To buy my books, visit my Amazon page or ask at your local bookshop.(And many thanks for your support!)
I’ve given talks about my books, ocean swimming, maritime history, and women’s history. Visit my contact page to book me as a guest speaker.
You can also listen to my Swim Chats podcast where I interview swimmers, coaches, and conservationists. It’s available for free on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your favourite podcast platform.
'Guiding Lights is a beautiful, clever book, capturing the stark, wave-lashed ruggedness of lighthouse-keeping.' – Kete Books (NZ)
'This past week I've been obsessed with reading Guiding Lights ... Many of these doughty women did it tough, not just as helper to their lighthouse keeper spouse, but often running the show.' – The Australian
'A unique, eloquent, and impressively informative study.' – Midwest Book Review (USA)
'This fascinating book is highly recommended.' – Australian National Maritime Museum
“Every page of this delightful book brings a new story; every upturned rock reveals a nugget of new information, every … photograph [is] a feast for the senses.” – Nimrod Journal, Shackleton Museum, UK
“Her richly-illustrated book is a lively study of the ecological and human history of these wild but unquestionably fascinating places. Riddell has a gift of revealing the personalities of those who arrived – willing or otherwise – on these remote shores.” – The NZ Listener
