Celia Rees
@celiarees.bsky.social
Author Historical Fiction YA & Adult. Witch Child, Pirates! Miss Graham's War aka Miss Graham's Cold War Cook Book. www.celiarees.com www.reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com
Welcome to new guest Peter Crawley, whose choice is a wartime memoir of resistance and courage that demands to be read. "...the awakening of spirit, the blossoming of defiance and the hardening of determination not to be beaten by the ranks of evil." reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2026/08/gues...
Guest review by Peter Crawley: THE JOURNAL OF HÉLÈNE BERR: a Young Jewish Woman's Life in Occupied Paris, translated from French by David Bellos
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Regular contributor @cindyjefferies.bsky.social revisits Margaret Drabble, finding her reading experience very different after so long an interval. "What a lot I had missed..." reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2026/08/gues... #MargaretDrabble @canongate.co.uk #greatreads #rereading #favouritesrevisited
Guest review by Cindy Jefferies: THE NEEDLE'S EYE by Margaret Drabble
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A timely reminder to re-visit great fiction. He made good omelettes, too!
@writersreview 📚@writersreview.bsky.social · 3w agoNew contributor Jude Hayland praises Arnold Bennett's THE OLD WIVES' TALE: "a masterpiece that has long been overlooked as Bennett appears to have slipped out of bookish fashion" yet "as relevant now as when the novel was published in 1908." reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2026/08/gues...
New contributor Jude Hayland praises Arnold Bennett's THE OLD WIVES' TALE: "a masterpiece that has long been overlooked as Bennett appears to have slipped out of bookish fashion" yet "as relevant now as when the novel was published in 1908." reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2026/08/gues...
Guest review by Jude Hayland: THE OLD WIVES' TALE by Arnold Bennett
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Happy Birthday to us!
@writersreview 📚@writersreview.bsky.social · last mo.It's our 10th birthday, and we're delighted to welcome Patrick Gale as our special guest, sharing his favourite walk, film, ideal day & more. reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2026/07/10th... #authors #authorinterview #PatrickGale #favouriteauthors
It's our 10th birthday, and we're delighted to welcome Patrick Gale as our special guest, sharing his favourite walk, film, ideal day & more. reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2026/07/10th... #authors #authorinterview #PatrickGale #favouriteauthors
10th Birthday Special Feature: PATRICK GALE tells us what's on his radar
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Guest Alice Jolly has won the Walter Scott prize for historical fiction with The Matchbox Girl - here she chooses 4 novels set in/after the Nazi regime in Germany and asks 'What would you have done?' reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2026/07/gues... @alicejolly.bsky.social #Nazism #SecondWorldWar
Guest feature by Alice Jolly: WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE DONE? - a round-up
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I'm sure her many writer friends and fans will be saddened to hear of the death of Mary Hooper. Today, on @WritersReview, I share my memories of her and my appreciation of her talents and fine contribution to YA literature. reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2026/07/reme...
Remembering MARY HOOPER, 1945 - 2026, a tribute by Celia Rees
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Congratulations to @sheenawriter.bsky.social - MISS MCVEY TAKES CHARGE is longlisted for the CAP Awards for indie books. That's great news - and a first for Writers Review Publishing. Good luck with the next stages, Sheena!
Welcome back, writer & editor Jon Appleton, who reflects on his admiration for #AnnPatchett and enjoys her latest novel, Whistler. reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2026/06/gues... @parnassusbooks.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social #greatreads #AmericanFiction
Guest feature by Jon Appleton: 'This is the Time We Have' - my decade with Ann Patchett
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Lovely post by Nick Manns, on seeing landscape & settlements with fresh eyes after reading Hoskins' classic. reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2026/06/gues... @littletollerbooks.bsky.social
Guest review by Nick Manns: THE MAKING OF THE ENGLISH LANDSCAPE by W G Hoskins
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Lovely review! Made me want to read the book and listen!
@writersreview 📚@writersreview.bsky.social · 4mo agoRegular contributor Cindy Jefferies enjoys this musical memoir by Carolins Sanderson: 'a wonderful journey full of fascinating asides.' . reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2026/05/gues... @boundlessbookshops.bsky.social #music #classicalmusic
Regular contributor Cindy Jefferies enjoys this musical memoir by Carolins Sanderson: 'a wonderful journey full of fascinating asides.' . reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2026/05/gues... @boundlessbookshops.bsky.social #music #classicalmusic
Guest review by Cindy Jefferies: LISTEN WITH FATHER - HOW I LEARNED TO LOVE CLASSICAL MUSIC by Caroline Sanderson
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Happy birthday, Writers Review Publishing! We launched our first 3 titles last April - now there are 5, with more on the way. reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2026/04/writ... #writersreviewpublishing
WRITERS REVIEW PUBLISHING marks its first birthday
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Great post today and controversial- PC or non PC - let us know what you think...
@writersreview 📚@writersreview.bsky.social · 5mo agoGuest 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
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
Guest feature by Ann Jungman - 'political correctness': help or hindrance?
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Today's post has brought this treat! We're looking forward to reviewing it soon. Thank you @tinderpress.bsky.social and Patrick Gale! #LoveLane
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
Special feature: GREEN RISING and the Climate Fiction Writers League, by Wren James
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Another excellent review from @cindyjefferies.bsky.social Real reviews by real writers @writersreview.bsky.social!
@writersreview 📚@writersreview.bsky.social · 6mo agoGuest @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
And handsome they look, too!
@writersreview 📚@writersreview.bsky.social · 7mo agoWe'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
Woohoo!
@writersreview 📚@writersreview.bsky.social · 7mo agoWe'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
An important reminder that #RSPB was founded by women in response to the horrific trade in birds' feathers and skins to supply the Edwardian hat trade. Read more in this review by @lindanewbery.bsky.social
@writersreview 📚@writersreview.bsky.social · 7mo agoWhy 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
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
ETTA LEMON: The Woman who Saved the Birds by Tessa Boase, reviewed by Linda Newbery
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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
Guest review by Graeme Fife: GOD'S SECRETARIES - the Making of the King James Bible, by Adam Nicolson
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Great review. Well spotted Adele Geras!
@writersreview 📚@writersreview.bsky.social · 8mo agoCongratulations 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
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
DEATH OF AN ORDINARY MAN by Sarah Perry, reviewed by Adèle Geras
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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
SPECIAL FEATURE Q&A: David Breakell talks to John Case about THE ALCHEMIST OF GENOA
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A bumper batch of great reads here!
@writersreview 📚@writersreview.bsky.social · 8mo agoHere'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...