Barry Litherland Author
@bl-writer.bsky.social
Lives in SW Scotland. Reviews selected indie book. Author of The Phil Tyler Thriller Series and paranormal crime novels set in the atmospheric Scottish Highlands. Also lit. fiction, YA and middle grade.
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Maa-Ghut
Maa-Ghut : Litherland, Barry: Amazon.co.uk: Books
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Just heard my YA novel "Maa-Ghut" was a finalist in the Book Excellence Awards. Got to say I'm feeling kinda pleased about that. It's a thought-provoking novel with a good cast of characters and a fair amount of suspense, tension and humour.
www.amazon.co.uk/Maa-Ghut-Bar...
www.amazon.co.uk/Maa-Ghut-Bar...
Damn, I'm about to kill off a character in my book and leave future readers momentarily desolate. He! He He! The power! Bk 5 of the Phil Tyler Series coming soon.
#booksky #crimefictionreaders
Don't forget to add a Phil Tyler novel to you Christmas list. www.amazon.co.uk/Breaking-Wav...
#booksky #crimefictionreaders
Don't forget to add a Phil Tyler novel to you Christmas list. www.amazon.co.uk/Breaking-Wav...
Breaking Waves: Phil Tyler Thriller Series Book 1 (Phil Tyler Thrillers) eBook : Litherland, Barry: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
Breaking Waves: Phil Tyler Thriller Series Book 1 (Phil Tyler Thrillers) eBook : Litherland, Barry: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
www.amazon.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Damn, I'm about to kill off a character in my book and leave future readers momentarily desolate. He! He He! The power! Bk 5 of the Phil Tyler Series coming soon.
#booksky #crimefictionreaders
Don't forget to add a Phil Tyler novel to you Christmas list. www.amazon.co.uk/Breaking-Wav...
#booksky #crimefictionreaders
Don't forget to add a Phil Tyler novel to you Christmas list. www.amazon.co.uk/Breaking-Wav...
Based (loosely) on a true story. Should raise a smile.
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The Boy, the Devil and the Witch in the Kitchen
Let battle commence
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September 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Based (loosely) on a true story. Should raise a smile.
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medium.com/entropies/th...
A short tale for these dark days. Enjoy!
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Meltdown
You Know What he’s Like
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September 15, 2025 at 2:02 PM
A short tale for these dark days. Enjoy!
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My recent interview with Authority. Opinions and thoughts welcomed. medium.com/authority-ma...
Barry Litherland On The 5 Things You Need To Be A Successful Author or Writer
A writer needs patience, oh dear yes, the patience of not just a saint but a demi-God. It’s so tempting to rush headlong towards an end…
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July 19, 2025 at 10:51 AM
My recent interview with Authority. Opinions and thoughts welcomed. medium.com/authority-ma...
Light at the end of a very long tunnel, perhaps. For fellow writers - there's a glimmer of hope here. #books #fictionreaders #youngadultnovels #bookclubs #fictionwriters #bookbloggers #thosewhostrive #thosewhodream #bookreviewers #fiction
May 24, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Light at the end of a very long tunnel, perhaps. For fellow writers - there's a glimmer of hope here. #books #fictionreaders #youngadultnovels #bookclubs #fictionwriters #bookbloggers #thosewhostrive #thosewhodream #bookreviewers #fiction
Happy Easter to readers and writers everywhere.
April 19, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Happy Easter to readers and writers everywhere.
Solway sunset. English side.
April 9, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Solway sunset. English side.
I always loved this poem - just a few lines here
[in Just-Spring] By E. E. Cummings
in Just-
spring when the world is mud-
luscious the little
lame balloonman
whistles far and wee
and eddieandbill come
running from marbles and
piracies and it's
spring
[in Just-Spring] By E. E. Cummings
in Just-
spring when the world is mud-
luscious the little
lame balloonman
whistles far and wee
and eddieandbill come
running from marbles and
piracies and it's
spring
April 6, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I always loved this poem - just a few lines here
[in Just-Spring] By E. E. Cummings
in Just-
spring when the world is mud-
luscious the little
lame balloonman
whistles far and wee
and eddieandbill come
running from marbles and
piracies and it's
spring
[in Just-Spring] By E. E. Cummings
in Just-
spring when the world is mud-
luscious the little
lame balloonman
whistles far and wee
and eddieandbill come
running from marbles and
piracies and it's
spring
Now available as an audiobook on Amazon and Audible. I'd love to hear opinions. www.amazon.com/dp/B0DGMHBHVH
April 6, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Now available as an audiobook on Amazon and Audible. I'd love to hear opinions. www.amazon.com/dp/B0DGMHBHVH
Sunset over the Solway. From the English shore looking towards the Scottish shore.
April 5, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Sunset over the Solway. From the English shore looking towards the Scottish shore.
Y A Novel. Writing Excellence Finalist.
Challenging world views one step at a time. No preaching, just drama, humor, powerful story, relatable characters and challenging questions. Now available on Audible. #booksky #YAReaders
Looking to make a mark. Please share.
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Challenging world views one step at a time. No preaching, just drama, humor, powerful story, relatable characters and challenging questions. Now available on Audible. #booksky #YAReaders
Looking to make a mark. Please share.
www.amazon.com/s?k=maa-ghut...
April 5, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Y A Novel. Writing Excellence Finalist.
Challenging world views one step at a time. No preaching, just drama, humor, powerful story, relatable characters and challenging questions. Now available on Audible. #booksky #YAReaders
Looking to make a mark. Please share.
www.amazon.com/s?k=maa-ghut...
