Susan B. Johnson is a novelist, playwright, journalist, and historian.
After winning second place in a national playwright's competition, her play Finders Weepers was published (Stagedoor Press, 1993) and has been performed in theaters across the country. A second play, Another Man's Shoes, won honorable mention in Ohio State University's 2002 Eileen Hackert Playwriting Competition.
For three years she wrote "Washed Up," a weekly column for the Pulitzer Prize winning Georgia Gazette, and for four years she wrote "The Grammar Game," a weekly column she created for the Savannah Morning News.
Her short stories, essays, and articles have appeared in a wide variety of national and regional publications--most recently in Warren Adler Short Story Contest Winners (Stonehouse Press, 2010).
Both her novel, Spirit Willing: A Savannah Haunting (Bonaventture Books) and her non-fiction work, Savannah's Little Crooked Houses: If These Walls Could Talk (History Press) were published in 2007. As a result, she was nominated for 2007 Georgia Author of the Year.
In 2008 she was nominated for 2007 Georgia Author of the Year.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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Not what I expected,
This review is from: Spirit Willing: A Savannah Haunting (Hardcover)
My spirit was decidedly unwilling when I picked up this book. I am neither a fan of mysteries nor of ghost stories. However I do love historic settings, and Savannah has always exuded an exotic grace.
With these prejudices in mind, I curled up to read I made the acquaintance of self-centered Charlotte, aspiring artist Alexander and our too blunt heroine. Hibiscus House, in true southern style, was acharacter in itself. It seemed almost natural when a grumpy ghost voiced his concerns for its preservation. Without my even noticing it, I soon became so enamored with the characters and their story that titles like "mystery" or "ghost story" seemed silly. I did not put the book down until I had finished, no, devoured it. It was like sitting on one of those wrap around porches you see in the south, sipping sweet tea and visiting with friends. Susan B. Johnson's skill as a writer provided a delightful afternoon.
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This review is from: Spirit Willing: A Savannah Haunting (Hardcover)
I was totally swept away by this enchanting little book and its endearing characters. Set in the heart of historic Savannah, it is a ghost story, a love story, a story of family loyalty, with a bit of intrigue thrown in for good measure.
Kind Aunt Olivia has raised her niece and nephew, Charlotte and Alexander, as her own from the time they were young. Conniving and greedy Charlotte has poisonous plans for Aunt Olivia and her beautiful, historic Hibiscus House, which has been the seat of her late husband's family for generations. What lengths will Charlotte go to? Aunt Olivia receives assistance from a most unexpected source. Great-great grandfather Cyrus appears one night and tells Olivia she can help him by assisting him in keeping a promise made to his beloved wife on her deathbed. They become allies and friends as they set out to foil Charlotte. But did Aunt Olivia imagine him? Strange things begin to happen. Charlotte has more than a bad hair day when she begins looking for out-of-state rest homes for Aunt Olivia. Aunt Olivia's dearest friend's home is saved after news of the friend's "haint" makes the six o'clock news. The builders remodeling a historic house into condos are beset with problems. Meanwhile, a subplot in Ireland which revolves around Alexander and his dearest friends may eventually come to put Cyrus to rest. But is he real? Author Susan B. Johnson has created a memorable cast of characters, and I was sad to leave them behind at the end of the book. Her love of and affection for Savannah and its inhabitants is obvious throughout, and she does a very impressive job of bringing us right into the middle of it. The tiniest of complaints might be that it was sometimes a bit predictable, but overall, this was a very enjoyable read, and I am looking forward to reading Ms. Johnson's non-fiction book, Savannah's Little Crooked Houses: If These Walls Could Talk.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Savannah on my Mind,
By Dennis Phillips "The Book Friar" (Bulls Gap, Tennessee USA) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Spirit Willing: A Savannah Haunting (Hardcover)
When I first discovered this book I was sure that I had found a real gem because I am a great fan of mysteries and I also delight in reading ghost books and taking the ever-popular ghost tours. Combine that with the fact that I deeply love Savannah and in fact read part of this book while visiting that most beautiful of Southern cities and it comes as no surprise that I absolutely loved this book. With no pun intended this author has completely captured the spirit of Savannah and its quirky but lovable citizens.
The story revolves around a very old Savannah family There is the elderly Aunt Olivia who lives in the stately old family home across the street from the lovely Forsyth Park and her niece and nephew Charlotte and Alexander whom she raised as her own after the death of their mother. Alexander is an artist and was a delightful child while his sister Charlotte was a very troubled child and is now a troubled adult. As the author details Charlotte's childhood it becomes readily apparent just how troubled that Charlotte is and by that point the reader will have become very attached to Aunt Olivia and will as a consequence become very fearful for her safety. Charlotte you see has decided to try and gain control of the family house so that she can make it into a B&B and will stop at nothing to accomplish her mission. Fortunately the ghost of the builder of the family home comes to the rescue because he promised his dying wife that their family would always live in Hibiscus House. In order to keep his promise the ghost will go to almost any length himself and the strange mishaps that suddenly start to befall Charlotte add just the right comic relief to counter the dark presence that is Charlotte. This is a wonderfully well written book that would be a gripping tale in any setting but the Savannah setting makes it all the more enjoyable. Not only does this author capture Savannah but she also captures the feel of the entire South with our determined attachment to our land and our homes. Poignant in places, funny in others and endearing from cover to cover this book isn't really a mystery or a ghost story for both terms are just too limiting. This is a story about family and loyalty and it will touch the heart of anyone who reads it. Susan Johnson, you have done my favorite city proud!
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