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Suzanne’s Blog Archives
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Back on stage....
It’s wonderful to be back on stage as writers’ festivals and in-person literary events return. I’m delighted to be in conversation with author and journalist Gary Linnell at Words at Wagstaffe. I’m also looking forward to being part of Newcastle Writers Festival and to being in conversation with Joanne Fedler at the Sydney Jewish Museum.
Following in the footsteps: Finding inspiration from past authors
Current historical novelists stand on the shoulders of the talented past story-tellers. Thuy On asks Paula Morris, Suzanne Leal and Kirsten Alexander which authors have inspired them, why the writing is exceptional, what they’d like to emulate, and how the books informed their own novels.