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Barbican Press @barbicanpress.bsky.social · 5d

"Sinuously written, subtly subversive: a love song to our whirling, chilling, digital world. Will keep you on the edge of your (train) seat long after you’ve missed your stop…"
– Beatrice Hitchman

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#publicationday
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Barbican Press @barbicanpress.bsky.social · 5d

THE BOY ON THE TRAIN IS OUT NOW!! 🧑🏻‍💻🏭🚅
@martingoodman.bsky.social

Silently, digitally, a boy takes apart your family.
What would you do to save everything?

Available now in paperback and eBook! 📕
👉 barbicanpress.com/book/the-boy...
🌍 www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1917352077
🌎 www.amazon.com/dp/1917352077

Front cover of "The Boy on the Train" by Martin Goodman shown on a tablet screen, phone screen and in paperback format under the text "Out Now" in light grey against a steel-coloured background.

Light and dark grey text against a steel-coloured background. “Sinuously written, subtly subversive: a love song to our whirling, chilling, digital world. Will keep you on the edge of your (train) seat long after you’ve missed your stop…” Beatrice Hitchman

Author Martin Goodman holding a copy of his book "The Boy on the Train" and smiling to the camera.

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Barbican Press @barbicanpress.bsky.social · Jul 10

📢 Attention Book Bloggers and Vloggers!

@martingoodman.bsky.social's THE BOY ON THE TRAIN, a Patricia Highsmith-inspired eco-thriller, releases in October.

The book is now available for review on NetGalley! 📗
👉 www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...

#netgalley
#bookreview
#thriller
#fiction
#newbook

Front cover of "The Boy on the Train" by Martin Goodman. A monochrome image of a hooded teenager walking away from the camera holds a canister filling the area with smoke, with title written in red capitals above him and the author's name in yellow capitals below.

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Jellybooks Ltd @jellybooks.bsky.social · Jun 19

New from @barbicanpress.bsky.social

'Brilliant Blue' by KarenStevens

Welcome to the infamous Duncock Estate. Nestled on the South English coast, it is a place where identity matters.

available from @typewronger.bsky.social

📖 sample to peek inside and share
www.jellybooks.com/cloud_reader...

Sample of "Brilliant Blue" by Karen Stevens

Peek inside this book and discover another great read.

www.jellybooks.com

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Barbican Press @barbicanpress.bsky.social · Jun 19

Join us for a #FREE online launch of the book! 💻

Karen will be in conversation with @martingoodman.bsky.social and Maggie Hamand as part of Barbican Fest!

📅 Monday 23rd June
⌚ 6pm

🎟️ Book your FREE tickets via Eventbrite:
👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/karen-stev...

#BookEvents
#BookLaunch
#AuthorTalk

Barbican Press @barbicanpress.bsky.social · Jun 19

BRILLIANT BLUE IS OUT NOW!! 🏘️💙

A Barbican First #debut from Karen Stevens.

A remarkable debut with characters as rich, complex, dark and ambitious as any you will find in #fiction.

Available now in #paperback and #eBook! 📘
👉 www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1917352050
👉 barbicanpress.com/book/brillia...

"Brilliant Blue" by Karen Stevens shown in paperback and eBook formats on tablet and mobile against a blue background under white text reading "Out Now"

White and orange text against a blue background. “Bold, beautiful and ebullient, it fizzes with life and dazzles with sheer power and intelligence... I don't think I've ever read a writer whose eye is more acute.” Alison MacLeod

White and orange text against a blue background. “Fans of Sarah Hall and Jon McGregor will appreciate the craftsmanship in these wonderfully written stories that reflect and comment on our current time.” Suzanne Joinson

White and orange text against a blue background. “Moving and powerful. This is such an important book, and I loved it.” Ed Hogan

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Barbican Press @barbicanpress.bsky.social · May 15

THE DEVIL'S HORSEWHIP IS OUT NOW!! 🐍👁️🌿

A Barbican First #debut from Damion Spencer.

A startlingly fine novel-in-stories about Caribbean folklore, superstitions and legends surrounding death.

Available in #paperback and #eBook:
👉 barbicanpress.com/book/the-dev...
👉 www.amazon.co.uk/Devils-Horse...

