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HOMOC, Alexander

Apr 2, 2025 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Australian, Poetry, Short Story Collection

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Was The Poet Drunk?

 

A collection of poems, thoughts, and short stories.

But those locals—who have swum against these currents, Fought against these icy waters—Know that this ocean isn’t always dangerous.

These waves don’t just harbour death, Don’t only aim to steal your last breath. Maybe if you stay long enough, Watch the sun set, Watch the clouds part, You’ll notice—

the break, the serene silence, the sweet absence of violence.

About the Author

 

Alexander Homoc was born in Melbourne, Australia. This anthology presents as his second published book, with Alexander publishing his first novel Will Ink Suffice? in 2023 at eighteen years old. This collection of poetry and short stories is a devotion to the growing pains of teenage years and to the uncertainty of what the future holds. The inspiration for this anthology has been gathered from various places, including family, past love, and the fear of being forgotten. Many of the poems and short stories within Was The Poet Drunk? have won local accolades, including Fig in the Night, which won the My Brother Jack Open Poetry Award 2024, Hope, A Needle Pulling Thread, which received third place in the My Brother Jack Open Short Story Award 2024, and A Mug from Goodwill, which was highly commended in the Ada Cambridge Poetry Prize 2024. Alexander devotes his love for reading and writing to his VCE literature class, where he learnt that writing was not merely about words on a page, but about an act of hope—an act of defiance.

MALHOTRA, Prabodh KULKARNI, Anand

Apr 2, 2025 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Australian, Charity, Memoir, Sport

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ISBN 978-1-923333-61-1
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ISBN 978-1-923386-69-3
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A Retiree’s Odyssey

 

From the MCG to the SCG

A memoir about Dr Prabodh Malhotra’s walks from the MCG to the SCG for charity, including triumphs and challenges.

Dr Prabodh Malhotra walked more than a 1000 kilometres twice from the MCG to the SCG for the charity, The McGrath Foundation. This book explores Prabodh’s motivations and inspirations for such an arduous initiative, his preparation, the people he encountered and the many challenges he faced. Prabodh’s is a unique story of a deeply spiritual and selfless person who went from being an immigrant railway worker to eventually obtaining a Ph.D in Economics and becoming a major fund raiser.

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Join Prabodh on this inspiring journey, and discover the heart and tenacity behind a remarkable man who believes that every step counts

In A Retiree’s Odyssey: From the MCG to the SCG Prabodh Malhotra shares his extraordinary journey from an immigrant railway yard worker to doing a Ph.D to fund raiser and walker.

Over 25 years, he has quietly achieved remarable milestones, including raising over $100,000 for the McGrath Foundation through two epic walks from Melbourne to Sydney, totaling over 2,450 kilometers – all while facing life head-on, quite literally walking against trafific to see what’s ahead.

With humility and compassion, Prabodh recounts the challenges he faced and the lessons learned along the way.
His story is a testament to determination, perseverance, and the power of giving back. Filled with warmth and wisdom, this book is not just a memoir but a celebration of a life well-lived and a call to action for anyone seeking to make a difference. All proceeds from the sale will benefit the McGrath Foundation, reinforcing Prabodh’s unwavering commitment to supporting those affected by breast cancer.

WILLIAMS, Nicholas

Apr 2, 2025 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Australian, Biography, Medical, Memoir, Travel \ Tourism \ Adventure

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ISBN 978-1-923386-60-0
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Proof of Life

 

The story of how an anxious country boy found out about the world and how to make a difference in it

A student elective in the New Guinea Highlands in the mid-1970s lit a fire in Nick Williams’ belly that determined his medical career. Proof of Life tells the extraordinary story of Nick’s journey through Southern Africa during the apartheid era and the emergence of AIDS and his years as a District Medical Officer in central Australia.

A young Dr Nick learned all he knew from nurses and community health workers under kerosene lamps in remote PNG and rural Africa. He embraced the ‘see one, do one, teach one’ method and discovered, with the help of brilliant nurses during a 58-person truck rollover, just how far that mantra can stretch.

Compelling and heart-warming stories unfold throughout this memoir. It’s a story of adventure, challenge, love, and confronting the best and the worst of people when providing medical care in the developing world.

In Australia, Nick’s career is enriched by working with the world’s oldest living culture in the Northern Territory, where he continues to live his passion for working in true collaboration with nurses and health workers.

During an ICRC mission in northern Pakistan, Nick confronted a world in which he could not make any difference. Polarised by feelings of frustration and terror he realised that true value is not always in outcomes but in the journey itself.

Proof of Life is a captivating story of one doctor’s journey, shaped by the places he worked, the people he met, and the risks he took to pursue something greater. Joy, excitement, terror, and fulfilment in giving it all.

About the Author

 

NICHOLAS WILLIAMS was born in 1957 in the mid-north of South Australia and trained at Adelaide University, graduating in 1980. Doing his medical student elective in the southern highlands of PNG determined the trajectory of his career. He subsequently worked in Transkei in southern Africa and Zimbabwe. He later returned to work in Zambia with his wife Jan.

