Doug Johnstone
Doug Johnstone
The Creative Act review: Legendary music producer Rick Rubin has advice for us all
Creativity

The Creative Act review: Legendary music producer Rick Rubin has advice for us all

Your Wish Is My Command review: Feminist debut of extraordinary skill
graphic novel

Your Wish Is My Command review: Feminist debut of extraordinary skill

Shifty’s Boys review: Everyman thriller with a slice of rural noir
black humour

Shifty’s Boys review: Everyman thriller with a slice of rural noir

The Moose Paradox: Toys, trouble and top storytelling
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The Moose Paradox: Toys, trouble and top storytelling

The Book Of The Most Precious Substance review: Glorious supernatural weirdness abounds
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The Book Of The Most Precious Substance review: Glorious supernatural weirdness abounds

The Passenger and Stella Maris reviews: Cormac McCarthy duo offer insight but fall short on plot
book reviews

The Passenger and Stella Maris reviews: Cormac McCarthy duo offer insight but fall short on plot

Motherthing review: A little horror for Halloween
Book reviews

Motherthing review: A little horror for Halloween

Orpheus Builds a Girl review: Grisly, spine-chilling horror based on a true story
Book reviews

Orpheus Builds a Girl review: Grisly, spine-chilling horror based on a true story

A Prayer For the Crown-Shy review: ‘Hopepunk’ novel imagines a positive future for humanity
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A Prayer For the Crown-Shy review: ‘Hopepunk’ novel imagines a positive future for humanity

Acting Class by Nick Drnaso review: Misfit drama students and one increasingly erratic teacher
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Acting Class by Nick Drnaso review: Misfit drama students and one increasingly erratic teacher

Tasting Sunlight by Ewald Arenz review: Two damaged souls healed by a beautiful bond
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Tasting Sunlight by Ewald Arenz review: Two damaged souls healed by a beautiful bond

The Memory Librarian by Janelle Monáe: A clarion call for disenfranchised people
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The Memory Librarian by Janelle Monáe: A clarion call for disenfranchised people