samantha battams
festivals galore 2023
Fringe, Adelaide Writers Festival and WOMAD 2023 How lucky are we in Adelaide to have so many diverse festivals! I love being in Adelaide...
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samantha battams
- Dec 15, 2022
- 7 min
Xmas presence
Christmas is a time I think a lot about my mother, who died on Christmas Eve 8 years ago, the year I came back from Geneva. She made sure...
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samantha battams
- Apr 18, 2022
- 7 min
Ghosts, Ghosting & Love Stories
I hope everyone is enjoying the last hours of their #Easter2022 long weekend. I have had a great weekend, catching up with family and...
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samantha battams
- Nov 3, 2021
- 3 min
the rhynie poisoning case
The past seven months has gone by in a whirlwind! Lots has happened in my world, including speaking on The Secret Art of Poisoning at...
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samantha battams
- Mar 28, 2021
- 9 min
march 4 justice
#March4Justice #Adelaide This month instead of just writing about history, I was involved in creating it! The past six weeks have been...
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samantha battams
- Nov 2, 2020
- 12 min
Back to Minnipa
Back to Minnipa: a family history pilgrimage In July I had decided to visit #Minnipa, on the West Coast (over 600km from Adelaide), with...
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samantha battams
- May 1, 2020
- 14 min
coping with covid19
So much has happened since the last blog I wrote in November 2019. Writing for my latest book, #TheRhyniePoisoningCase, a sequel to...
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samantha battams
- Nov 16, 2019
- 3 min
November '19 update
Harry Butler presentations Lots has happened since my last blog in August. It was a busy week this week of 10 November, with Wednesday...
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samantha battams
- Aug 30, 2019
- 2 min
Harry butler (the red devil) book launchED
What an amazing month! This month 'The Red Devil: The story of South Australian #Aviation #Pioneer' was launched at the #Minlaton Town...
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samantha battams
- Jul 10, 2019
- 2 min
July '19 update
Back on the 23rd May, the #Melbourne launch of #TheSecretArtofPoisoning was supported by #SistersinCrime Australia with #crimewriter ...
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samantha battams
- May 22, 2019
- 1 min
Melbourne Launch
The month of May has been busy! I've been doing a few radio interviews lately, speaking with Jules Schiller’s on his ABC Adelaide 891...
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samantha battams
- May 2, 2019
- 1 min
Launch of the secret art of poisoning
The launch of the Secret Art of Poisoning: The True Crimes of Martha Needle, The Richmond Poisoner was a fun event, with around 110...
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samantha battams
- Apr 17, 2019
- 1 min
The secret art of poisoning media
There's been lots of media about 'The Secret Art of Poisoning' released today, with the review of the book by Dr Denise George appearing...
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samantha battams
- Mar 5, 2019
- 1 min
Martha Needle in the News
I had a good chat with Nathan Davies at the Sunday Mail about #TheSecretArtofPoisoning book and the tragic tale of #MarthaNeedle a couple...
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samantha battams
- Feb 18, 2019
- 1 min
Martha needle book now published
I have finally #published my #truecrime book #TheSecretArtofPoisoning The #MarthaNeedle book is available both as an ebook (see ...
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samantha battams
- Oct 31, 2018
- 1 min
The Red devil: podcast
Back in May 2018, Les Parsons and I spoke to the guys at #TheAdelaideShow podcast about our upcoming book #TheRedDevil on #pioneeraviator...
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samantha battams
- Oct 31, 2018
- 1 min
The Secret Art of Poisoning: podcast
On Monday 29th October 2018 I had a great chat about my upcoming #truecrime #book 'The Secret Art of Poisoning' with Mathew Hamilton at...
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samantha battams
- Oct 9, 2018
- 1 min
The Rhynie tragedy
Welcome to my #newwebsite which I have established in the lead up to the publication of two non-fiction historical books I have been...
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