Since Africa, he has worked most of his career in remote and rural Aboriginal health. This included a year in a remote Cree Indian community in Manitoba province of Canada. He has participated in two humanitarian missions to Pakistan and the Philippines for the ICRC and the Australian Red Cross respectively.

He is married with two adult children and lives in Adelaide. He is a keen bushwalker and cyclist. He has previously written the forward for Bush Nurses edited by Annabell Brayley. He has co-authored several scientific papers (Development of Standard Treatment manuals, Hepatitis C and Opioid substitution treatment). Co-edited the CARPA Standard Treatment Manual, now in its 8th Edition.

Proof of Life is his first book.

STARK, Amaria

Mar 26, 2025 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Australian, Earth \ Nature, Historical Fiction, Painting & Illustration

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ISBN 978-1-923386-02-0
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Silent Sentinel

 

The Story of a Redgum

A gnarled old redgum stands by the creek. It has witnessed many changes since it first sprouted among the ancient basalt stones more than three centuries ago.

This book is an artist’s impression of the stories it could tell; of the Wurundjeri people who followed the rhythm of the seasons to the arrivel of strangers who settled and made their new home among the gumtrees.

It tell of change that came as both the tree and the city continued to grow, and the grasslands disappeared. It is a story of human impact on the land, but ends on anote of hope for the future as people become aware of the tree, standing as a silent sentinel on the land which is our legacy.

About the Author

 

Amaria was born in country Victoria, spent her early years in remote Arnhem Land, and now lives in Melbourne. Her parents migrated to Australia from the Netherlands, and she was the first of nine children. They grew up speaking two languages, without a TV, but surrounded by books and opportunities to use their imagination. Amaria’s childhood ambition was to become an artist or an author… instead she became a primary school teacher and has especially enjoyed teaching Visual Art. She never stopped drawing or writing, however, and as her teaching years drew to a close, her first book, Silent Sentinel was finally published.

SIVIOUR, Tracey

Mar 26, 2025 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Animals \ Pets Fiction, Australian, Children's Books

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ISBN 978-1-923386-54-9
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ISBN 978-1-923386-84-6
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Waggy Tails with Archie & Dougal

Fun times with Waggy Tails to Rainbows end.

 

About the Author

Tracey lives in the Southern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. She has always had a fondness for West Highland White Terriers and Scottie dogs.

“I’ve enjoyed the companionship of my two boys. Dougal was with us from the age of 6 weeks. Archie was 2 and a half when he joined our family to become Dougal’s ‘big brother’, and my shy but cheeky little gentleman.”

Both Archie and Dougal were diabetic in their last 4 years. They had special diets, and insulin injections day and night (which Tracey had to learn to administer). This did not slow down their playfulness and love of life. Sadly, both have now crossed the rainbow bridge, when Archie was 15, in December 2022, and Dougal at 14, in January 2024.

They brought so much joy and love, and they are both greatly missed.

WILKINS, Maggie

Mar 25, 2025 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Australian, Comedy \ Humour Fiction, Fantasy Fiction, Fiction \ Novel, Mystery Fiction, Short Story Collection

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ISBN 978-1-923333-36-9
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ISBN 978-1-923386-21-1
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Consequences

 

A Collection of Short Stories

Actions have consequences.

A cast of flawed humans (and non-humans) inhabit these twelve short stories. These characters make decisions and take actions which have profound consequences for themselves and others. They are driven by strong emotions and desires -for revenge, reward, redemption, reconnection, rehabilitation, and more.

The stories are drawn from different genres (dystopian future, crime, mystery, humour, fantasy and psychological drama) but all reflect the central theme of ‘consequences.’

Actions and their consequences can set up a happy ending. (In one story, an AI assistant makes himself indispensable to a human family. In another, an executive with PTSD confronts his past).

But some stories end with a sting in the tail. (In one story, a frustrated doctor risks a patient’s life to take revenge on an old enemy. In another, an academic decides that murder is the only way to safeguard her career).

The Gift was shortlisted in 2020 Hammond House (UK) competition and published in their SURVIVAL Anthology. Antarctic Days was shortlisted for 28th Scarlet Stiletto Awards (Aus) in 2021 and The Journalist was short listed in Stringybark Stories (Aus) urban-themed competition in 2023.

About the Author

 

Maggie is a former marketing and advertising research consultant. A career spent listening to public opinions and attitudes stoked her interest in dialogue and her passion for stories. She revels in the transition from writing research reports to writing fiction.

This is the first collection of her short stories to be published. Some of these, although fictional, were inspired by real life events. Three stories have been short-listed in international or Australian competitions.

She was educated at the University of Sydney (BA) and Macquarie University (MA in Mass Communication). She was born in Sydney and calls it home but has also lived and worked in London and Singapore.