R J Barron

My Goodness! Ive won a Book Prize. Have a look at my blog for details: growl.blog/2026/01/07/bec…

The Wrong Men, published by The Book Guild. #TheWrongMen Now available from shorturl.at/JoiAh and rjbarron.co.uk/product/the-wr…

Only four days to publication (March 28) for #TheWrongMen. Many thanks to The Creative Writing Programme in Brighton for all their support. Here's an interview with them about the book and there's a cheeky little linky to buy it. shorturl.at/JoiAh creativewritingprogramme.org.uk/inspiration

My new book #TheWrongMen is published by The Book Guild on March 28th and is available for pre-order now here: shorturl.at/7yUjr To give you a flavour of Xmas 1979, check out Johnny Jewell's playlist and my blog. growl.blog/2026/03/12/sou… Please share!

My new books have arrived! #TheWrongMen Published on March 28th, available to pre-order from Amazon, Foyles and Waterstones amongst others.

This is a strangely thrilling video! Copies of The Wrong Men rolling off the presses ready for publication day, March 28th. Come and see at Beckenham Library, Saturday March 7th 2pm -5pm. I'm giving a little talk at 3pm.

It's true you know. A prescient little device from The New World paper

Forty Five years since this momentous event in Spain - and I was there! It's time to dust off a couple of old blogs telling the tale of how I survived a coup d'etat. Read part 1 first! growl.blog/2021/02/24/mil…

Exciting news! My new novel, The Wrong Men, (for adults this time, hence the slight change of author name) is being published by The Book Guild on March 28th. A 1979 murder mystery, love triangle, twisty delight!

It was a big day in the UK Parliament last Wednesday and I just happened to be there at PMQs. Read all about it here: growl.blog/2026/02/10/a-g…

That was a nice surprise! Mooching around Beckenham Library, I came across my own book in the New Books section.

Still not finished your Christmas shopping, for that special person in your life who loves books? Fear not - my annual Books of the Year blog is now out. growl.blog/2025/12/09/my-…

Absurdly fan-boy thrilled to get two likes for posts about A Cold Wind Blows from @jk_rowling. Actually they were from Robert Galbraith @joannerowling9 but you know what I mean! Really looking forward to reading The Hallmarked Man over Christmas. growl.blog/2025/10/31/ano…

@ianamikagautam Great reviews for A Cold Wind Blows - a time slip fantasy set in 1795 in York and Runswick Bay. Check out all of my books here: growl.blog rjbarron.co.uk growl.blog/2025/10/31/ano…

Philip Pullman fans - the final part of The Book of Dust, The Rose Field, is out. Yes, I was excited too, but its a real disappointment. Read more here: growl.blog/2025/11/21/the…

Another great review for A Cold Wind Blows - "A slice of Fantasy Brilliance" rjbarron.co.uk/another-great-…

There's a chill in the air and leaves are falling. Time to revisit an old classic from the GROWL blog. Read it and sign up for more. Its absolutely free! growl.blog/2019/11/04/joh…

@JanetEmson Mine, obviously... The Watcher and The Friend amazon.co.uk/s?k=the+watche… A Cold Wind Blows amazon.co.uk/s?k=a+cold+win…

The Land in Winter, by Andrew Miller, proves there's still life in the twitching corpse of literary fiction, and that quiet can be powerful. Read my review here:growl.blog/2025/07/09/the…

Great review for A Cold Wind Blows here! book-shelfie.com/review/a-cold-…