Susan Osborne
Contributing Writer
Susan Osborne - Hugh Pemberton
I've spent the last 20 or so years thoroughly immersed in the book world, first as a bookseller and now as the reviews editor of Waterstone's Books Quarterly. My freelance writing has included reading group guides for the likes of Bloomsbury, Faber, Orion and, recently, for White's Books who publish beautifully designed editions of the classics. I've had three books published including the Bloomsbury Essential Guide for Reading Groups, now in its second edition.
I'm lucky enough to live in Bath, one of the UK's loveliest cities, and when I'm not reading I like to walk, go to the movies and enjoy the company of my partner and friends.
Latest Articles
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Book Review: Gillespie and I by Jane Harris
Jane Harris's second novel, Gillespie and I, fulfills all the promise of her slyly witty debut, The Observations.
Jun 5, 2011
- Susan Osborne
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TV Review: The Crimson Petal and the White, Episode 1 (BBC2)
The BBC's classy adaptation of Michel Faber's novel, The Crimson Petal and the White, takes its readers into the darkest recesses of the Victorian psyche.
Apr 7, 2011
- Susan Osborne
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Film Review: Submarine
Based on the novel by Joe Dunthorne, Richard Ayoade's Submarine is a funny, touching and quirky portrait of nerdy adolescence.
Apr 4, 2011
- Susan Osborne
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TV Review: The Killing, Episode 20 (BBC 4)
Søren Sveistrup's The Killing kept its viewers gripped right up until the final scene. Warning: contains spoilers.
Mar 28, 2011
- Susan Osborne
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TV Review: Christopher and His Kind (BBC2)
The BBC's adaptation of Christopher Isherwood's account of his time spent in 1930s Berlin during the rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party fails to satisfy.
Mar 21, 2011
- Susan Osborne
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Overcoming Insomnia and Sleep Problems by Colin A. Espie
Overcoming Insomnia and Sleep Problems helps its readers to do exactly that providing they follow the course based on Cognitive Behavioural Techniques.
Mar 18, 2011
- Susan Osborne
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Book Review: Brooklyn by Colm Tóbín
A review of Colm Tóbín's quietly powerful, Costa Award-winning novel, Brooklyn, with a suggestion for further reading.
Mar 16, 2011
- Susan Osborne
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TV Review: Waking the Dead, Episode One - Harbinger (BBC1)
It's time to say goodbye to the BBC's long running crime series, Waking the Dead, but not before a few more rattling good cold case yarns.
Mar 15, 2011
- Susan Osborne
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Reading Guide: The Story of Lucy Gault by William Trevor
A guide for reading groups and students on William Trevor's novel, The Story of Lucy Gault
Mar 14, 2011
- Susan Osborne
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Book Review: The Outlander by Gil Adamson
Gil Adamson's debut novel, The Outlander, grips from the start as a young widow battles through the wilderness, fleeing the scene of her husband's murder
Mar 12, 2011
- Susan Osborne
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