Watching the World: Impressions of Canberra
By Paul Hetherington and Jen Webb
Out now!
Watching the World presents a variety of engaging and stimulating photographic views of the quotidian and unexpected aspects of Canberra, while also including new perspectives on some of Canberra’s more recognisable vistas and landmarks. The poems complement the images, providing a shifting and reciprocal chemistry throughout the book—nothing less than a fascinating and eddying dialogue between word and image.
The Beach Volcano
By Nigel Featherstone
After years of estrangement, Canning Albury, a revered and irreverent singer-songwriter, returns home to celebrate his father’s eightieth birthday. His welcome is mixed, at best. But Canning has made the trip for more than just a glass of Pol Roger and an eyeful of Sydney Harbour at sunset. He carries a secret about his family’s murky and uncharted past—a secret that could be explosive.
"Assured and compelling, The Beach Volcano holds you to the last page and beyond."
— Andrea Goldsmith
Triptych Combo Pack
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All three issues of our acclaimed Triptych Poets series are available in one complete pack.
Poets include: Ray Liversidge, Hilaire, Mary Mageau, Stuart Cooke, Bronwen Manger, Ouyang Yu, P.S. Cottier, Joan Kerr and J.C. Inman
For $15 you get: 3 books, nine poets, and over 180 poems. Great value!
I'm Ready Now
By Nigel Featherstone
Shortlisted for the 2013 ACT Book of the Year!
Following the death of her husband, Lynne Gleeson travels from her grand ancestral Hobart home to visit her son Gordon in Sydney. Lynne’s alone for the first time in her life and has big plans, but does she have the courage to see them through? Meanwhile Gordon, emotionally isolated and lost in his Year of Living Ridiculously, is determined to find stimulation wherever he can, regardless of the consequences. But will Gordon’s last adventure prove too much for the people who love him?
"A gentle but powerful narrative that grabs you and holds you till the end." - Marion Halligan
Fall On Me
By Nigel Featherstone
Fall on Me tells the story of Lou Bard, a single father and Launceston café owner whose world is turned upside down when his intelligent and provocative teenage son, Luke, decides to exhibit his body in an art installation. Now Lou is forced to revisit the secrets of his past, question what it means to be a good father, and discover that there's more love in his life than he could have imagined.
Winner of the ACT Writing and Publishing Award (Fiction) 2012
"Life-affirming, and very tender."
- Denise Young
Latest News
The Beach Volcano in THE 666 Big Book Club FOR AUGUST 2016
Blemish Books is super excited that Nigel Featherstone’s novella The Beach Volcano will be featured in the 666 Big Book Club ahead of the Canberra Writers’ Festival.
Nigel Featherstone’s The Beach Volcano is featured in week three of proceedings from 15 – 19 August. Featherstone will be live on 666 radio from 2pm on Monday 15 August, and there will be an in depth discussion about the novella from 2pm on Friday 19 August.
To encourage as many people as possible to take part, Blemish Books is taking 50% off both paperback and ebook versions of The Beach Volcano for the whole of August.
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