Writers Review

Book reviews by writers or independent booksellers, with occasional special features. We choose our own recommendations: fiction, non-fiction, memoirs, poetry, nature writing. We hope you'll enjoy our selections and keep coming back for more. Follow us on Facebook, X (Writersreview1) and Bluesky (@writersreview.bsky.social). Our new venture, Writers Review Publishing, launched in April - see website link in sidebar and Q&As with the authors.

Monday, 9 March 2026

Special feature: GREEN RISING and the Climate Fiction Writers League, by Wren James

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  "Writing is activism. Over a decade as a published author, I’ve come to learn this. It’s subtle, and slow working, but incredibly eff...
Monday, 2 March 2026

Guest review by Cindy Jefferies: FORBIDDEN NOTEBOOK by Alba de Céspedes

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  "... such a strong feminist novel. The 1950s are a world apart from the 2020s but that is not to say that feelings were any different...
Monday, 23 February 2026

Bookshop Feature: PANDA'S BOOKS AND RECORDS in Levenshulme, South Manchester, by Paul Magrs

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  "Let’s do it. Shall we do it?  Shall we save the bookshop on our high street?" Paul Magrs is a novelist. His partner Jeremy Hoa...
Monday, 16 February 2026

HAMNET by Maggie O'Farrell - the novel and the film appraised by Celia Rees

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"Being such a big fan of the book, I was very much looking forward to the film and I was not disappointed ..." Celia Rees is a le...
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Monday, 9 February 2026

Guest feature by Jamila Gavin: the research and influences behind MY SOUL, A SHINING TREE, Nero Prize category winner

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"I knew that many Indians (1.5 million) had volunteered for the First World War, and I wanted their unknown stories to be represented....
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Monday, 2 February 2026

ETTA LEMON: The Woman who Saved the Birds by Tessa Boase, reviewed by Linda Newbery

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  'The RSPB was started by the determined efforts of four women ... but it was Etta's voice that spoke most clearly from the archive...
Monday, 26 January 2026

Guest review by Nicki Thornton: THE IMPOSSIBLE THING by Belinda Bauer

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  "The Impossible Thing  is more than just a perfectly plotted thriller, it’s a masterpiece of storytelling." Nicki Thornton is a...
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