01 May 2026 Susannah Newsletter 4 Comments Permalink Global literary honours The Names of Awards Susannah 1 May 2026 4 Comments This newsletter goes out to you while I am on a literary tour in Sicily. Read more
01 May 2026 Susannah Books, Newsletter 2 Comments Permalink Jane & Elizabeth Bennet, literary sisters Sisters in Literature Susannah 1 May 2026 2 Comments I have been enjoying the early episodes of ‘The Other Bennet Sister’ (on Foxtel and Binge), based on a novel by Janice Hadlow. Read more
01 May 2026 Susannah Authors, Books 3 Comments Permalink Sally Smith A Good Historical Murder Mystery Susannah 1 May 2026 3 Comments Those of you who love a good historical murder mystery might enjoy two books I recently read at top speed, not wanting to put them down. Read more
01 May 2026 Susannah Authors, Books, Literary Trees, Newsletter 3 Comments Permalink Pirandello's Pine Tree Memorial Literary Trees – Pirandello’s Pine Tree Susannah 1 May 2026 3 Comments In Andrea Camilleri’s Inspector Montalbano novels, Salvo Montalbano loves to sit under a Saracen olive tree to mull over the tricky cases he is trying to solve. Read more
01 May 2026 Susannah Poem of the Month 4 Comments Permalink Sylvia Plath, Mushrooms Sylvia Plath & Mushrooms Susannah 1 May 2026 4 Comments I have never included a Sylvia Plath poem in my Poem of the Month selection, so here’s one from that fascinating American poet. Read more
01 Apr 2026 Susannah Authors, Newsletter, Talks 38 Comments Permalink Elegant diamond necklace Jewels in Literature Susannah 1 April 2026 38 Comments It is generally considered that one of the greatest short stories ever written is The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant Read more
01 Apr 2026 Susannah Books, Newsletter 4 Comments Permalink Persephone Books with founder Nicola Beauman Persephone Books Susannah 1 April 2026 4 Comments Have you ever come across Persephone Books? Read more
01 Apr 2026 Susannah Authors, Books, Newsletter No Comments Permalink Pets & Their People Pets and their People Susannah 1 April 2026 No Comments Having just published a book about famous writers and their cats, how could I resist a book called Pets and Their People? Read more
01 Apr 2026 Susannah Authors, Literary Trees No Comments Permalink This Lime-Tree Bower My Prison by Samuel Taylor Coleridge Literary Trees – Coleridge’s Lime Tree Susannah 1 April 2026 No Comments In 1797, Samuel Taylor Coleridge was looking forward to what he liked best – the company of literary friends Read more
01 Apr 2026 Susannah Poem of the Month, Poems 2 Comments Permalink A Hedgehog Philip Larkin & The Mower Susannah 1 April 2026 2 Comments For this month’s poem I have chosen a work by Philip Larkin (1922 – 1985). Read more
01 Mar 2026 Susannah Authors, Books, Children's Books, Newsletter 10 Comments Permalink Winnie-the-Pooh is 100 Winnie-the-Pooh is 100 Susannah 1 March 2026 10 Comments Did you know that the bear of little brain, Winnie-the-Pooh, is 100 years old this year? Read more
01 Mar 2026 Susannah Authors, Newsletter 2 Comments Permalink The King's Painter by Franny Moyle The King’s Painter Susannah 1 March 2026 2 Comments As you might have gathered from my various posts on the subject, the Tudor era is one of my favourite historical periods. Read more
01 Mar 2026 Susannah Authors, Newsletter 4 Comments Permalink Mark Twain's typewriter Mark Twain’s Typewriter Susannah 1 March 2026 4 Comments Did you know that the first author in the world to send his publisher a manuscript typed on a typewriter was Mark Twain? Read more
01 Mar 2026 Susannah Books, Literary Trees, Newsletter No Comments Permalink The Lemonade Tree, Astrid Lindgren Näs Visitor Centre Literary Trees – The Lemonade Tree Susannah 1 March 2026 No Comments In the grounds of Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren’s home at Näs, Vimmerby, stands a huge hollow elm tree. Read more
01 Mar 2026 Susannah Poem of the Month 6 Comments Permalink Ursula Bethell in her garden Ursula Bethell & Time Susannah 1 March 2026 6 Comments I am currently in New Zealand and so it seems a good time to include a Kiwi poem Read more
