Welcome to the Justin Newland Blog Writers write. That's what they do. This page includes some of my other writings, examples of my Thought for the Day, broadcast on BBC Radio Bristol. There are also some other nuggets for your delight and delectation.

Author Interview on Tone Fm Radio

Here's a short interview with Andy Spragg of Tone FM Radio ...

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Author Justin Newland on iTours

Here's an interview with U.S. best-selling author Lauren of iRead Book Tours . ...

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Author Interview

Here's an interview I gave to Fran Lewis of MJ Radio in the U.S. ...

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Author Interview

Justin Newland interviewed by Narry Oak, journalist with Jean Book Nerd. It's a podcast that's part of a Blog Tour of The Old Dragon's Head. ...

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Book Signing and Author Meet and Greet

Justin will sign copies of his novel, The Genes of Isis, at WH Smith, 30, Courtenay Street, Newton Abbot, Devon TQ12 2DT from 10 a.m. on Saturday 14th May, 2022. ...

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Newspaper Article

Here's a great article about yours truly, following the book signing at WH Smith Wokingham ...

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Author Interview with Donna Morfett on 6th December, 2021

This is an interview with the inimitable Donna Morfett about my Old China novel, The Old Dragon's Head. ...

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Blog Tour

Chuffed to announce a blog tour for my first novel, The Genes of Isis. It's organised by RABD tours, and I hope you enjoy it. ...

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The Abdication Blog Tour - Summer 2021

This is a Blog Tour to promote my latest novel, The Abdication. ...

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How To promote Your Book

Some useful tips on how to promote your book. ...

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Author Justin Newland's Thought for the Day as broadcast on BBC Radio Bristol 18.05.21

Today, the 18th May, 2021, was the second day after the easing of the lock-down. Listen to Justin's Thought for the Day on this important event, as broadcast this morning on BBC Radio Bristol. ...

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BBC Radio Bristol Thought for the Day 9th March 2021

I'm a writer and a student of history. Today, I'm going to talk about a particular historian, who, born a Jew, later became a Roman citizen. His name: Titus Flavius Josephus, aka Josephus. Just before Josephus was born in 37 AD, another famous Jew lived and died. His name: Jesus of Nazareth. Josephus's extensive history cove ...

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BBC Radio Bristol Thought for the Day 28th January 2021

Thomas Gray, an Eighteenth century English poet, penned the well-known lines: "Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise." For example, in these days of email scams, how much do we need to know? Or is it better to be ignorant? What about children? They're 'ignorant' in the sense that their experience of life is small ...

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Did Faust cheat the Devil?

Faust is the protagonist of a classic German legend and is based on the historical Johann Faust (c. 1480–1540). The erudite Faust is successful yet dissatisfied with his life. One day, he meets the Devil at a crossroads and makes a pact with him in which Faust exchanges his soul for unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures. ...

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What is writing?

A three-word question - to which there must be a simple answer, yes? There seem to be more authors out there now, everyone seems to be writing. There are genres whose names didn't exist 25 years ago (Steam Punk, Space Opera etc.) let alone new ways of disseminating books e.g. e-books. Rather like 21st-century life, the sur ...

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Some thoughts on Newton's Laws of Motion

Newton's first law of motion states that: [[An object that is at rest will stay at rest unless an external force acts upon it.]] [[An object that is in motion will not change its velocity unless an external force acts upon it.]] This is known as uniform motion. An object continues to do whatever it happens to be doing unless ...

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Reading an extract from 'The Old Dragons Head' in support of Somerset Libraries

This is a promotional video I did for Somerset Libraries, who not only stock my novels, but who often host my author talks in their meeting rooms. It features yours truly speaking about Somerset Libraries and then reading an extract from his Old China novel, The Old Dragon's Head. ...

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