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, 23 March 2026

Guest feature by Ann Jungman - 'political correctness': help or hindrance?

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"I am going to shrink my tirade to three personal experiences, one as a teacher, one as a publisher and one as a writer ... " Ann ...
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Monday, 16 March 2026

Guest review by Jane Rogers: THE MATCHBOX GIRL by Alice Jolly

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  "As with all the best historical fiction, Jolly has written a novel which is only too relevant to our times ... " Jane Rogers ha...
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...
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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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