To purple or not to purple, that is the question

Posted on 22. Feb, 2010 by susie in books i've been reading, cooking, doctor who, my invisible boyfriend

Lovely blog readers, let me steal your brains!   This here shiny website is shortly to undergo a grand transformation, and (as well as exclusive extracts, noisy things on YouTube and general time-wasty shenanigans) SusieDay Towers will be getting a new coat of paint.  This makes me happy.  And confused.  I am so indecisive I have [...]

3, 2, 1, Zero Moment!

Posted on 07. Feb, 2010 by susie in books i've been reading, kids' books i've been reading

In a change from our regularly scheduled bacon sarnies, this week I got to hear good mate MG Harris nattering about books in a slightly more glam context.  The launch party for the third Joshua Files book, Zero Moment, transformed Oxford Blackwell’s into a riot of excited readers and luminous cake.  MG even dished a [...]

The Snow Queen of Old Oxford Town

Posted on 06. Jan, 2010 by susie in books i've been reading, doctor who

Because why should snowmen get all the fun?

I know she looks a bit fierce, but I promise she’s ‘armless.
*hides*
Gloves probably dry now.  Wonder what to make next…  (Shush.  You can totally have a Snow Day even if you already work from home.)

  Thanks to a bumper festive haul, I am festooned with booky goodness.  Continuing [...]

Cover Girls And Invisible Boys

Posted on 16. Dec, 2009 by susie in books i've been reading, doctor who, girl meets cake, my invisible boyfriend, telly

I hear murmurings from the blogosphere that the ARC of My Invisible Boyfriend is beginning to arrive in a few US mailboxes.  For those of you who’ll have to wait till April, here’s a sneaky peek at the absurdly cute cover.

Look, pretty people!   (Don’t get too excited, European readers: this is the US edition of [...]

The view from my desk

Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by susie in books i've been reading, cooking

I thought this might provide a fascinating insight into my creative process.  Mostly it involves being in the world’s yellowest room, trying to read my own handwriting to find out what’s supposed to happen next. The yellow is even more horrid in person, but this is my kitchen and thus the kettle is but a [...]

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