Scottish crime writer Doug Johnstone has written 20 books in 20 years - frankly, that is just showing off says @teddyjamieson.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social @dougjohnstone.bsky.social @orendabooks.bsky.social

🇨🇦🇺🇸ATTENTION USA & CANADA🇺🇸🇨🇦 THREE BOOKS from the DEVASTATINGLY TENSE #SkelfsSeries by @dougjohnstone.bsky.social are on SALE NOW for just $0.99 each on #kindle in the USA and Canada for the month of February❄️ TBC 🔗https://shorturl.at/9noXc TGS 🔗https://shorturl.at/6e7fs BH 🔗https://a.co/d/0f4OCX2l

PEOPLE OF EDINBURGH! I'm doing a lovely event TOMORROW EVENING at Muirhouse Library as part of @edbookfest.bsky.social's Paper Trails mini-festival. Please come and hear me blether with Nyla Ahmad, it's FREE BUT TICKETED, go here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/edi... @orendabooks.bsky.social

Another day another deal!🙌 TODAY ONLY the EPIC FINALE to the #BESTSELLING #EnceladonsTrilogy, #TheTranscendentTide by @dougjohnstone.bsky.social is now on #SALE on #kindle for just £1.19😱 You won’t want to miss this #DailyDeal😍 🔗https://tinyurl.com/bdh9uwkn #TeamOrenda #KindleDeal #deals

Absolutely in love 😍 with these Korean copies of The Space Between Us, published by Moonhak Soochup. So beautiful. @orendabooks.bsky.social @agentphil.bsky.social

In ways I can't properly express, this is exactly what I needed. Glorious insanity from start to finish. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ssi...

Prior to starting @dougjohnstone.bsky.social s 'Enceladons' trilogy, I was going to say I don't read SF but over the years they've added up;Asimov, Philip K Dick, Ursula LeGuin, Kim Stanley Robinson, Michael Moorcock , Anthony Burgess, Cormac McCarthy,Margaret Atwood, Huxley, Orwell, Ray Bradbury

That Big Issue review by the wonderful @dougjohnstone.bsky.social still warms me to think about. So thoughtful and understanding of what I was trying to do with this book 🖤

🇺🇸ATTENTION USA🇺🇸 THREE BOOKS from the DARKLY FUNNY #SkelfsSeries by @dougjohnstone.bsky.social are on SALE NOW for just $0.99 each on #kindle in the USA for the month of February❄️ TBC: 🔗https://shorturl.at/9noXc TGS: 🔗https://shorturl.at/6e7fs BH: 🔗https://a.co/d/0f4OCX2l #kindledeal

Some top tunes here 👇👇👇

🚨KINDLE MONTHLY DEAL ALERT🚨 The FIRST BOOK in the BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN #SkelfsBookSeries #ADARKMATTER by @dougjohnstone.bsky.social is ON SALE NOW on #kindle in the UK for the month of February!❄️ 🔗https://shorturl.at/mUFEy #TeamOrenda #mysteryseries #thrillerbooks #KindleDeals

🚨KINDLE MONTHLY DEAL ALERT🚨 The #LIFEAFFIRMING SCIENCE FICTION SPECTACULAR #TheSpaceBetweenUs by one of Scotland’s most REVERED authors @dougjohnstone.bsky.social is ON SALE NOW on #kindle in the UK for the month of February!❄️ 🔗https://shorturl.at/txwfR #TeamOrenda #SciFi #EbookDeals

Been immersed in 2000s Scottish indie all day for *reasons* and my god The Phantom Band were great, weren’t they? open.spotify.com/artist/6JijQ...

We are so excited to announce that @dougjohnstone.bsky.social will be speaking at #GraniteNoir2026: A Milestone Year🙌 Chaired by Bryan Burnett ✨EVENT DETAILS✨ 🗓️ Friday 20 Feb 2026 🕜 6:00pm 📍 Lemon Tree 🏷️ £12.50 🔗 shorturl.at/cdV3w #GraniteNoirX #TeamOrenda

Extremely sad to hear James Sallis has died. He was a writing hero of mine, an author of incredible style and range who wrote with enormous heart. We were in touch on and off over the years and he was always so generous with his time and advice. At least we still have his incredible books. RIP, Jim.

My debut novel, TOMBSTONING, is getting a 20th anniversary reissue with a beautiful new cover and intro by @brookmyre.bsky.social. We'll be chatting at @portybooks.bsky.social on Wed 25th Feb, it will be raucous, I bet. www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/doug-... @orendabooks.bsky.social

I'm thrilled to be at Granite Noir this year on Friday 20th February talking to Bryan Burnett about two decades as a published writer. I'll also be playing a couple of tunes as well, so consider yourself warned. www.aberdeenperformingarts.com/whats-on/gra... @orendabooks.bsky.social

I'm delighted to be appearing at PAPER TRAILS in Muirhouse Library on Wednesday 11th February, chatting to Nyla Ahmad about twenty years of sweary nonsense. It's FREE but ticketed: www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/edi... @edbookfest.bsky.social @orendabooks.bsky.social

My current read is Tombstoning by @dougjohnstone.bsky.social . This was his debut novel and it’s being republished by @orendabooks.bsky.social for its 20th anniversary. Preorder now for Feb 12th www.amazon.co.uk/Tombstoning-... #books #booksky #teamorenda #amreading #tombstoning

Thank you @dougjohnstone.bsky.social for your lovely review of Looking Down at the Stars by Christina Riley ✨ 'sumptuous and beautiful nature writing' www.bigissue.com/culture/book... #Booksky 📚💙 @bigissue.com

I want to talk to everyone about this novel because it’s absolutely INCREDIBLE. Amazing premise, perfectly executed. Stunning.

krimirezensionen.de/doug-johnsto... Der 4. Band der großartigen #Krimireihe von @dougjohnstone.bsky.social um drei Frauen, die in #Edinburgh ein Bestattungsunternehmen u eine Detektei betreiben, behandelt lt Gunnar wieder tiefgründige Themen wie Trauer, Tod u Schuld mit wunderbaren Figuren. #Polar

Preorder SIGNED & dedicated copies of @dougjohnstone.bsky.social's anarchic story of rock'n'roll obsession, national identity and self-destruction #TheOssians ANNIVERSARY EDITION – with intro by @valmcdermid.bsky.social VIA @portybooks.bsky.social theportobellobookshop.com/978191776420...

EVENT ALERT! Our NEW edition of @dougjohnstone.bsky.social's funny, anarchic novel #TheOssians is out in April, with a BRILLIANT intro by @valmcdermid.bsky.social Val will be chatting to Doug @portybooks.bsky.social on Tues 21st April! #Scotland #Edinburgh #BookEvent Book NOW! 🎸 t.co/HvNmWZ21e9

I'm going to be at Prestwick Library next Wednesday for a wee chat with whoever turns up. Come find me. @orendabooks.bsky.social destinationsouthayrshire.co.uk/whats-on/pre...

I knew 10 would be a struggle, so here’s my top 12 reads for 2025. All were 5⭐️ (that goes without saying) & my reviews are on my feed. Very difficult choices, but I had to draw a line somewhere. List of authors/books t.ly/iFt2R #BookSky📚💙 #2025roundup

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

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.

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💙📚

Incredible scenes.

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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

This was a great laugh. I sound a bit shouty and manic, but it was genuinely noisy and busy in the pub!

#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

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

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

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

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…

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

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

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

CLEAR THE DECKS, there’s a new Willy Vlautin!

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. 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

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.

If someone could offer us a guaranteed AI-free version of the internet, they would become a trillionaire so fast.