Justin is an experienced and entertaining public speaker and gives talks to organisations such as History Groups, the U3A, Probus, the W.I. and Civic and Historical Associations, as well as libraries.
He has appeared at Literary Festivals including Bristol, Weston-super-Mare and Exeter and gives interviews on the BBC, as well as US and Australian radio stations.
Justin regularly attends book signings at high street stores, including T. G. Jones, Waterstones, and indie bookshops.
He actively promotes his books through blog tours in the UK, US, and India.
Justin will give this talk from 2.15-3.30 p.m. on Wednesday, 7th October 2026. The talk is hosted by Highworth Afternoon W.I. and will take place in the Council Community Room, The Dormers, Highworth, Wilts. ...
To promote my latest historical fiction novel, The Spirit of the Times, I'll be giving this talk about the spread of the Black Plague, which is the main plot line of the novel. ...
To promote my latest historical fiction novel, The Spirit of the Times, I'll be giving this talk about the spread of the Black Plague, which is the main plot line of the novel. ...
To promote my latest historical fiction novel, The Spirit of the Times, I'll be giving this talk about the spread of the Black Plague, which is the main plot line of the novel. ...
In this illustrated talk, Somerset author and speaker, Dr Justin Newland, explores the doppelganger (meaning double walker) in art, folklore and literature. ...
From rosettes to rose gardens, from poems to romance, the rose is ubiquitous across all centuries and cultures. It’s as old as Ancient Egypt and as mysterious as Persia, and yet its aroma is still as intoxicating as ever. ...
We all have one, and we see them every day on others, but what is a
face? They can reflect a thousand expressions, yet what do they tell us? And the only one we never see in the flesh is our own – how strange is that? From masks to faces in art, in this illustrated talk, speaker and novelist Dr Justin Newland explores the magic ...
From rosettes to rose gardens, from poems to romance, the rose is ubiquitous across all centuries and cultures. It’s as old as Ancient Egypt and as mysterious as Persia, and yet its aroma is still as intoxicating as ever. In this talk, Somerset novelist Justin Newland celebrates and explores our continued fascination with the r ...
Inspired by research for his latest historical fiction novel, The Spirit of the Times, local author Dr Justin Newland composed this talk exploring the origins of the Black Plague in Central Asia in the 1330s. Spread by fleas carried by rats, the pestilence travelled along the Silk Road, across deserts and seas, affecting peopl ...
Inspired by research for his latest historical fiction novel, The Spirit of the Times, local author Dr Justin Newland composed this talk exploring the origins of the Black Plague in Central Asia in the 1330s. Spread by fleas carried by rats, the pestilence travelled along the Silk Road, across deserts and seas, affecting peopl ...
At the start of Tudor times, England was a small, misty isle on the edge of continental Europe. But sparked by the vision of Dr John Dee’s book The Limits of Empire and inspired by Francis Drake’s extraordinary circumnavigation, England took her first tentative steps onto the world stage. In this talk, Somerset novelist and spea ...
Why are the noses broken on so many ancient Egyptian statues? Why deface a statue anyway? And why the nose? Why not the ears or the eyes? Not only were statues defaced, friezes were too. Nor did it only occur in the Old Kingdom; it was commonplace in the Middle and New Kingdom. In this illustrated talk, Somerset author and speak ...
It’s 1588. How did England’s fledgling navy repulse the greatest fleet on earth? Was Queen Bess right when she claimed He blew with His winds and they were scattered? Or was there an alternative explanation – an apex of coincidences that conjoined in England’s favour on that fateful Midnight of Eights, Somerset author Justin Ne ...
From rosettes to rose gardens, from poems to romance, the rose is ubiquitous across all centuries and cultures. It’s as old as Ancient Egypt and as mysterious as Persia, and yet its aroma is still as intoxicating as ever. In this talk, Somerset novelist Justin Newland celebrates and explores our continued fascination with the r ...
To promote my latest historical fiction novel, The Spirit of the Times, I'll be giving this talk about the spread of the Black Plague, which is the main plot line of the novel. ...
1368, the Hongwu Emperor defeated the Mongols and founded the Ming Dynasty. To right the wrongs that led to the Mongol invasion, he sought to harmonise human society with the will of Heaven and conceived The Great Ming Code. From his dragon throne, he ordered the fortification of the Great Wall to prevent further Mongol incursio ...
To commemorate the Chinese Year of the Horse, Justin will sign copies of his Ming Dynasty novel, The Old Dragon's Head, at TG Jones, 87-89 St Mary Street, Weymouth DT4 8NY from 10.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. on Saturday, 4th April.
