Notes from a Book Addict

01 Oct 2019

Susannah reading, Newsletter 11 Comments Permalink

Do you weep over books?

Susannah 1 October 2019 11 Comments

As a child I regularly wept over books. The death of Beth in Little Women, of Matthew Cuthbert in Anne of Green Gables, Read more

01 Oct 2019

Susannah Memoir, reading, Newsletter 4 Comments Permalink

Two Memoirs

Susannah 1 October 2019 4 Comments

I have two intriguing and very different memoirs to recommend this month. Read more

01 Oct 2019

Susannah reading, Movies, Newsletter No Comments Permalink

Lost Boys and Lost Girls

Susannah 1 October 2019 No Comments

I love watching Emma Thompson on screen, so was interested to hear of a new movie being made which stars Emma, Read more

01 Oct 2019

Susannah Book of the Month, Monograph, Authors, Recommended Reading, books No Comments Permalink

Henry James & ‘Washington Square’

Susannah 1 October 2019 No Comments

When in 1847 Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre was published, with its plain heroine, many readers felt terribly cheated. Who wanted to read about an unattractive female? Read more

01 Oct 2019

Susannah Poem of the Month, Poets, Poems, Newsletter 12 Comments Permalink

Tarantella

Susannah 1 October 2019 12 Comments

Do you remember an Inn,
Miranda?
Do you remember an Inn?

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01 Sep 2019

Susannah Events, Jane Austen, Talks, Newsletter 1 Comment Permalink

An Afternoon with Jane Austen

Susannah 1 September 2019 1 Comment

When an actor plays a much loved character from a novel in a TV or movie version, the casting can sometimes be completely wrong and at other times it can be a perfect fit. Read more

01 Sep 2019

Susannah Newsletter 2 Comments Permalink

Meeting Gunnar Staalesen

Susannah 1 September 2019 2 Comments

A major highlight of my recent literary tour of Scandinavia was a guided walk in Norway’s lovely city of Bergen, Read more

01 Sep 2019

Susannah reading, Newsletter No Comments Permalink

Global Literacy

Susannah 1 September 2019 No Comments

The ability to read is, in my view, one of the greatest gifts a child can be given. Sadly, there are still many in the world who are not able to read. Read more

01 Sep 2019

Susannah Screen versions, Authors, Newsletter 12 Comments Permalink

‘A Suitable Boy’ TV Series

Susannah 1 September 2019 12 Comments

Andrew Davies is a name familiar to many of us from Sunday night TV. He is the BBC’s veteran adaptor of classic novels Read more

01 Sep 2019

Susannah Book of the Month, Monograph, Authors, Recommended Reading, books 1 Comment Permalink

W. Somerset Maugham & ‘Cakes and Ale’

Susannah 1 September 2019 1 Comment

There are not many novels that can be described as having charm, but this is one of them. I love Cakes and Ale! Read more

01 Sep 2019

Susannah Poem of the Month, Poets, Poems, Newsletter 6 Comments Permalink

Déjeuner du Matin

Susannah 1 September 2019 6 Comments

Poetry usually loses a great deal in translation, more than do novels, plays or essays. The language of poetry is so compressed, Read more

01 Aug 2019

Susannah Newsletter 10 Comments Permalink

Fifty Notes

Susannah 1 August 2019 10 Comments

It is hard to believe that this is my 50th newsletter. Read more

01 Aug 2019

Susannah Events, Talks, Newsletter 4 Comments Permalink

Literary Men

Susannah 1 August 2019 4 Comments

Can I ask you a favour? Please have a look at my ‘Men, Glorious Men’ lecture series and think seriously about booking early for some or all of the talks. Read more

01 Aug 2019

Susannah Screen versions, Movies, Newsletter 6 Comments Permalink

Crowd-funding Kipling

Susannah 1 August 2019 6 Comments

Have you ever read Rudyard Kipling’s unusual short story The Janeites? It is easy to find on-line and is fascinating. Read more

01 Aug 2019

Susannah Newsletter, books 5 Comments Permalink

Books About Servants

Susannah 1 August 2019 5 Comments

I have recently greatly enjoyed Mrs Woolf and the Servants: An Intimate History of Domestic Life in Bloomsbury by Alison Light, Read more