Reviews of fiction and non-fiction by an impressive line-up of author and bookseller guests, hosted by Adele Geras, Linda Newbery and Celia Rees. Q&As with authors. Writers Review Publishing launching in 2025. www.reviewsbywriters.blogspot.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/writersreview.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/writersreview.bsky.social/post/3mkhf3iwkrk2dHappy birthday, Writers Review Publishing! We launched our first 3 titles last April - now there are 5, with more on the way. https://reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2026/04/writers-review-publishing-marks-its.html?m=0 #writersreviewpublishing27 Apr 2026 05:55 +0000at://did:plc:mb5c754mch353buafu7cg2ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkhf3iwkrk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/writersreview.bsky.social/post/3mjehzv6d6c2wPatrick Gale never disappoints - we've reviewed several of his novels. Here's @lindanewbery.bsky.social on his latest, LOVE LANE. https://reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2026/04/love-lane-by-patrick-gale-reviewed-by.html?m=1 @tinderpress.bsky.social #postwarBritain #sexuality #greatreads13 Apr 2026 08:45 +0000at://did:plc:mb5c754mch353buafu7cg2ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjehzv6d6c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/writersreview.bsky.social/post/3miszzczzn226Nick Hodges enjoys Alfred Wainwright's Memoirs of Fellwanderer, finding many a contradiction in 'AW', beloved companion on many a hike or ascent. https://reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2026/04/guest-review-by-nick-hodges-memoirs-of.html?m=106 Apr 2026 10:18 +0000at://did:plc:mb5c754mch353buafu7cg2ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3miszzczzn226https://bsky.app/profile/writersreview.bsky.social/post/3mickrqux6c2xLatest indie bookseller feature: Sam Barnes of Books & Ink, Winchcombe, talks about her settings, specialities & plans. And a beautiful holiday let above the shop! https://reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2026/03/bookseller-feature-sam-brown-of-books.html?m=1 #bookshops #indiebookshop30 Mar 2026 21:03 +0000at://did:plc:mb5c754mch353buafu7cg2ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3mickrqux6c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/writersreview.bsky.social/post/3mhprkjjty22xGuest Ann Jungman considers 'political correctness' from her experiences as teacher, publisher & author. Is it helpful, or a hindrance? https://reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2026/03/guest-feature-by-ann-jungman-political.html?m=1 #childrensbooks #childrensfiction #politicalcorrectness23 Mar 2026 09:44 +0000at://did:plc:mb5c754mch353buafu7cg2ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhprkjjty22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/writersreview.bsky.social/post/3mh6jcdqlks2nRegular 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 https://reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2026/03/guest-review-by-jane-rogers-matchbox.html?m=1 #Vienna #WorldWar2 @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social ##greatreads16 Mar 2026 13:01 +0000at://did:plc:mb5c754mch353buafu7cg2ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh6jcdqlks2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/writersreview.bsky.social/post/3mgmpfmpdps2fWelcome to Wren James, who talks about writing as activism and how their own writing led to the formation of the Climate Fiction Writers League. https://reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2026/03/special-feature-green-rising-and.html?m=0 #clifi #climateawareness #climatefiction09 Mar 2026 11:02 +0000at://did:plc:mb5c754mch353buafu7cg2ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgmpfmpdps2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/writersreview.bsky.social/post/3mgfiaiv53c2aToday's post has brought this treat! We're looking forward to reviewing it soon. Thank you @tinderpress.bsky.social and Patrick Gale! #LoveLane06 Mar 2026 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:mb5c754mch353buafu7cg2ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgfiaiv53c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/writersreview.bsky.social/post/3mg2xgh2n422yGuest @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'. https://reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2026/03/guest-review-by-cindy-jefferies.html?m=1 #Rome #Italy #1950s02 Mar 2026 09:38 +0000at://did:plc:mb5c754mch353buafu7cg2ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg2xgh2n422yhttps://bsky.app/profile/writersreview.bsky.social/post/3mfje75ig7k26A lovely bookshop feature today: how @paulmagrs.bsky.social & partner Jeremy saved their local bookstore. https://reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2026/02/bookshop-feature-pandas-books-and.html?m=1 #indiebookshop #Manchester #Community #PandasBooksandRecords #independentbookshop23 Feb 2026 09:38 +0000at://did:plc:mb5c754mch353buafu7cg2ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfje75ig7k26https://bsky.app/profile/writersreview.bsky.social/post/3megah6kax224Welcome 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. http://reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2026/02/guest-feature-by-jamila-gavin-research.html #FirstWorldWar #IndianArmy #WW109 Feb 2026 10:28 +0000at://did:plc:mb5c754mch353buafu7cg2ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3megah6kax224https://bsky.app/profile/writersreview.bsky.social/post/3mdukvydaos23Why 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. http://reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2026/02/etta-lemon-woman-who-saved-birds-by.html @lindanewbery.bsky.social #birds #conservation02 Feb 2026 09:47 +0000at://did:plc:mb5c754mch353buafu7cg2ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdukvydaos23https://bsky.app/profile/writersreview.bsky.social/post/3mdkkrzym4k2qExcellent 