10:47 AM
BOX SET DEAL! 😱📖
Get the FIRST SIX books in @dougjohnstone.bsky.social's addictive & darkly funny #TheSkelfs #Series in one GREAT-VALUE Box Set.
£2.99 on #Kobo!
Catch up before bk 7 #GhostNotes lands next summer!
You really don't want to miss this deal!
⚰️ bit.ly/4rZySlZ
#BooksSky #CrimeFiction
Get the FIRST SIX books in @dougjohnstone.bsky.social's addictive & darkly funny #TheSkelfs #Series in one GREAT-VALUE Box Set.
£2.99 on #Kobo!
Catch up before bk 7 #GhostNotes lands next summer!
You really don't want to miss this deal!
⚰️ bit.ly/4rZySlZ
#BooksSky #CrimeFiction
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COVER REVEAL
We are thrilled to be re-publishing @dougjohnstone.bsky.social’s raw, darkly funny novel #TheOssians 9/04 with a STUNNING new cover & an intro from @valmcdermid.bsky.social
A Scottish band’s last-chance winter road trip spirals into rock’n’roll chaos.
🎸 bit.ly/3N1XxWR
#BookSky
We are thrilled to be re-publishing @dougjohnstone.bsky.social’s raw, darkly funny novel #TheOssians 9/04 with a STUNNING new cover & an intro from @valmcdermid.bsky.social
A Scottish band’s last-chance winter road trip spirals into rock’n’roll chaos.
🎸 bit.ly/3N1XxWR
#BookSky
December 16, 2025 at 10:24 AM
COVER REVEAL
We are thrilled to be re-publishing @dougjohnstone.bsky.social’s raw, darkly funny novel #TheOssians 9/04 with a STUNNING new cover & an intro from @valmcdermid.bsky.social
A Scottish band’s last-chance winter road trip spirals into rock’n’roll chaos.
🎸 bit.ly/3N1XxWR
#BookSky
We are thrilled to be re-publishing @dougjohnstone.bsky.social’s raw, darkly funny novel #TheOssians 9/04 with a STUNNING new cover & an intro from @valmcdermid.bsky.social
A Scottish band’s last-chance winter road trip spirals into rock’n’roll chaos.
🎸 bit.ly/3N1XxWR
#BookSky
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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.bsky.social @dougjohnstone.bsky.social
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9TH APRIL 2026
@orendabooks.bsky.social @dougjohnstone.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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.bsky.social @dougjohnstone.bsky.social
geni.us/49IJe
9TH APRIL 2026
@orendabooks.bsky.social @dougjohnstone.bsky.social
CLEAR THE DECKS, there’s a new Willy Vlautin!
December 15, 2025 at 5:31 PM
CLEAR THE DECKS, there’s a new Willy Vlautin!
It’s been far too long.
December 14, 2025 at 11:16 AM
It’s been far too long.
Here's a wee thing I wrote about fundraising for Venture Scotland earlier this year, and why it's an important charity.
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Going the Distance: Doug’s Venture Round Scotland Journey
Doug made a commitment to get out every day in September as part of his Venture Round Scotland challenge of walking 300,000 steps in the month! Read about his experience […]
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December 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Here's a wee thing I wrote about fundraising for Venture Scotland earlier this year, and why it's an important charity.
venturescotland.org.uk/2025/12/08/g...
venturescotland.org.uk/2025/12/08/g...
I’m thrilled to be appearing at next year’s Granite Noir, talking to Bryan Burnett about 20 years(!) as a published writer. @orendabooks.bsky.social
December 11, 2025 at 12:03 PM
I’m thrilled to be appearing at next year’s Granite Noir, talking to Bryan Burnett about 20 years(!) as a published writer. @orendabooks.bsky.social
Anyone who's read my Skelfs novels will know I'm a big advocate for this. Can't come soon enough.
🔴 The Scottish Government has put forward new proposals which could see the first new funeral process for a century.
www.scotsman.com/news/politic...
www.scotsman.com/news/politic...
Could Scots soon get water cremations when they die?
The Scottish Government has put forward new proposals which could see the first new funeral process for a century.
www.scotsman.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Anyone who's read my Skelfs novels will know I'm a big advocate for this. Can't come soon enough.
Finished a messy first draft of the next Skelfs book this morning. Still LOADS of work to do, but always happy to reach this stage. Ghost Notes, my 20th novel, will be published in August by @orendabooks.bsky.social.
December 3, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Finished a messy first draft of the next Skelfs book this morning. Still LOADS of work to do, but always happy to reach this stage. Ghost Notes, my 20th novel, will be published in August by @orendabooks.bsky.social.
If someone could offer us a guaranteed AI-free version of the internet, they would become a trillionaire so fast.
December 3, 2025 at 11:42 AM
If someone could offer us a guaranteed AI-free version of the internet, they would become a trillionaire so fast.
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The Transcendent Tide by @dougjohnstone.bsky.social - the final book in the Enceladons trilogy, a brilliant and thrilling near future tale, told beautifully, and exploring big concepts with flair and ease! 🌊
November 30, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The Transcendent Tide by @dougjohnstone.bsky.social - the final book in the Enceladons trilogy, a brilliant and thrilling near future tale, told beautifully, and exploring big concepts with flair and ease! 🌊