RJ Barker
@rjbarker.bsky.social
Award winning fantasy author. Gad about, small tree grower and procrastinationist to the stars. Truly, I am RJ Barker in all departments.
"their worlds are completely and entirely original." BFS
Agent: @teddyfromtheblock.bsky.social
"their worlds are completely and entirely original." BFS
Agent: @teddyfromtheblock.bsky.social
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RJ Barker
@rjbarker.bsky.social
· Jan 8
It is time for a PROPER pinned tweet with a list of books in reverse order of publication and a little bit of info about each series. Buckle up buckos, here we go.
(I may even correct typos in it, but probably not, Life's too short, right?)
(I may even correct typos in it, but probably not, Life's too short, right?)
No, no, RJ. He didn't 'almost trip but manage to keep his frotting,' that's a different type of book.
#TypoOfTheDay
#TypoOfTheDay
February 8, 2026 at 9:46 AM
No, no, RJ. He didn't 'almost trip but manage to keep his frotting,' that's a different type of book.
#TypoOfTheDay
#TypoOfTheDay
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So, today:
A) attended Harrogate Quilt Show and got some lovely bargains. (Also some lovely non-bargains, but so it goes.
B) Got rained on less than I might have done. (Current weather, sigh.)
C) got home to find ARC of Mortedant’s Peril by @rjbarker.bsky.social
Excellent day. More like this, plz.
A) attended Harrogate Quilt Show and got some lovely bargains. (Also some lovely non-bargains, but so it goes.
B) Got rained on less than I might have done. (Current weather, sigh.)
C) got home to find ARC of Mortedant’s Peril by @rjbarker.bsky.social
Excellent day. More like this, plz.
February 7, 2026 at 6:12 PM
So, today:
A) attended Harrogate Quilt Show and got some lovely bargains. (Also some lovely non-bargains, but so it goes.
B) Got rained on less than I might have done. (Current weather, sigh.)
C) got home to find ARC of Mortedant’s Peril by @rjbarker.bsky.social
Excellent day. More like this, plz.
A) attended Harrogate Quilt Show and got some lovely bargains. (Also some lovely non-bargains, but so it goes.
B) Got rained on less than I might have done. (Current weather, sigh.)
C) got home to find ARC of Mortedant’s Peril by @rjbarker.bsky.social
Excellent day. More like this, plz.
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i think we all need to step back and realize that peak art was made when neolithic pot in the shape of a pig was fired
February 6, 2026 at 7:46 PM
i think we all need to step back and realize that peak art was made when neolithic pot in the shape of a pig was fired
Went to the seaside today. It was cold, wet and BLEAK. Very much enjoyed it.
February 6, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Went to the seaside today. It was cold, wet and BLEAK. Very much enjoyed it.
Friends, MrsRJ LOVES regency romance, particularly MC Beaton and Georgette Hayer cos they're not full of sex. Anyone have any recommendations?
February 6, 2026 at 9:34 AM
Friends, MrsRJ LOVES regency romance, particularly MC Beaton and Georgette Hayer cos they're not full of sex. Anyone have any recommendations?
Wanted to use the phrase 'weasel words' but obviously I can't as this is just another normalised attack on the most honourable and working class of woodland mammals.
February 6, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Wanted to use the phrase 'weasel words' but obviously I can't as this is just another normalised attack on the most honourable and working class of woodland mammals.
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Fab and thoughtful review from @reactorsff.bsky.social
"Stewart Hotston’s Project Hanuman is an epic story of life and death ripped from Hindu folklore and filtered through the wilds of space opera...at once thoughtful and rollicking."
Check out @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social's review of Project Hanuman!
Check out @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social's review of Project Hanuman!
Unite or Die: Project Hanuman by Stewart Hotston - Reactor
Alex Brown reviews a soaring space opera epic that has some structural issues.
reactormag.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Fab and thoughtful review from @reactorsff.bsky.social
Is it posh people being fash?
What "core British values" has "the left" not defended? Can someone ask this sentient fucking saucepan what he means?
Keir Starmer attacks the racism of Reform and Matt Goodwin but then adds that "Britain has also been let down by a mindset on the left of politics that is too slow to defend core British values"
February 5, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Is it posh people being fash?
New Muppets on Disney is a joy but even if it was awful it would be worth it for the rat song and dance number which is one of the funniest things I've seen in ages.
February 5, 2026 at 1:29 PM
New Muppets on Disney is a joy but even if it was awful it would be worth it for the rat song and dance number which is one of the funniest things I've seen in ages.
Reading through Secret Project X for a first edit and having a fun time.
February 5, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Reading through Secret Project X for a first edit and having a fun time.
Imagine spelling 'nauseous' right first time. What sort of monster would do that?
February 5, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Imagine spelling 'nauseous' right first time. What sort of monster would do that?
I have an awful case of not knowing what to be at. I think it's because MORTEDANT'S PERIL is out in the world*. But then again, maybe it's just the world. So here's a track from a band I used to be in, who recently reformed.