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.' https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/what-are-short-stories29 Jan 2026 10:19 +0000at://did:plc:mb5c754mch353buafu7cg2ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdkkrzym4k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/writersreview.bsky.social/post/3mditd3tvf22xHave 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. http://reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2024/09/guest-review-by-nick-manns-h-is-for.html #HisforHawk #NickManns #WritersReview #filmandbook #falconry #grief #bereavement28 Jan 2026 17:46 +0000at://did:plc:mb5c754mch353buafu7cg2ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3mditd3tvf22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/writersreview.bsky.social/post/3mdd3wcpqws2eWelcome 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.' http://reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2026/01/guest-review-by-nicki-thornton.html #BantamBooks #NickiThornton #crime #mystery26 Jan 2026 11:04 +0000at://did:plc:mb5c754mch353buafu7cg2ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdd3wcpqws2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/writersreview.bsky.social/post/3md6ps76src2mWe'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.uk24 Jan 2026 17:16 +0000at://did:plc:mb5c754mch353buafu7cg2ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3md6ps76src2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/writersreview.bsky.social/post/3mczqpbc5ek2kWe 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! https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002pfh8?partner=uk.co.bbc @paulmagrs.bsky.social bsky.social22 Jan 2026 17:49 +0000at://did:plc:mb5c754mch353buafu7cg2ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3mczqpbc5ek2khttps://bsky.app/profile/writersreview.bsky.social/post/3mcresoaiok2mCongratulations 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. https://reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2025/11/death-of-ordinary-man-by-sarah-perry.html #NeroBookAwards19 Jan 2026 09:55 +0000at://did:plc:mb5c754mch353buafu7cg2ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcresoaiok2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/writersreview.bsky.social/post/3mcrdgqpxns2mThis 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'. https://reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2026/01/guest-review-by-graeme-fife-gods.html @harperperennial.bsky.social19 Jan 2026 09:31 +0000at://did:plc:mb5c754mch353buafu7cg2ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcrdgqpxns2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/writersreview.bsky.social/post/3mc7paamiuc2oSomething 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. http://reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2026/01/special-feature-by-paul-dowswell-thrill.html #comics #superheroes #PaulDowswell #JudgeDredd12 Jan 2026 09:14 +0000at://did:plc:mb5c754mch353buafu7cg2ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc7paamiuc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/writersreview.bsky.social/post/3mbo6ktcqec26First 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…" https://reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2026/01/special-feature-q-david-breakell-talks.html #thriller #Genoa #DowerHouseBooks05 Jan 2026 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:mb5c754mch353buafu7cg2ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbo6ktcqec26https://bsky.app/profile/writersreview.bsky.social/post/3mb4n535f6c2pHere'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. https://reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2025/12/books-of-year-part-3-chosen-by-our.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawO_NZdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeI1STA4MqRI60boZTOTbdCODVRT_uIQ4vB2QWp5G38hf7y3PgNnDQn_imK1c_aem_QB94Gl_UKq50zh4CxmjQRQ29 Dec 2025 10:33 +0000at://did:plc:mb5c754mch353buafu7cg2ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb4n535f6c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/writersreview.bsky.social/post/3mal25zcsnc2yHere'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! https://reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2025/12/books-of-year-part-2-chosen-by-our.html #greatreads #BooksoftheYear #readingrecommendations @booky.bsky.social22 Dec 2025 10:38 +0000at://did:plc:mb5c754mch353buafu7cg2ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3mal25zcsnc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/writersreview.bsky.social/post/3ma26hm3xzc2kGreat 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! https://reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2025/12/books-of-year-part-1-chosen-by-our.html #greatreads #BooksoftheYear #bestreads #whatsyours15 Dec 2025 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:mb5c754mch353buafu7cg2ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma26hm3xzc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/writersreview.bsky.social/post/3m7hs52ba6k2mToday: 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 ..." https://reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2025/12/guest-review-by-cindy-jefferies.html #LouisSachar @cindyjefferies.bsky.social08 Dec 2025 10:11 +0000at://did:plc:mb5c754mch353buafu7cg2ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7hs52ba6k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/writersreview.bsky.social/post/3m6w4mgtsvk2tThis 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." https://reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2025/12/guest-review-by-tania-pettet-woman-who.html @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social01 Dec 2025 09:31 +0000at://did:plc:mb5c754mch353buafu7cg2ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6w4mgtsvk2t