"The Devil's Horsewhip" by Damion Spencer shown in paperback and eBook formats on tablet against a purple background under yellow text reading "Out Now"

Yellow and pale red text against a purple background. “A brilliant, enthralling read. Damion Spencer is a voice to look out for.” Irenosen Okojie

Yellow and pale red text against a purple background. “Damion Spencer is a fresh new voice in Caribbean fiction. He weaves compelling tales with impactful characters in this imaginative debut.” Sharma Taylor

Yellow and pale red text against a purple background. “Damion Spencer writes vividly and with spectacular voice, creating a life writing piece that thrills.” Wasafiri on 'Death Comes in Threes'

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Barbican Press @barbicanpress.bsky.social · May 14

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Jack Finn @therealjackfinn.bsky.social · Apr 29

Indie Horror is bringing the scares in May! (Part 2)

@coachhousebooks.bsky.social @barbicanpress.bsky.social @clashbooks.bsky.social @sleyhouseeditor.bsky.social @encyclopub.bsky.social @sevenstories.bsky.social @deadskypub.bsky.social @melvillehouse.bsky.social @tenebrouspress.bsky.social

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Runalong Womble @runalongwomble.bsky.social · Apr 14

New Review - a tale exploring the power of toxic masculinity to ruin lives - A Trail of Blood On The Snow by Sam Lee thanks to @barbicanpress.bsky.social www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/4/...

A Trail Of Blood On The Snow by Sam Lee — Runalong The Shelves

I would like to thank Barbican Press for an advance copy of this novella in exchange for a fair and honest review Publisher – Barbican Press Published - 15/4 Price – £10.99 paperback He r...

www.runalongtheshelves.net

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Barbican Press @barbicanpress.bsky.social · Apr 15

A TRAIL OF BLOOD ON THE SNOW IS OUT NOW!! 👤🩸

A Barbican First #debut from Sam Lee

“He remembers me. He remembers the screaming and the blood on the snow. He remembers everything, I can tell.”

Available in #paperback and #eBook
👉 barbicanpress.com/book/a-trail...
👉 www.amazon.co.uk/Trail-Blood-...

"A Trail of Blood on the Snow" by Sam Lee shown in paperback and eBook formats on tablet and mobile phone

White and red text against a dark grey background. “Wow! An extraordinary work of fiction from a writer who truly understands the darkness at the centre of the human condition. A true must-read.” David Mark

White and red text against a dark grey background. “This is a striking debut that provocatively addresses a variety of issues while not forgetting the key imperative of the crime novel: to keep accumulating levels of tension. It’s written with authority and persuasiveness.” Barry Forshaw

White and red text against a dark grey background. “I couldn’t stop reading it. It’s compulsive. I’m terrifically impressed.” Maggie Hamand

Barbican Press @barbicanpress.bsky.social · Apr 8

What's that? Barbican Press are now on Substack? 👀

👉 barbicanpress.substack.com

#reading
#writing
#books
#authors

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Martin Goodman @martingoodman.bsky.social · Mar 30

Here's a sweet surprise. My LESSONS FROM CRUISING is one of the big weekend Kindle specials on Amazon.com $1.99
www.amazon.com/Lessons-Crui... @barbicanpress.bsky.social

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Barbican Press @barbicanpress.bsky.social · Mar 26

📢 LATITUDES IS OUT NOW!! 🏔️🏝️🌊

"A rich, textured portrait of the natural world" – Foreword Reviews

"It’s captivating stuff” – @publisherswkly.bsky.social

LATITUDES by Jean McNeil is now available worldwide in #paperback and #eBook.📘🌍

👉 barbicanpress.com/book/latitudes

#booklaunch
#travelwriting

Image of "Latitudes: Encounters with a Changing Planet" by Jean McNeil shown in print format and digital via eReader and phone

“McNeil’s deeply felt observations offer a transporting, thought-provoking lens on nature. It’s captivating stuff.” – Publishers Weekly

“Meditative and sumptuous… LATITUDES is a rich, textured portrait of the natural world and a plaintive reflection on the destruction of climate change.” – * Foreword Reviews

“Full of lived experience, this book ponders the question of our own animal relationship with the planet, between what we know and what we feel, between mind and body, instinct and intellect.” – Julia Bell

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Barbican Press @barbicanpress.bsky.social · Mar 21

📢 WHEN I WAS IS OUT NOW!! 💂👧🏻🏡

WHEN I WAS provides a delicious, memorable portrait of the writer as a young girl in 1950s London.

