Author Archives: susan

It’s the time of year for reptiles of all kinds to be out and about, and so I’m being very mindful that the creature rustling in the bushes may be a harmless lizard – or a brown snake. So far … Continue reading →

After I finished Little Women, I read one of the many YA new releases that are stacked in piles in our bookshop. There’s a lot of dystopia around, but since I’m feeling fairly depressed at the state of the world … Continue reading →

More reading about reading. Last week I finished How to be  a Heroine;(Or, What I’ve Learned from Reading Too Much) by Samantha Ellis and it got me thinking about the heroines of my childhood. A reader, a bookworm, living much … Continue reading →

Who would have thought there were so many books about reading? It’s a whole genre. Reading a particular author – you could probably have a sizeable shelf devoted to reading the works of Jane Austen. Or reading just one book, … Continue reading →

I’ve spent all morning in the garden. Perhaps I’ve done a bit too much for someone with a dodgy back, but I’ve had a wonderful play with rocks, dirt and plants. I’ve wheel-barrowed and planted; I’ve lugged pots and loads … Continue reading →

                  As you can see from the pictures, Stonemans Bookroom in Castlemaine – the place where I work – is not your standard bookshop. That’s what customers seem to love about it. … Continue reading →

Today I helped author Deryn Mansell launch her first novel, Tiger Stone. It was a warm and happy occasion, held in the foyer of the Castlemaine Library, with a large contingent of Deryn’s family and friends there to help celebrate. … Continue reading →

                                  IN the second week of August I took a walk and photographed the first wattle. It’s always out around my husband’s birthday. It … Continue reading →

There’s been no blogging for a while because I’ve been incapacitated – I had to have five stitches in my right hand because of a misadventure with a sharp knife in the kitchen sink. It was a Lady Macbeth moment … Continue reading →