I've picked out two very different books from the titles I read this month. First is Suzie Grogan's beautiful study of the poet Keats: John Keats: Poetry, Life and Landscapes. It's followed by Conn Iggulden's robust historical novel, Wars of the Roses: Stormbird.  John Keats: Poetry, Life and Landscapes, Suzie Grogan (Pen & Sword, 2021) In her book, John Keats: Poetry, Life and Landscapes , Suzie Grogan writes, “I would always advise even the most cynical person to find a poet who speaks to them as Keats does to me”. As far as Suzie Grogan is concerned, poetry is for everyone, and for everyone there will be a poet who speaks to them. This principle informs every page of her exploration of the poet who, since she was twelve, has accompanied her “through both good and very bad times”.    The book reflects a relationship that is intensely personal: the author shares her experiences of following in Keats’s footsteps in Hampstead, Oxford, the Isle of Wight and elsewhe...