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Have a look around, you can find out about my indexing, puzzles and books, free online puzzles, and plenty of free knitting patterns. Enjoy!

Denise Sutherland

News

24 April 2012

I've just finished all the writing and editing of my two new Dummies titles! All a bit mad - just under 5 months from start to finish. Solving Cryptic Crosswords For Dummies (the 'how to' book) and Cryptic Crosswords For Dummies (a companion volume of 56 crosswords) will be out in Australia, the UK, and the USA/Canada around August!

3 February 2012

The hardcover edition of A Guide for Adults with Hip Dysplasia is now available.

24 January 2012

There is now a page collecting together all our readers' reviews of Guide for Adults with Hip Dysplasia. There are instructions on how to submit a review of your own on the page, too.

The book is selling well, and even had a week in the Top 10 Medical and Science books on Lulu! You can join in discussions about hip dysplasia, ask questions of the authors, and learn about sales and promotional give-aways on our Facebook Page!

16 December 2011

Visit our Hip Dysplasia Shop to get yourself some cool swag, raise public awareness of this difficult condition, and do some good! 50% of our profits are donated to the International Hip Dysplasia Institute, to help fund their research and education programs.

Secret Shape Word Searches

Volume 1 of Denise's original creations, Secret Shape Word Searches, is finally available, with 100 of these unique puzzles collected into this cheery spiral-bound book! Secret Shapes start out like any other word search puzzle, but when you've found all the words, you get to colour in the leftover letter squares, to reveal a hidden picture!

You can try out a free Secret Shape here ...

Foody Desktops

Here's a new collection of 18 food photos which are free for you to use as desktop images on your computer.

Troy Simpson (of Funny English Errors fame) and I have just launched our new site, English Language Skills! It's still growing, but visit us to get tips on reading faster, writing better, increasing your vocabulary, and improving your spelling. Plus there will be lots of free puzzles! We'd also love to see you over on our popular Facebook Page, come and join in the fun and chat!

Sutherland Studios launches its very first iPod / iPhone app, a cute little QuartzClock. It's a free download, and designed to be a great bedside clock.

Check out my new Solving Puzzles site over at Videojug Pages!

My Gourmet and Gardener crosswords appear regularly in Readers Digest's Mind Stretchers series (Aus/NZ editions).

Books

Cracking Codes & Cryptograms For Dummies

Cracking Codes and Cryptograms for Dummies is out in bookshops in the USA and Canada (and a few Aussie ones like Dymocks).

Co-authored with Mark Koltko-Rivera, this book contains over 350 cryptograms and ciphers, three conspiracy stories to uncover, and a wealth of information on Freemasonry, codes in history, and how to crack ciphers. It's a lot of fun!

The Cheat Sheet is available on Wiley's web site, along with a bonus set of 50 free cryptograms to print and solve.

You can find it on Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, and Fishpond.com.au

Word Searches For Dummies

Find out more about Word Searches For Dummies, what's inside, and where you can get your own copy!
The Errata page corrects a few mistakes that affect a couple of puzzles.

The Cheat Sheet for Word Searches is available on the Wiley web site, including tips on how to write your own word search puzzle.

Word Searches for Dummies can be found in American and Canadian bookstores, and bought online (Wiley, Amazon, Fishpond, Booktopia, Book Depository, etc).

The Canberra Puzzle Book

The Canberra Puzzle Book is perfect for your class trip to Canberra. There are free sample pages here, and an Order Form here. It is available as a B5 workbook and a blackline master.

This book has been popular with school groups visiting our national capital ever since it was first published in 2005. Make it part of your journey, too!