01 Mar 2026

Susannah Authors, Books, Children's Books, Newsletter 10 Comments Permalink

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

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

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

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 & 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?

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 9 Comments Permalink

The Power of a Name

Susannah 1 February 2026 9 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

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

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

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

01 Jan 2026

Susannah Books, Newsletter 8 Comments Permalink

My 2025 Favourites

Susannah 1 January 2026 8 Comments

As always, I begin my January newsletter with a list of my favourite books from the year before. Read more

01 Jan 2026

Susannah Authors, Books, Newsletter 2 Comments Permalink

These Old Shades is 100

Susannah 1 January 2026 2 Comments

On 21 October this year, 2026, it will be 100 years since the publication of Georgette Heyer’s gorgeous novel These Old Shades, a book which has never been out of print Read more

01 Jan 2026

Susannah Books, Newsletter, Recommended Reading 4 Comments Permalink

Mushrooms and Murder

Susannah 1 January 2026 4 Comments

Let’s start the year off with some murder – true crime, this time. Read more

01 Jan 2026

Susannah Newsletter 1 Comment Permalink

Nuremberg Writers

Susannah 1 January 2026 1 Comment

At the end of 2024 I was in Germany and went to the city of Nuremberg to visit the famous courtroom Read more

01 Jan 2026

Susannah Literary Trees, Newsletter 9 Comments Permalink

Literary Trees – The Autograph Tree

Susannah 1 January 2026 9 Comments

Last year I covered ‘Literary Pets’ and hope you enjoyed hearing throughout the year of the various animals that have provided companionship to authors. This year my focus will be trees around the world that are connected in some way with literature, some in real life and some in fiction. Read more