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, 2 November 2026

Guest review by Leslie Wilson: BEHIND THE WALLS OF RAIN by Geoff Sawers

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  "Reading the book is like walking round an exhibition of paintings. You fall into the world of one, then you move on to be entranced ...
Monday, 26 October 2026

Special feature Q&A: Cindy Jefferies talks to Linda Newbery about THE HIDE

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  "I wanted to explore ways in which passionate involvement could either tip over into obsession or become a defining purpose in life....
Monday, 19 October 2026

Guest review by Fran Clark: KEEPER OF LOST CHILDREN by Sadeqa Johnson

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  "For readers who enjoy historical fiction inspired by real events, this is a must-read. It is also a masterclass for writers who want...
Monday, 12 October 2026

Guest review by Dennis Hamley: EARTH TO EARTH by John Cornwell

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  "The author had to revisit it and write a new conclusion, which survived an attempt by Ted Hughes to have the book pulped ..." D...
Monday, 5 October 2026

Guest review by Anna Caig: HOMEGOING by Yaa Gyasi

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  "If it’s true that ‘history is written by the victors’, then fiction not only has an important role to play in retelling history from...
Monday, 28 September 2026

Guest review by Graeme Fife: STILL - a mindful practice for photographers, by Paul Sanders

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  "Superb account of a mind near broken and repaired, through the curative hard task of art and creativity ... " Graeme Fife is a...
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Monday, 21 September 2026

Guest review by Sarah LeFanu: KINDRED by Octavia E Butler

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  "Butler is acclaimed ... not just for her trail-blazing dual role as a Black woman writer of SF but for the way she embraced its rich...
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