Authors, Recommended Reading, reading, Newsletter, books My Book Notebook 01 Jan 2019 My 2018 Favourites I always love looking back through my ‘Book Notebook’ to see what books read in the previous year really stand… Susannah 23 Comments
Authors, Recommended Reading, reading, Newsletter, books CJ Sansom & Tombland 01 Jan 2019 The Brilliant C.J. Sansom With the plethora of murder mystery novels now available, some writers really try to be different in order to stand… Susannah 7 Comments
Book of the Month, Monograph, Authors, Recommended Reading, books, Literary Snapshots 'Brideshead Revisited' - Evelyn Waugh 01 Jan 2019 Evelyn Waugh & ‘Brideshead Revisited’ Susannah 5 Comments
Authors, Sales, reading, Jane Austen, Newsletter, books, Literary Snapshots 01 Dec 2018 A Literary Christmas Charles Dickens’ character, Scrooge thinks giving gifts is all humbug, but I love the idea of exchanging gifts at Christmas… Susannah 2 Comments
Authors, Newsletter Competing designs for the Mary on the Green sculpture campaign. index.shtml 01 Dec 2018 A Mary Wollstonecraft Statue Did you know that more than 90% of the statues around London feature men? Some of those are writers –… Susannah 7 Comments
Poets, Authors, Poems, Newsletter The Jabberwock, as illustrated by John Tenniel 01 Dec 2018 Poem of the Month, December 2018 – ‘Jabberwocky’ Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll ’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the… Susannah 2 Comments
Monograph, Companion Guide, Authors, Recommended Reading, Charles Dickens: The Masterpieces, Literary Snapshots A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens 28 Nov 2018 Companion Guide – Charles Dickens & ‘A Christmas Carol’ Every Christmas the historic Morgan Library in New York, puts on display one of its greatest treasures – the original… Susannah No Comments
Book of the Month, Monograph, Authors, Recommended Reading, Charles Dickens: The Masterpieces, Literary Snapshots Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol 17 Dec 2018 A Christmas Carol Charles Dickens Every Christmas the historic Morgan Library in New York, puts on display one of its greatest treasures – the original… Susannah No Comments
Monograph, Authors, Recommended Reading, Newsletter Girl reading, 1879, by Charles Edward Perugini 01 Nov 2018 Great Reading Continues Early this year I launched my Year of Great Reading course, and many of you have been receiving a Literary… Susannah 2 Comments
Authors, Newsletter 01 Nov 2018 Childhood Reading Every so often you read a book that makes you just long to sit down with its author and have… Susannah 4 Comments
Authors, Newsletter Louisa May Alcott's desk 01 Nov 2018 More about Louisa May Alcott Did you know that this year Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women turns 150? She was a remarkable woman, who didn’t… Susannah 2 Comments
Poets, Authors, Poems, Newsletter Arabella reading a book 01 Nov 2018 Poem of the Month, November 2018 – Nursery Rhymes I have been reciting nursery rhymes to my gorgeous granddaughter, Arabella (this is her above, enjoying a book), and it's… Susannah 12 Comments
Book of the Month, Monograph, Authors, Recommended Reading, Literary Snapshots Muriel Spark The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie 17 Dec 2018 The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie – Muriel Spark First published in 1961, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie brought Muriel Spark international fame. Time magazine chose it in… Susannah No Comments
Monograph, Companion Guide, Authors, Recommended Reading, Literary Snapshots 20 Oct 2018 Muriel Spark & ‘The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie’ First published in 1961, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie brought Muriel Spark international fame. Time magazine chose it in 2005 as one of the 100 best novels in English… Susannah No Comments
Poets, Authors, Poems, Newsletter Arundel Tomb in Chichester Cathedral, 01 Oct 2018 Poem of the Month, October 2018 – ‘An Arundel Tomb’ English cathedrals often have grave memorials of great beauty and artistic ability. One of my favourites is a tomb in… Susannah 4 Comments
