Substacks recommended by Suzie Grogan

Recommended by Suzie Grogan

Martin Edwards’ novels include the Lake District Mysteries and the Rachel Savernake books, most recently Hemlock Bay. He has received three Daggers, including the CWA Diamond Dagger, two Edgars, and four lifetime achievement awards.

Notes from a Smalltown Bookshop

By Jo the Smalltown Bookseller

Occasional daily account of this bookseller's day in the bookshop, set in a coastal and rural village at the bottom of mainland Australia.

I love the way this bookshop owner talks about their day with such love for their books, and their quirky customers.

- Suzie Grogan

The Quack Doctor

By Caroline Rance

Stories from the history of medicine, with an inclination towards the strange.

If you love the History of Medicine as much as I do then this is the one for you.

- Suzie Grogan

This Writing Life with Lucienne Boyce

A Writer's Journal, articles & short presentations on writing, books, talks, events and other writerly stuff.

The real life adventures of a fabulous writer. Lucienne talks the highs and lows of getting words on the page.

- Suzie Grogan

Lesley

Witness Marks by Melissa Harrison

A monthly postcard from the English countryside: nature, the rural year, and a village newsletter. Book news and other personal updates at the top.

A life lived in the environment, gently and with wonderful observation.

- Suzie Grogan

Receipt from the Bookshop

By Katie

My weekly post - Receipt from the Bookshop - is written in real time from my award-winning independent bookshop in St. Annes-on-Sea, UK. Paid subscribers also get an additional weekly essay/book review and access to my book club.

The Detective's Notebook

By Dr Angela Buckley

True crime, Victorian and Edwardian detectives, and the history of forensic science.

True crime across the centuries - historian Angela gives us all the, sometimes gruesome, detail.

- Suzie Grogan

Hammers in the Heart

By Pete May

West Ham musings by the author of Massive, Goodbye to Boleyn, Hammers in the Heart and Irons in the Soul.

If you are a West Ham supporter like me, you need a support network. Pete is honest and funny.

- Suzie Grogan

The Manuscript Works Newsletter

By Laura Portwood-Stacer

Book publishing advice for academic authors from consultant and developmental editor Laura Portwood-Stacer, PhD, of ManuscriptWorks.com. My newsletter has moved to a new platform: please subscribe at newsletter.manuscriptworks.com instead of on Substack.

Secondhand Bookmarks

Recommended by Suzie Grogan