Patrick Gale never disappoints - we've reviewed several of his novels. Here's @lindanewbery.bsky.social on his latest, LOVE LANE. reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2026/04/love... @tinderpress.bsky.social #postwarBritain #sexuality #greatreads
Nick Hodges enjoys Alfred Wainwright's Memoirs of Fellwanderer, finding many a contradiction in 'AW', beloved companion on many a hike or ascent. reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2026/04/gues...
Latest indie bookseller feature: Sam Barnes of Books & Ink, Winchcombe, talks about her settings, specialities & plans. And a beautiful holiday let above the shop! reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2026/03/book... #bookshops #indiebookshop
Guest Ann Jungman considers 'political correctness' from her experiences as teacher, publisher & author. Is it helpful, or a hindrance? reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2026/03/gues... #childrensbooks #childrensfiction #politicalcorrectness
Regular contributor Jane Rogers admires Alice Jolly's 'extraordinarily ambitious' novel: 'a truly heart-breaking coming of age story' set in 1930s & 40s Vienna. #Nazism #neurodivergence reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2026/03/gues... #Vienna #WorldWar2 @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social ##greatreads
Welcome to Wren James, who talks about writing as activism and how their own writing led to the formation of the Climate Fiction Writers League. reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2026/03/spec... #clifi #climateawareness #climatefiction
Today's post has brought this treat! We're looking forward to reviewing it soon. Thank you @tinderpress.bsky.social and Patrick Gale! #LoveLane
Guest @cindyjefferies.bsky.social finds much to ponder in FORBIDDEN NOTEBOOK. 'I found Valeria in turns heroic, pathetic, irritating & impressive ... a woman of her time, in a country that's lost a bruising war'. reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2026/03/gues... #Rome #Italy #1950s
A lovely bookshop feature today: how @paulmagrs.bsky.social & partner Jeremy saved their local bookstore. reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2026/02/book... #indiebookshop #Manchester #Community #PandasBooksandRecords #independentbookshop
Welcome and congratulations to Jamila Gavin, winner of the Nero Book Awards children's prize with MY SOUL, A SHINING TREE. Here Jamila talks about her inspiration & influences, and how a short story became a novel. reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2026/02/gues... #FirstWorldWar #IndianArmy #WW1
Why isn't Etta Lemon better known for being one of four women who founded the #RSPB? Tessa Boase's engaging biography is an illuminating sweep of social history that gives Etta the acclaim she deserves. reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2026/02/etta... @lindanewbery.bsky.social #birds #conservation
Excellent article by our regular contributor Jane Rogers on Fire-ready. Does she shape her material for political purposes? 'I hope I never do. To quote the great short story writer Anton Chekhov: the role of the artist is to ask questions, not answer them.' morningstaronline.co.uk/article/what...
Have you seen, or are you thinking of seeing, H is for Hawk? To tempt you, or for comparison after seeing it, here's Nick Manns' excellent, thoughtful review for the blog. reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2024/09/gues... #HisforHawk #NickManns #WritersReview #filmandbook #falconry #grief #bereavement
Welcome to new contributor Nicki Thornton, bookseller-turned-author. She chooses Belinda Bauer's 'masterpiece of storytelling ... so much humanity, dealing with big, tricky subjects as well as a mystery plot.' reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2026/01/gues... #BantamBooks #NickiThornton #crime #mystery
We've published 4 books now, with 3 more (so far) coming in 2026. If you read & enjoy one of our titles, we'd really appreciate a review or mention on Amazon, Goodreads or elsewhere - every kind word helps them to reach readers! More about our books & authors at www.writersreviewpublishing.co.uk
We welcome Paul Magrs to the blog in March, talking about his new bookshop, Panda's Books and Records. Meanwhile here's his radio play to mark 10 years since the death of #DavidBowie, based on a real-life experience ... recommended! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... @paulmagrs.bsky.social bsky.social
Congratulations to the category winners in the Nero Book Awards - Benjamin Wood, Claire Lynch, Jamila Gavin and Sarah Perry! Sarah's Non-Fiction winner is reviewed here by Adele Geras: Overall winner announced 4th March. reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2025/11/deat... #NeroBookAwards
This sounds fascinating! GOD'S SECRETARIES (great title) - the writing of the #KingJamesBible by the amazingly prolific #AdamNicolson, praised by Graeme Fife: 'deft portraits of characters, strengths, quirks and all'. reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2026/01/gues... @harperperennial.bsky.social
Something different this week! Paul Dowswell reassesses 2000 AD after finding a stash of the comics in his attic, and explains why he finds it more appealing than Superman, Spiderman etc. reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2026/01/spec... #comics #superheroes #PaulDowswell #JudgeDredd
First guest of the year! Lawyer-turned-author David Breakell, talks about the motivation and inspiration behind his first historical novel. "It took a long time to unlearn the way a lawyer drafts a document…" reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2026/01/spec... #thriller #Genoa #DowerHouseBooks
Top garden designer Cleve West is a great advocate for animals & #plantbased eating. He's currently featured in the #RHS magazine, The Garden. Find out more about his focus on compassion & sustainability here at @writersreview.bsky.social. reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2020/06/lock...
Here's the final and even bigger batch of Book of the Year choices by our reviewers - all authors or independent booksellers. Excellent and wide-ranging choices here! Thanks to ALL our contributors, all authors or independent booksellers. reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2025/12/book...
Here's Part 2 of our Books of the Year roundups - great recommendations here by authors & booksellers. What's your best read of the year? Please tell us in the comments! reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2025/12/book... #greatreads #BooksoftheYear #readingrecommendations @booky.bsky.social
And I chose the gem that is Clear, by Carys Davies. A great range in this books of the year selection from @writersreview.bsky.social
Great recommendations here! In the first of three roundups, our contributors choose their Books of the Year (not necessarily published in 2025). What's your best read this year? Tell us in the comments! reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2025/12/book... #greatreads #BooksoftheYear #bestreads #whatsyours
Today: Cindy Jefferies enjoys Louis Sachar's latest, but questions why it's being marketed as his first adult novel. "I was expecting the jacket to demonstrate that this was a departure for Sacher ..." reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2025/12/gues... #LouisSachar @cindyjefferies.bsky.social
Here are 3 of my best reads of 2025 (though a whole month to go!) What are yours? Do please add in the comments! shepherd.com/bboy/2025/f/... @guyshrubsole.bsky.social #judithallnatt #barbarakingsolver
#greatreads #booksoftheyear #booksof2025 #TheLieoftheLand #ThePoetsWife #DemonCopperhead
This week: new guest Tania Pettet recommends #SueTownsend. "A master of voice — from Adrian Mole to The Queen and I, she writes with a kind of democratic empathy that sees everyone’s absurdities without cruelty." reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2025/12/gues... @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
‘Usually when I pick up a collection of stories, I dip in at random, but with Fire Ready, I read greedily through from beginning to end.’
✍️ Lesley Glaister on Jane Rogers’ latest Cli-Fi collection for @writersreview.bsky.social
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Guest Lesley Glaister admires Jane Rogers' climate-themed short story collection, FIRE READY: "Marvellously eclectic ... fuelled by anger about climate change but shot through with light & hope." reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2025/11/gues... #clifi #shortstories @commapress.bsky.social #greatreads