Challenging world views one step at a time. No preaching, just drama, humor, powerful story, relatable characters and challenging questions. Now available on Audible. #booksky #YAReaders
Looking to make a mark. Please share.
www.amazon.com/s?k=maa-ghut...
"Maa-Ghut" has been honored as a @bookexcellence Finalist in the Young Adult category. The Awards are for books with high quality design, writing and market appeal. #bookaward #bookmarketing #booklovers #authorRT #writing #bookSky #bookbloggers #readers
Please share.
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Please share.
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March 25, 2025 at 1:12 PM
"Maa-Ghut" has been honored as a @bookexcellence Finalist in the Young Adult category. The Awards are for books with high quality design, writing and market appeal. #bookaward #bookmarketing #booklovers #authorRT #writing #bookSky #bookbloggers #readers
Please share.
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Please share.
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How terrifying it is to live where wrong is declared right, where evil is lauded as virtue, where oppression is the right of the powerful, where profit trumps morality. And all by dictat of the super-rich simply because they want to, and have been empowered to do so by fools.
Rant over.
Rant over.
March 22, 2025 at 2:59 PM
How terrifying it is to live where wrong is declared right, where evil is lauded as virtue, where oppression is the right of the powerful, where profit trumps morality. And all by dictat of the super-rich simply because they want to, and have been empowered to do so by fools.
Rant over.
Rant over.
I've always had mixed views about zoos but Blackpool Zoo, UK, really does seem to house some happy and photogenic animals.
March 21, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I've always had mixed views about zoos but Blackpool Zoo, UK, really does seem to house some happy and photogenic animals.
My YA novel was a finalist in the Book Excellence Awards 2024. But never mind that, look at this photo of my lovely springer spaniels, Millie and Ziggy.
March 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
My YA novel was a finalist in the Book Excellence Awards 2024. But never mind that, look at this photo of my lovely springer spaniels, Millie and Ziggy.
Small town journalist, Phil Tyler, isn't a tough guy. He wants a simple homely life. But he's driven by a strong sense of fairness and justice and he's stubborn. Trouble follows him. Tension, intrigue, drama and laugh-out-loud English humour.
Worth a try?
www.amazon.com/Breaking-Wav...
Worth a try?
www.amazon.com/Breaking-Wav...
Breaking Waves: Phil Tyler Thriller Series Book 1 (Phil Tyler Thrillers)
Breaking Waves: Phil Tyler Thriller Series Book 1 (Phil Tyler Thrillers) - Kindle edition by Litherland, Barry. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Breaking Waves: Phil Tyler Thriller Series Book 1 (Phil Tyler Thrillers).
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March 16, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Small town journalist, Phil Tyler, isn't a tough guy. He wants a simple homely life. But he's driven by a strong sense of fairness and justice and he's stubborn. Trouble follows him. Tension, intrigue, drama and laugh-out-loud English humour.
Worth a try?
www.amazon.com/Breaking-Wav...
Worth a try?
www.amazon.com/Breaking-Wav...
Sometimes all you need is silence, solitude, and dogs for company. Then it's back home to work on that difficult chapter.
March 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Sometimes all you need is silence, solitude, and dogs for company. Then it's back home to work on that difficult chapter.
Fifty mile cycle today from my home in SW Scotland. Sunny but cold. Quiet roads into the moorland. I took the dogs out when I got back. My legs felt like rubber.
March 15, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Fifty mile cycle today from my home in SW Scotland. Sunny but cold. Quiet roads into the moorland. I took the dogs out when I got back. My legs felt like rubber.
Just heard my YA novel "Maa-Ghut" was a finalist in the Book Excellence Awards. Got to say I'm feeling kinda pleased about that. It's a thought-provoking novel with a good cast of characters and a fair amount of suspense, tension and humour.
www.amazon.co.uk/Maa-Ghut-Bar...
www.amazon.co.uk/Maa-Ghut-Bar...
Maa-Ghut
Maa-Ghut : Litherland, Barry: Amazon.co.uk: Books
www.amazon.co.uk
March 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Just heard my YA novel "Maa-Ghut" was a finalist in the Book Excellence Awards. Got to say I'm feeling kinda pleased about that. It's a thought-provoking novel with a good cast of characters and a fair amount of suspense, tension and humour.
www.amazon.co.uk/Maa-Ghut-Bar...
www.amazon.co.uk/Maa-Ghut-Bar...
My editor, with thirty years experience, said this novel made her cry -TWICE! (in a good way!) It was one of the nicest compliments I've ever received. www.amazon.com/Dark-Skies-F...
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www.amazon.co.uk/Dark-Skies-F...
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December 24, 2024 at 4:45 PM
My editor, with thirty years experience, said this novel made her cry -TWICE! (in a good way!) It was one of the nicest compliments I've ever received. www.amazon.com/Dark-Skies-F...
www.amazon.co.uk/Dark-Skies-F...
www.amazon.co.uk/Dark-Skies-F...
Don't start this on Christmas Eve. You'll still be reading when Santa arrives.
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Shining Lights (Phil Tyler Thrillers Book 4)
Shining Lights (Phil Tyler Thrillers Book 4) eBook : Litherland, Barry: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
www.amazon.co.uk
December 23, 2024 at 5:05 PM
Don't start this on Christmas Eve. You'll still be reading when Santa arrives.
www.amazon.co.uk/Shining-Ligh...
www.amazon.com/Shining-Ligh...
www.amazon.co.uk/Shining-Ligh...
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Marry Christmas from me and my loyal friends.
December 23, 2024 at 4:57 PM
Marry Christmas from me and my loyal friends.