*Available to request on UK Netgalley now, friends.
*Available to request on UK Netgalley now, friends.
SugarValve - I Beseech You
YouTube video by SugarValve
www.youtube.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:32 AM
I have an awful case of not knowing what to be at. I think it's because MORTEDANT'S PERIL is out in the world*. But then again, maybe it's just the world. So here's a track from a band I used to be in, who recently reformed.
*Available to request on UK Netgalley now, friends.
*Available to request on UK Netgalley now, friends.
I am VERY bored of this stupid cold now. VERY.
February 3, 2026 at 8:36 AM
I am VERY bored of this stupid cold now. VERY.
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New book day, and I already got a lovely review from the Womble!
"All That Is In The Earth is a novella that shifts shape and direction several times and asks the reader some much more interesting questions than you would initially expect."
"All That Is In The Earth is a novella that shifts shape and direction several times and asks the reader some much more interesting questions than you would initially expect."
New Review - happy publication day to All That Is In The Earth by @aknighton.bsky.social a trip to a deadly planet also asks questions about why we do what we do! Strongly recommended thanks to @lunapress.bsky.social www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/2/...
All That Is In The Earth By Andrew Knighton — Runalong The Shelves
I would like to thank Luna Press Publishing for an advance copy of this novella in exchange for a fair and honest review Publisher – Luna Press Publishing Published – Out Now Price – £10.66 p...
www.runalongtheshelves.net
February 3, 2026 at 8:08 AM
New book day, and I already got a lovely review from the Womble!
"All That Is In The Earth is a novella that shifts shape and direction several times and asks the reader some much more interesting questions than you would initially expect."
"All That Is In The Earth is a novella that shifts shape and direction several times and asks the reader some much more interesting questions than you would initially expect."
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Who among us would not launch a thousand ships for the sake of Lupita Nyongo
February 2, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Who among us would not launch a thousand ships for the sake of Lupita Nyongo
OMG, Helen of Troy cannot POSSIBLY be played by a black actor as EVERYONE knows she was hatched from an egg so having her played by anything except a PENGUIN is entirely ahistorical.
February 2, 2026 at 6:54 PM
OMG, Helen of Troy cannot POSSIBLY be played by a black actor as EVERYONE knows she was hatched from an egg so having her played by anything except a PENGUIN is entirely ahistorical.
I am far too tired to have to be doing taxes first thing on a Monday and yet...
February 2, 2026 at 9:19 AM
I am far too tired to have to be doing taxes first thing on a Monday and yet...
Our late night visitor is back.
February 1, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Our late night visitor is back.
Like ducks?
Like books?
Then you'll love my new charity Books for Ducks and for just £29.99 a month you can ensure every duck has a copy of James Joyce's Ulysses and will never have to go without serious literature.
Like books?
Then you'll love my new charity Books for Ducks and for just £29.99 a month you can ensure every duck has a copy of James Joyce's Ulysses and will never have to go without serious literature.
February 1, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Like ducks?
Like books?
Then you'll love my new charity Books for Ducks and for just £29.99 a month you can ensure every duck has a copy of James Joyce's Ulysses and will never have to go without serious literature.
Like books?
Then you'll love my new charity Books for Ducks and for just £29.99 a month you can ensure every duck has a copy of James Joyce's Ulysses and will never have to go without serious literature.
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I've noticed a microgenre shift in SF over the last year - or possibly just in the books I've come across. Specifically, a bit of a boom in big concept space opera books working in the Banks/Hamilton ideaspace. Meaning SF that simultaneously delivers a strong action storyline against a backdrop
February 1, 2026 at 7:35 PM
I've noticed a microgenre shift in SF over the last year - or possibly just in the books I've come across. Specifically, a bit of a boom in big concept space opera books working in the Banks/Hamilton ideaspace. Meaning SF that simultaneously delivers a strong action storyline against a backdrop
"I think the lads gave it their all and they played a good game but it just wasn't their day, Graham."
February 1, 2026 at 5:24 PM
"I think the lads gave it their all and they played a good game but it just wasn't their day, Graham."
Bertie knows exactly what the painkiller bottle looks like and when I pick it up he comes running.
I think my cat may be a junkie.
I think my cat may be a junkie.
February 1, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Bertie knows exactly what the painkiller bottle looks like and when I pick it up he comes running.
I think my cat may be a junkie.
I think my cat may be a junkie.
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Amazon has placed a VERY specific product warning on the published edition of the Kenneth Williams diaries. The incident that prompted this surely deserved more media attention.
January 31, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Amazon has placed a VERY specific product warning on the published edition of the Kenneth Williams diaries. The incident that prompted this surely deserved more media attention.
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Two very cool genre non-fiction titles from our sister list, Repeater Books.
January 31, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Two very cool genre non-fiction titles from our sister list, Repeater Books.