14 Apr 2024

Susannah Recommended Reading 1 Comment Permalink

A Burning Dilemma for Jennifer Kloester

Susannah 14 April 2024 1 Comment

If there was a fire in your home, which book would you rush to save from the flames? Read more

14 Apr 2024

Cheryl Screen versions No Comments Permalink

Marilla’s Raspberry Cordial

Cheryl 14 April 2024 No Comments

In Chapter XVI of L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables, Anne serves her friend Diana some of Marilla’s “three year old home-made currant-wine” thinking it to be raspberry cordial. Read more

01 Apr 2024

Susannah Jane Austen, Movies 3 Comments Permalink

Colin Firth’s Shirt

Susannah 1 April 2024 3 Comments

One iconic literary object has recently made big news around the world. Read more

01 Apr 2024

Susannah Newsletter No Comments Permalink

A Common Link

Susannah 1 April 2024 No Comments

Aside from writing books and poetry, can you find one common link between all these people: Read more

01 Apr 2024

Susannah Reading 10 Comments Permalink

Bookshops with Atmosphere

Susannah 1 April 2024 10 Comments

What do you look for in a bookshop (apart from the particular book you are seeking, or a fabulous range of other books from which to choose)? Read more

01 Apr 2024

Susannah Books 5 Comments Permalink

The House of Doors

Susannah 1 April 2024 5 Comments

I enjoy encountering famous authors as characters in novels. Read more

01 Apr 2024

Susannah Literary Hotels 4 Comments Permalink

Literary Hotels – Raffles

Susannah 1 April 2024 4 Comments

The fabulous Raffles Hotel in Singapore is a British-style luxury hotel that was named in honour of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, Read more

01 Apr 2024

Susannah Poem of the Month, Poems 1 Comment Permalink

Queen Elizabeth I & Ah, Silly Pug, Wert thou so Sore Afraid?

Susannah 1 April 2024 1 Comment

Did you know that Queen Elizabeth I was also a poet? Read more

28 Mar 2024

Susannah Newsletter 4 Comments Permalink

Unblocking the Problem

Susannah 28 March 2024 4 Comments

I’m back in business with my email sending! Read more

01 Mar 2024

Susannah Gold Class 1 Comment Permalink

A Burning Dilemma for Kate Forsyth

Susannah 1 March 2024 1 Comment

If there was a fire in your home, which book would you rush to save from the flames? Read more

01 Mar 2024

Susannah Newsletter 33 Comments Permalink

Cats in Books

Susannah 1 March 2024 33 Comments

Are you a felinophile or an ailurophile? Read more

01 Mar 2024

Susannah Newsletter, Screen versions No Comments Permalink

Eugénie Grandet

Susannah 1 March 2024 No Comments

On a recent flight with Ethiopian Airlines I was delighted to find, amongst an otherwise poor movie selection, Read more

01 Mar 2024

Susannah Books, Newsletter, Reading 6 Comments Permalink

Demon Copperhead

Susannah 1 March 2024 6 Comments

It has not been a cheerful listening experience, but it has certainly been a memorable one! Read more

01 Mar 2024

Susannah Newsletter 4 Comments Permalink

Literary Hotels – The Plaza

Susannah 1 March 2024 4 Comments

New York hotel The Plaza, was once a favoured haunt of F. Scott Fitzgerald. He was not always well behaved there. Read more

01 Mar 2024

Susannah Newsletter, Poems 19 Comments Permalink

Banjo Paterson & Clancy of the Overflow

Susannah 1 March 2024 19 Comments

A friend told me recently that her favourite poem in the world was Banjo Paterson’s Clancy of the Overflow Read more