Newsletter, tours The Nobel Prize for Literature 01 Jul 2018 The Nobel Prize for Literature Susannah 8 Comments
Authors, Books, Newsletter Illustration from the book, The Moonstone, by Wilkie Collins 01 Jul 2018 The Moonstone Bookshops devote many shelves to detective fiction. But the genre is a fairly modern phenomenon that began with Wilkie Collins’… Susannah 10 Comments
Authors, Newsletter, Poems, Poets Woods on a snowy evening 01 Jun 2018 Poem of the Month, June 2018 – ‘Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening’ Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost My favourite American poet is Robert Frost, who was born… Susannah 18 Comments
Books, Newsletter, Reading Boris Karloff as Frankenstein's monster in the classic 1930s film edition. 01 Jun 2018 ‘Frankenstein’ is 200 Susannah 2 Comments
Books, Newsletter, Reading "The Honest Bookshop" in Hay on Wye, Wales, UK. 01 Jun 2018 Book Towns In 1961 a man called Richard Booth opened a second hand bookshop in the unused fire station in a little… Susannah 13 Comments
Books, Newsletter, Reading Hitler with staff, May or June 1940 01 Jun 2018 Children of the Nazis In 2016 the Baillie Gifford Prize for a non-fiction book was awarded to East West Street by Philippe Sands. I… Susannah 6 Comments
Books, Jane Austen, Newsletter, Reading My little free library 01 May 2018 My Little Free Library I am now the proud owner of a Little Free Library and have been so enjoying it. It stands outside… Susannah 14 Comments
Poem of the Month, Poems, Poets Inscription of In Flanders Fields in a bronze "book" at the John McCrae memorial at his birthplace in Guelph, Ontario. 01 May 2018 John McCrae & In Flanders Fields Susannah 8 Comments
Newsletter, Reading 01 May 2018 Are you a Promiscuous Reader? Are you a promiscuous reader? Do you double-date, or even triple-date, with books? Or are you strictly a one-book-at-a-time reader?… Susannah 18 Comments
Authors, Newsletter, Poems, Poets The Owl and the Pussycat 01 Apr 2018 The Owl and the Pussycat Susannah 13 Comments
Books, Newsletter, Reading 'Patented Hammocks', R. Fideau 01 Apr 2018 Birthdays and Books Birthdays often bring some nice books as presents, but they also bring a reminder that there is less and less… Susannah 23 Comments
Authors, Books, Movies, Newsletter, Screen versions, tours Astrid Lindgren around 1960 01 Apr 2018 The Life and Writings of Astrid Lindgren Susannah 18 Comments
Books, Newsletter, Recommended Reading Tomalin, Eyres & Hill memoirs 01 Apr 2018 Memoirs to Read I have read some excellent memoirs recently and can recommend them all: - A Life of My Own by Claire… Susannah 16 Comments
Authors, Books, Newsletter, tours Sydney Writers Walk 01 Apr 2018 Sydney Writers Walk Susannah 4 Comments