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Why are there so many broken noses on Ancient Egyptian statues? Why would anyone deface a statue anyway? And once they’d decided to do it, why the nose? Why not the ears or the eyes? It wasn’t only statues that were defaced, it was also friezes. Nor did it only occur in the Old Kingdom; it happened in the Middle and New Kingdoms ...
At this special event, Somerset author Justin will sign copies of his six historical fiction novels at TG Jones, 25-26 High Street, Hereford, HR1 2AB from 10.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. on Saturday, 14th March. ...
Justin is giving a talk to the Derby Women's Luncheon Club entitled Mirror, Mirror on the Wall - A reflective talk about mirrors in our world. This talk is at Pride Park, Derby from 13.40 - 14.30 on Tuesday, 10th March 2026. ...
To commemorate the Chinese Year of the Horse, Justin will sign copies of his Ming Dynasty novel, The Old Dragon's Head, at TG Jones, 3-5 New Walk, Kingfisher Shopping Centre, Redditch, Worcs. B97 4YP from 10.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. on Saturday, 7th March.
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To commemorate the Chinese Year of the Horse, Justin will sign copies of his Ming Dynasty novel, The Old Dragon's Head, at TG Jones, 39 Broad Street, Reading RG1 2AD from 10.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. on Saturday, 28th February. ...
Justin is participating in the Bath Festival of Libraries' Authors and Small Publishers Fair on Saturday, 21st February, which runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. It's at Bath Central Library, 23 The Circus, Bath BA1 2EU. ...
From rosettes to rose gardens, from poems to romance, the rose is ubiquitous across all centuries and cultures. It’s as old as Ancient Egypt and as mysterious as Persia, and yet its aroma is still as intoxicating as ever. ...
To commemorate the Chinese Year of the Horse, Justin will sign copies of his Ming Dynasty novel, The Old Dragon's Head, at TG Jones, 26-28 Market Street, Wokingham RG40 1AN, from 10.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. on Saturday, 14th February. ...
From rosettes to rose gardens, from poems to romance, the rose is ubiquitous across all centuries and cultures. It’s as old as Ancient Egypt and as mysterious as Persia, and yet its aroma is still as intoxicating as ever. ...
Periods of history – such as the Age of Discovery or
the Great Enlightenment – are often defined by a zeitgeist –
a German word meaning the spirit of the times.
But what is a zeitgeist? How do you identify one?
Who are its best representatives?
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The Great Ming Code - How the Law Book of the Ming Dynasty attempted to harmonise human society with the will of heaven @ Backwell Probus Society on 26.11.25 ...
Somerset novelist, Justin Newland, will give an illustrated talk entitled An Introduction to Hidden Art in Ancient Egypt at Porlock Community Library from 2 p.m. to 3.30 p.m. on Wednesday 8th October. ...
Justin will give a talk 'The Limits of Empire - How Sir Francis Drake's Circumnavigation Changed History' to the Vale of Evesham Historical Society on 25.09.25 ...
Justin launches his latest historical fiction novel, The Midnight of Eights, at TG Jones Stratford-Upon-Avon from 10.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. on Saturday, 24th May.
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Justin launches his latest historical fiction novel, The Midnight of Eights, at TG Jones Winchester from 10.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. on Saturday, 12th July.
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Justin launches his latest historical fiction novel, The Midnight of Eights, at TG Jones Droitwich from 10.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. on Saturday, 28th June. ...
Justin launches his latest historical fiction novel, The Midnight of Eights, at TG Jones in Hereford from 10.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. on Saturday 21st June.
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West Country writer, Dr. Justin Newland, will sign copies of his historical fiction novel, The Mark of the Salamander, at TG Jones in Windsor from 10.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. on Saturday, 14th June. ...
West Country writer, Dr. Justin Newland, will sign copies of his historical fiction novel, The Mark of the Salamander, at WH Smith 36, High Street, High Wycombe, Bucks. HP11 2AR from 10.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. on Saturday 31st May.
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Justin launches his latest historical fiction novel, The Midnight of Eights, at WH Smith, 87 – 89 St Mary Street, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8NY from 10.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. on Saturday 24th May. ...
The Limits of Empire - How Sir Francis Drake's circumnavigation changed the course of history @ Babbacombe and St Marychurch Local History Society on 20.02.25 ...
The Great Ming Code - How the Law Book of the Ming Dynasty sought to harmonise human society with the will of Heaven @ Chipping Sodbury & Yate U3A on 12.02.25. ...
I'll be launching my latest historical fiction novel, The Mark of the Salamander, at W.H. Smith, 8, South Street, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 1BL from 10.30 a.m.-3.30 p.m. on Saturday 11th May.
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I'm launching my latest historical fiction novel, The Mark of the Salamander, at W.H. Smith, 19 High Street, Marlow, Bucks, SL7 1AU from 10.30 a.m.-3.30 p.m. on Saturday 25th May.
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