01 Aug 2021

Susannah Events, Jane Austen, Newsletter 8 Comments Permalink

Meet Mr Wickham

Susannah 1 August 2021 8 Comments

The girls of Meryton would be green with envy! I had the pleasure of enjoying a heart-to-heart with actor Adrian Lukis, better known to many people as Mr Wickham, and I will share it with you. Read more

01 Jul 2021

Susannah Authors, Books, Newsletter 16 Comments Permalink

To peek or not to peek

Susannah 1 July 2021 16 Comments

Do you ever read the ending of a book before you read the beginning? Read more

01 Jul 2021

Susannah Authors, Newsletter, videos No Comments Permalink

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie – A Video Talk

Susannah 1 July 2021 No Comments

In the glorious city of Edinburgh, teacher Miss Jean Brodie, who is in her prime, mentors 6 girls Read more

01 Jul 2021

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

Alfred Lord Tennyson & The Lady of Shalott

Susannah 1 July 2021 12 Comments

Let me today introduce you to one of my very favorite poems. It’s by the great Alfred, Lord Tennyson Read more

01 Jul 2021

Susannah Authors, Books, Jane Austen, Newsletter 15 Comments Permalink

An Insightful Review

Susannah 1 July 2021 15 Comments

It is a little while since I have mentioned my favourite writer in this newsletter. July is the month in which she died when she was only 41 Read more

01 Jun 2021

Susannah Authors, Books, Newsletter 2 Comments Permalink

Anne de Courcy’s Books

Susannah 1 June 2021 2 Comments

I love social history and good biographies, and one of my favourite authors in this area is Anne de Courcy. Read more

01 Jun 2021

Susannah Book Addict, Books, Newsletter 4 Comments Permalink

Meet A Book Addict – Ernest Hemingway

Susannah 1 June 2021 4 Comments

Ernest Hemingway bought about 200 new books every year and added them to the libraries of his various homes. Read more

01 Jun 2021

Susannah Newsletter, Poem of the Month, Poems, Poets 19 Comments Permalink

Jonathan Swift & A Beautiful Young Nymph Going to Bed

Susannah 1 June 2021 19 Comments

Irish satirist Jonathan Swift (1667 – 1745) is best remembered today for his Gulliver’s Travels, Read more

01 Jun 2021

Susannah Authors, Books, Newsletter No Comments Permalink

Hearing Maud

Susannah 1 June 2021 No Comments

I am often asked to recommend books that would make good reading and discussion for book groups. Read more

01 Jun 2021

Susannah Book Addict, Books, Newsletter 4 Comments Permalink

Meet A Book Addict – Dr Ben Haneman

Susannah 1 June 2021 4 Comments

I know that many of my readers can easily visit the State Library of NSW. Do you know about the collection there amassed by Dr Ben Haneman over the course of 30 years? Read more

01 Jun 2021

Susannah Authors, Books, Newsletter 18 Comments Permalink

Adaptations for TV

Susannah 1 June 2021 18 Comments

Do you love to watch a good adaptation of a novel on TV? I have recently been indulging myself with some nice viewing, Read more

01 Jun 2021

Susannah Authors, Books, Newsletter 7 Comments Permalink

On Writers and Drinking

Susannah 1 June 2021 7 Comments

I think a good book and a glass of wine make a perfect combination. Read more

25 May 2021

Susannah Authors, Newsletter, videos 2 Comments Permalink

Seven Little Australians – A Video Talk

Susannah 25 May 2021 2 Comments

On her 21st birthday, a young woman named Ethel Turner added a note to her diary: “Seven L. Aust. – sketched it out.” Read more

01 May 2021

Susannah Authors, Books, Newsletter 32 Comments Permalink

Absorbed in C.J. Sansom

Susannah 1 May 2021 32 Comments

30 April 2024: With sadness I read today’s news report that C.J. Sansom has passed away. He has been ill with cancer for some years, and sadly he died, aged only 71, on 27 April 2024. Such good authors should not be allowed to die. I will miss the splendid fictional world and character he created and I thank him posthumously for the joy he has given me.

I have written before in this newsletter about the ‘Shardlake’ novels of C.J. Sansom. The books are murder mysteries set in the time of King Henry VIII, in London, and they are quite simply, for me, the best mystery novels ever! Read more

01 May 2021

Susannah Book Addict, Books, Newsletter 9 Comments Permalink

Meet A Book Addict – Karl Lagerfeld

Susannah 1 May 2021 9 Comments

Did you know that fashion designer and photographer Karl Lagerfeld was also an avid book collector? Read more