WHEN I WAS is now available in #paperback and #eBook formats. Get your copy now! 📙

👉 barbicanpress.com/book/when-i-...
👉 amazon.co.uk/When-I-Was-M...

#booklaunch

"When I Was" by Miranda Miller is Out Now in paperback and eBook formats

"Utterly compelling... I wouldn't have missed this experience for the world" – Carolyn Polizzotto. "Miller's intricate fictions are lit by the dark flicker of a strong and original imagination" – Hilary Mantel.

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Barbican Press @barbicanpress.bsky.social · Mar 19

Congratulations to Miranda Miller for a successful book launch at @owlbookshop.bsky.social! Her new novel, WHEN I WAS, is available from tomorrow. 🥳

Get your copy where books are sold. 📚
👉 www.amazon.co.uk/When-I-Was-M...

#books
#booklaunch
#fiction
#1950s
#London

Miranda Miller reads from her new novel, "When I Was", at Owl Bookshop, interviewed by Maggie Hamand

Barbican Press @barbicanpress.bsky.social · Mar 18

You have one event on your calendar today: 🦉📚🗓️

#books
#booklaunch
#authorevent
@owlbookshop.bsky.social

Miranda Miller launches her new novel "When I Was". In conversation with Maggie Hamand at Owl Bookshop, Kentish Town Road. Tuesday 18th March, doors open 6pm.

Barbican Press @barbicanpress.bsky.social · Mar 13

Always exciting to receive a box of books! 📚

Review copies of "A Trail of Blood on the Snow" by Sam Lee are in the post. 📬

Not long to wait for this gripping debut #noir. 🩸👤🌨️

Pre-orders available now: 🛒
👉 www.amazon.co.uk/Trail-Blood-...

Open box filled with copies of "A Trail of Blood on the Snow" by Sam Lee

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Barbican Press @barbicanpress.bsky.social · Mar 8

Happy International Women's Day from Barbican Press!
👱🏼‍♀️👩🏾‍🦱👩🏻‍🦰👵🏿🧕🏽♀️💪🔥

Check out our incredible titles written by, translated by and featuring amazing women. 📚✍️
👉https://barbicanpress.com/books

#Happyinternationalwomensday
#internationalwomensday
#iwd #iwd25
#books #authors

A collage of book covers, author and translator photos of the women that make up the Barbican Press bookshelf

We're proud of all the strong women authors, translators and characters that make up the Barbican Bookshelf. Visit our site to read more and add some fantastic titles to your TBR.

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Martin Goodman @martingoodman.bsky.social · Mar 3

Last January I shared a London street corner with Miranda Miller while she spoke of the very personal origins of her 1950s London novel WHEN I WAS. Miranda is a pro! youtu.be/2LfsqL0P_yw?... @barbicanpress.bsky.social

When I Was by Miranda Miller

YouTube video by Barbican Press

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Barbican Press @barbicanpress.bsky.social · Feb 18

Still looking for the perfect read this #LGBTHistoryMonth? 🏳️‍🌈

@martingoodman.bsky.social's LESSONS FROM CRUISING is "a ravishing collection" of gay stories. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

Available now in paperback and eBook formats. 📙
👉 barbicanpress.com/book/lessons...

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Barbican Press @barbicanpress.bsky.social · Feb 11

Miranda Miller will be launching her new novel WHEN I WAS at @owlbookshop.bsky.social on Tuesday 18th March! 🍾

The book releases officially on 20th March, so come along to this FREE EVENT to get yourself an early signed copy! ✍️

barbicanpress.com/book/when-i-...

#bookevent
#booklaunch
#authorevent

Miranda Miller - "When I Was". In conversation with Maggie Hamand at Owl Bookshop, Kentish Town Road, London, NW5 2JU on Tuesday 18th March. 6:30pm (Doors 6pm). Free Entry.

Front cover of "When I Was" by Miranda Miller

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Barbican Press @barbicanpress.bsky.social · Feb 10

Attention #writers! ✍️

Barbican #author Ed Hurst has written a series for our blog about worldbuilding in #fiction, particularly #SFF. He has also included writing exercises to help develop your craft. Check out the first two parts below. 👇

Ed's #novel ARX: CITY OF BROKEN MINDS is available now.

Barbican Press | Burning Memories as Fuel for Worldbuilding (Part II)

barbicanpress.com

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Barbican Press @barbicanpress.bsky.social · Feb 6

🦋 Hello Bluesky. Let's talk books. 📚

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