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, 1 December 2025

Guest review by Tania Pettet: THE WOMAN WHO WENT TO BED FOR A YEAR by Sue Townsend

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  "She has always been a master of voice — from  Adrian Mole  to  The Queen and I , she writes with a kind of democratic empathy that s...
Monday, 24 November 2025

Guest review by Lesley Glaiser: FIRE-READY by Jane Rogers

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  " Usually when I pick up a collection of stories, I dip in at random, but with   Fire-Ready , I read greedily through from beginning ...
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Monday, 17 November 2025

SPECIAL FEATURE: Q&A with Sheena Wilkinson about her new novel MISS McVEY TAKES CHARGE

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"I’m always keen to be historically accurate but of course Felicity, and to a lesser extent April, represent the more forward-thinking ...
Monday, 10 November 2025

DEATH OF AN ORDINARY MAN by Sarah Perry, reviewed by Adèle Geras

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"The writing throughout is spare but not impoverished, elegant and dignified but also full of tiny touches of humour." Sarah Perry...
Monday, 3 November 2025

Guest review by Graeme Fife: THE MIGHTY DEAD - WHY HOMER MATTERS by Adam Nicolson

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  "Nicolson, in this enthralling book, introduces Homer in a way entirely apt to the invention and broad sweep of the original." G...
Monday, 27 October 2025

Guest review by Susan Elkin: DRAYTON AND MACKENZIE by Alexander Starritt

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"Intelligent and compelling without ever resorting to shallow literary pretentiousness. I loved it – and wondered why on earth it wasn...
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Monday, 20 October 2025

Guest review by David Breakell: PRECIPICE by Robert Harris

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  "Historical fiction is not just a passport to the past. It can also give us a new perspective on our contemporary world: some things ...
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