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Jan 18, 2021 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Adelaide, Animals \ Pets Fiction, Australian, Children's Books, Comedy \ Humour Fiction, Design, FRONT PAGE - appear large, Painting & Illustration
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ISBN 978-1-922722-40-9
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Herbert the Dancing Horse

Herbert the Dancing Horse’s school talent show is coming up and he’s sad because he doesn’t have a special talent like the rest of his friends.

Join Herbert on his journey as he discovers everyone is unique and special in their own way.

“I’ve never read this book”
Andy Lee

“Send me the book!”
Zoe Foster Blake

“It sounds intriguing… but I’ll get my lawyers onto it”
Shaun Micallef

About the Authors

Ben was a dairy farmer in Two Wells and Liam is a Golden Grove born, uni drop out and fried chicken enthusiast. Ben & Liam are MADE for Adelaide! Join them up early, from 6am Monday to Friday on Nova 919 (or catch up on the weekly podcast!) and share your stories, hear the latest about God’s country (South Aus) and beyond!

Well what a journey that was hay (that’s a horse joke)! We hope you enjoyed it and who knows, maybe it won’t be Herbert’s last. We just wanted to say a massive thank you to everyone who helped make this book a reality and to everyone that’s picked it up and given it a read (yeah, that’s YOU!!).

Love, Ben & Liam

 
 

MINOGUE, Caroline

Dec 4, 2020 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Animals \ Pets Fiction, Children's Books, New South Wales

The 192 by self-published author Geoff Dair
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ISBN 978-1-922452-6-10
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The Wombat who wanted to Fly

Written and Illustrated by Caroline Minogue

Wilfie is an ambitious wombat, who learns about the world by copying what look like good examples.

Not every experiment works out as he intended.

About the Author

Caroline Minogue’s illustrations reflect the Kangaroo Valley landscape which is Wilfie’s home.

Caroline Minogue has been observing wombats from her Kangaroo Valley property for many years and holds them in deep affection.

DAIR, Geoff

Dec 2, 2020 | *Featured books, *listed, Adelaide, Fiction \ Novel, South Australia, Thriller Fiction

Author Geoff Dair - The 192
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ISBN 978-1-922527-11-0
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The 192

JANE IS RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
The brutal murder of an Adelaide man has Detective Jane Anderson scrambling. A recluse with no apparent enemies, Donald is the last person she expected to turn up dead. She must scour through every inch of his life to solve the case.

SHE CAN’T SHAKE THE FEELING THERE IS MORE TO COME.
When a second victim is found, Jane realises they share a dark truth. Armed with few clues, a hostile media and an impatient boss – the pressure mounts. If she can’t figure out the motive behind the murders more people will die.

WHAT WILL SHE BE WILLING TO RISK TO FIND THE KILLER?

About the Author

Although coming from a technical background in physics and engineering, Geoff has always been interested in crime fiction. Particularly stories with a high degree of verisimilitude. He has now turned his hand to releasing his debut novel in the crime genre. Geoff lives in Adelaide with his wife and children.

RODGERS, Peter

Nov 27, 2020 | *Featured books, *listed, Fiction \ Novel, New South Wales

Eluding Sylvia, Chasing Poe by self-published author Sher'ee Furtak-Ellis
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ISBN 978-1-922527-00-4
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Beethoven’s Tenth and the Journey Which Saved the World

The dutiful but plodding Dr Watson (Sherlock Holmes), the unhinged Captain Ahab (Moby Dick), the oh-so-sweet Melanie Hamilton (Gone with the Wind), the naïve if well-meaning Toto (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz) are reimagined in a story of grievance, journey, forgiveness, love and changing the world through music. And not just any music. It’s 2020, Ludwig van Beethoven’s 250th birthday. If you thought his Ninth Symphony with its famous Ode to Joy was something special, wait until you read the intriguing, barely believable tale of Beethoven’s Tenth.

‘A wonderful and original little bookie. Princess Ludmilla and ones-self enjoyed it immensely. And the music by that strange German gentleman; one shall definitely purchase the record.’ King Arthur II (formerly Prince Charles) of England

‘Truly, the book for our troubled times. Inspiring, enlightening, enchanting, heart-warming … a stirring tale of hope, struggle and making the best of a shitty situation. And, finally, something new from Beethoven.’  Melody Dove, UN Ambassador for Love, Music and Peace

‘I really hate the happy ending. But we all need to improve ourselves by reading something and this is as good as anything else around.’ Hannibal Lector III

About the Author

Peter Rodgers is a former Australian diplomat and journalist, now an author and playwright. His foreign service career included appointments as Australia’s High Commissioner to the Caribbean and Australian Ambassador to Israel. Earlier, as Jakarta correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald, Peter received the Australian Journalist of the Year Award for his reporting on East Timor. Peter has written two non-fiction books about the Middle East: Herzl’s Nightmare—one land two peoples; Arabian Plights—the future Middle East. His short fiction has been published or long/shortlisted in national and international competitions. Peter’s new novel, Beethoven’s Tenth and the journey which saved the world, will be published in late 2020. A collection of his short stories, Life, death and other distractions, will be published in early 2021 (Ginninderra Press).

MORGANELLA, Tina & ISABEL JIMINEZ, Maria

Nov 26, 2020 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Comedy \ Humour Fiction, Comics \ Manga \ Graphic Novels, Design, Fiction \ Novel, Self-help \ Personal Development, Social Sciences \ Politics \ Government, South Australia

Wear a Mask, Cupid! by self-published authors Tina Morganella and Maria Isabel Jimenez
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ISBN 978-1-9224522-9-0
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Wear a Mask, Cupid!

Love (or at the very least, desire) always finds a way, right? The true stories in this collection reflect our basic human need to connect with others, physically and emotionally – and we won’t let a little thing like a pandemic stand in our way.

Sometimes funny and romantic, often disastrous and heartbreaking, our brave contributors share their adventures in online dating, dating long distance, dating by stealth, and trying to date but failing. Despite being light-hearted or simply-told, all of the stories demonstrate in their own way, how deeply complex, lonely and profound life can be in lockdown.

Tina Morganella, editor of 'Wear a Mask, Cupid!
Dr Maria Isabel Jimenez, editor of 'Wear a Mask, Cupid!'

About the Editors

Ms Tina Morganella

Tina is a freelance writer and copyeditor with an MPhil in creative writing from the University of Adelaide, Australia. Tina writes short fiction, personal essays and travel literature. Her short stories have been published in STORGY Magazine (UK), Tulpa Magazine (Australia), Sky Island Journal (US), Entropy (US) Sudo (Australia) and Fly on the Wall Press (UK), amongst others. Tina also has nonfiction work published in the Australian press (The Big Issue, The Australian, The Adelaide Advertiser). In her bi-weekly blog, Use it in a Sentence, Tina introduces readers to Merriam Webster’s Word of the Day via micro fiction. Tina is currently between boyfriends, and yes, she has tried online dating with varying degrees of failure.

Dr Maria Isabel Jimenez

Maria is an Officer in the Australian Defence Force. She has a PhD in complex Military Procurement Projects from the University of South Australia, and extensive experience in logistics and procurement, both in the government and private sector. Strangely, none of this prepared her for her online dating tour of duty. Maria survives to tell the tale, with only minor battle scars and a motivational speaking tour planned, once COVID is over. She is fluent in Spanish, is learning French, and knows how to cha-cha. Current personal status: It’s complicated!!