Hello and welcome.

Firstly, I should make it clear that I am not the American Susan Johnson of erotic romance books. Sorry to disappoint all her fans but she has her own site which you will find easily enough. Lately I’ve been thinking of inserting my middle name, Ruth, into my next title because my name is so common but my Australian publisher thinks this might suggest to readers that there is yet another Susan Johnson wishing to distinguish herself from the rest. I don’t think Anaiis Nin had this problem.

I am the author of eight books, including two non-fiction titles; a memoir, A Better Woman, and an essay On Beauty (part of the Melbourne University Press series Little Books on Big Themes which includes Germaine Greer On Rage and David Malouf On Experience).You’ll find information about all of my books on this site, including the most recent, Life in Seven Mistakes. I am currently working on a new novel, My Hundred Lovers, which will be published in 2010.

I know certain of my books have a reputation for something called ‘bravery’ aka ‘honesty’, in that they are seen to be alarmingly confessional, but, if truth be known, I am pathologically private about my personal affairs, so there is not much juiciness to be found there. I subscribe to the old-fashioned concept of a barrier existing between the private and the public, although we all know that the great trick of writing is to make you believe there is no barrier at all.

Contact: You are welcome to email me directly through the website here. For information about permissions, rights, interviews, readings and other matters please contact Margaret Connolly and Associates in Australia, Caspian Dennis at Abner Stein in London or Stephanie Cabot at The Gernert Company in New York.





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