01 Oct 2025

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Book Vouchers

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I love being given a book voucher. I head to a bookshop and can, guilt-free, have all the joy of choosing a book. Read more

01 Oct 2025

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Literary Pets – Foss the Cat

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Edward Lear often led a lonely life. He suffered from epilepsy, he never married, and he travelled frequently, Read more

01 Oct 2025

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A.A. Milne & Pinkle Purr

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I think most of us are familiar with A.A. Milne’s wonderful poems about King John’s Christmas and Bad Sir Brian Botany, or a boy sitting on a stair Read more

01 Sep 2025

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Talking about Great Writers and the Cats Who Owned Them

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Cats have long purred their way into the hearts of writers. Let’s talk about them.

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01 Sep 2025

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What Dan Read

Susannah 1 September 2025 4 Comments

For me, one of the very hardest things about Covid was the closure of all my local libraries. The day Woollahra Library reopened, Read more

01 Sep 2025

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Outrageously Enjoyable

Susannah 1 September 2025 8 Comments

I have enjoyed a little Mitford binge recently – such fun! I was almost too scared to watch the new six-part series Outrageous Read more

01 Sep 2025

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Literary Pets – Thibault the lobster

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Poet, translator and essayist, Gérard de Nerval (whose actual name was Gérard Labrunie) was an important literary figure Read more

01 Sep 2025

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Langston Hughes & Mother to Son

Susannah 1 September 2025 8 Comments

American poet Langston Hughes (1901 – 1967) was of mixed race heritage. His great-grandmothers were Read more

01 Aug 2025

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My new book, Great Writers and the Cats Who Owned Them

Susannah 1 August 2025 3 Comments

The excitement is building for my new book, Great Writers and the Cats Who Owned Them, which will arrive very soon!  Read more

01 Aug 2025

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American Novelist C.S. Harris

Susannah 1 August 2025 3 Comments

For a long plane flight or a holiday, I think there is no better reading than a crime novel. Read more

01 Aug 2025

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The Bookshop, the Draper, the Candlestick Maker

Susannah 1 August 2025 3 Comments

The British High Street has always been something of an institution, and I’ve been sad on recent visits to Britain to see empty shops, Read more

01 Aug 2025

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Literary Pets – The Scorpion without a name

Susannah 1 August 2025 No Comments

In 1864, Henrik Ibsen was living in Rome. He was yet to make his name as a playwright, but was starting work on a play named Brand, Read more

01 Aug 2025

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Aldous Huxley & Song of Poplars

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Aldous Huxley (1894 – 1963), who came from a distinguished literary family, is best remembered for such novels as Brave New World Read more

22 Jul 2025

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Trailblazing Women of Literature

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Meet the early trailblazing women of world literature in this exciting new lecture series at the State Library of NSW. Read more

01 Jul 2025

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How Reading Shapes Our Lives

Susannah 1 July 2025 3 Comments

Oh bliss, oh joy! As soon as I spotted a new memoir by English author Lucy Mangan, about her love of books, I knew this was a book I just had to own. Read more