01 May 2023

Susannah Books, Newsletter, Reading 8 Comments Permalink

Shakespeare’s First Folio

Susannah 1 May 2023 8 Comments

Did you know that this year is the 400th birthday of Shakespeare’s First Folio? Read more

01 May 2023

Susannah Books, Newsletter, Reading, tours 14 Comments Permalink

My trip to Japan

Susannah 1 May 2023 14 Comments

I started April by travelling in Japan. I so loved seeing the country, strolling in glorious gardens under the cherry blossoms, and admiring the incredibly polite and nice people. Read more

01 May 2023

Susannah Newsletter, Poem of the Month, Poems, Poets 7 Comments Permalink

Robert Herrick & To Daffodils

Susannah 1 May 2023 7 Comments

Robert Herrick (1591 – 1674) was a cleric and a prolific poet who wrote over 2,500 poems. Read more

01 May 2023

Susannah Books, Newsletter, Reading, Talks 4 Comments Permalink

“I am dying, but otherwise quite well”

Susannah 1 May 2023 4 Comments

On one of the last days she spent on earth, Dame Edith Sitwell (1887 – 1964) was asked by a friend how she was feeling. Read more

01 May 2023

Susannah Literary Statues, Newsletter, Poets 9 Comments Permalink

Book Addict Admires a Literary Statue – Banjo Paterson

Susannah 1 May 2023 9 Comments

One of Australia’s newest statues is a literary one. Read more

01 Apr 2023

Susannah Books, Newsletter, Reading 6 Comments Permalink

Returning to Dickens

Susannah 1 April 2023 6 Comments

Sometimes I read a book which makes me very jealous and leaves me thinking “Oh, if only I’d written that book!” Read more

01 Apr 2023

Susannah Newsletter, Poem of the Month, Poems, Poets 8 Comments Permalink

Louis MacNeice & Apple Blossom

Susannah 1 April 2023 8 Comments

I have a nice optimistic poem for you this month. Read more

01 Apr 2023

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I love Edinburgh

Susannah 1 April 2023 6 Comments

There are few cities in the world I love as much as Edinburgh, the world’s first UNESCO City of Literature. Read more

01 Apr 2023

Susannah Books, Literary Statues, Newsletter 6 Comments Permalink

Book Addict Admires a Literary Statue – William Faulkner

Susannah 1 April 2023 6 Comments

I am rather fond of a statue where I can sit next to an author and feel I am about to engage him or her in conversation. Read more

01 Mar 2023

Susannah Newsletter, Poem of the Month, Poems, Poets 8 Comments Permalink

Lord Byron & The Destruction of Sennacherib

Susannah 1 March 2023 8 Comments

This month’s poem is a great favourite of mine and is by Lord Byron. Read more

01 Mar 2023

Susannah Books, Newsletter, Reading 32 Comments Permalink

To Bowdlerise

Susannah 1 March 2023 32 Comments

Thomas Bowdler (1754 – 1825) was a physician who, along with his sister, worked on an edition of Shakespeare’s plays Read more

01 Mar 2023

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Literary news: some good, some bad

Susannah 1 March 2023 10 Comments

Let’s begin with some snippets of literary news – some good, and some bad. Read more

01 Mar 2023

Susannah Books, Literary Statues, Newsletter 4 Comments Permalink

Book Addict Admires a Literary Statue – Mary Wollstonecraft

Susannah 1 March 2023 4 Comments

Last month I wrote about my favourite literary statue, so this month I thought I’d discuss my least favourite. Read more

01 Mar 2023

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Laura’s Animal Stories

Susannah 1 March 2023 2 Comments

The Primrose Press in Melbourne is a small hobby press which brings out interesting and unusual books. Read more

01 Feb 2023

Susannah Newsletter, Poem of the Month, Poems, Poets 4 Comments Permalink

Dante Gabriel Rossetti & The Woodspurge

Susannah 1 February 2023 4 Comments

This month’s poem is by the Pre-Raphaelite artist and poet, Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Read more