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
01 Feb 2026 Susannah Newsletter 17 Comments Permalink What's in Your Mind's Eye? What’s in Your Mind’s Eye? Susannah 1 February 2026 17 Comments Have you ever heard of ‘aphantasia’? it is a newly coined term that describes the absence of a mind’s eye. Read more
01 Feb 2026 Susannah Authors, Books, Newsletter 5 Comments Permalink The Names by Florence Knapp The Power of a Name Susannah 1 February 2026 5 Comments I am still feeling slightly stunned from having read Florence Knapp’s debut novel, The Names. Read more
01 Feb 2026 Susannah Books, Newsletter, Reading, tours 4 Comments Permalink Resistance by Owen Sheers Resistance Susannah 1 February 2026 4 Comments Welsh writer Owen Sheers is a poet, playwright and novelist. He was also the first writer-in-residence Read more
01 Feb 2026 Susannah Literary Trees, Newsletter No Comments Permalink William Shakespeare was said to have planted a mulberry tree Literary Trees – Shakespeare’s Mulberry Tree Susannah 1 February 2026 No Comments Around 1609, in his retirement, William Shakespeare was said to have planted a black mulberry tree in his Stratford home of New Place. Read more
01 Feb 2026 Susannah Newsletter, Poem of the Month, Poems, Poets 9 Comments Permalink Boer War Drummer Thomas Hardy & Drummer Hodge Susannah 1 February 2026 9 Comments Thomas Hardy is one of my favourite poets. I adore the emotion and simplicity of his war poem about a young English soldier Read more
