L R Buxton

Writer of 2 novels for adults, 4 YA books and a series of observations.
Independent / self-published author, Memoirist, Novelist, Short fiction writer, YA writer
Available for:
Festivals and other events, Library visits, Public speaking, Reader reports, School visits

Hello everyone. I’m a West Midlands-based writer who would like to get representation for my books or to approach a publisher directly – if required, I will go the independent route.

I have written two adult books so far: Outbreak/Breakout, which is set in a locked-down laboratory and focuses not just on the intrigue of why the infection happened, but also on how the staff deals with their predicament and their attempts at both escaping and escapism, and Sleepwalking Stephanie, which concerns a female Glaswegian police worker who realises that the death of her parents is causing her to rise in the night: can a quirky new Inspector at the police station give her the solution to her troubles? 

I’ve also written 4 YA novels: The Light (a vigilante thriller with both sly commentary on post-Brexit and lockdown culture, as well as a tribute to the golden era of superheroes); A Shiver In Summer, a speculative thriller with a sci-fi twist that concerns mental health; The Idol, a thriller about a Welsh LGBTQ teenager who upsets the inhabitants of an English village when she defends a haughty young local woman, and The Wonderful Adventures Of A Warrioress, where a proud young BIPOC finds herself drawn into the conflict between the self-styled Court of a small self-governing town and a revolutionary group who wish to free it from its traditions.

Last but not least, I have written a series of humorous observations, entitled Life In Brexit Britain, which is available for free.