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Watermelon Days

Judy Turner

An eclectic collection of 21 short stories. Funny, sad, nostalgic and reflective, some have won awards and have been published in anthologies and publications. A mixture of fiction and memoir to make you laugh and cry. Stories of simpler and more carefree days. Days of sunshine and freedom. 

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Tempt Me

Karen Lieversz with Davina Stone and Kristin Silk

Indulge your wildest fantasies – dive into paranormal, and fantasy realms, immerse yourself in contemporary and historical worlds. Fall for an underworld god, make a deal with the angel of death, get sexy with a satyr and be voracious with a vampire.

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Gunner

Kathryn Berryman

Suitable for children aged 10+ Gunner was written as a picture book to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the bombing of Darwin on 19th February 1942.

Based on actual events, ‘Gunner’ is a stray dog that is injured during an air raid by the Japanese.

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Assorted Dreams

EASTWOOD/HILLS FAW    

Assorted Dreams is an anthology of short stories, memoir and poetry by writers from the Eastwood/Hills branch of the Fellowship of Australian Writers NSW. The collection aims to showcase an assortment of primarily unpublished writing by our members in 2022, including prize-winning contributions.

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Grandma, how much poo does a wombat do?

Gaylene Parker

Ages: 4-8yrs ( a lot of adults have purchased this book for themselves!) Teachers say they have purchased it to include in their ‘Nature/ wildlife’ lessons.

PRECIS : A young girl and her grandmother decide to find out why there is so much wombat poo in the bush where they go for their walks.

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Stories to share with My Partner: Book 3

J F Nodar

Enjoy 39 stories each under four (4) minutes to read and share them with your partner! 

New release available at www.jfnodar.com.au

An anthology of stories can be a fun thing or a scary one. Deciding what goes into an anthology can be daunting.

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Out of the Blue

Margaret Zanardo 

#189 Pocket Poets series, Ginninderra Press, South Australia, 2022.

Life has never been so unpredictable as it is now: like ocean waves—unrelenting, vast and ferocious, yet sometimes also strangely beautiful. These poems reflect the confronting times we are living in. But still our daily life continues,

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Borrowed Riches

Julie Thorndyke

Amelia Fielden, poet and translator, wrote: “Borrowed Riches is an apt title for this fine collection of 100 short lyrics composed by an experienced and skilful poet. With her deft usage of the traditional Japanese tanka form, Julie Thorndyke presents to the reader a range of thoroughly modern,

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Crystal

Judy Parkinson    

Four couples set out on a self-drive three-day river cruise. Brett and Crystal, both in relationships with other partners, discover a deep attraction for each other. This does not go unnoticed, and anger and resentment begin to simmer between the friends. On the last day of the trip,

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To Origins and Back

Greg Tome

Book of poetry: “…a rich meditation on what it means to be human. In this collection, Greg Tome ruminates on the universal and the personal: the tug of kith and kin, the scars of the past, and the seasons that ebb and flow around us and inside us.

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Nuggets of Gold

LAMBING FLAT YOUNG FAW

Nuggets of Gold is an anthology containing the first prizewinning short stories and poems over past years of the Lambing Flat Young Branch annual writing competition from 1982 to the present. It also includes a history of the branch with photographs and material from branch archives.

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The Painted Man

Susan Bowen

A gripping new thriller in the Jessie Connor crime series.

What dark secrets lie behind the murder of Desmond Locke? Was his death a simple act of revenge or does it go much deeper?

When local artist,

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Missing in Red

Judy Parkinson

Detective Sergeant Luke Ellington gains fame and acclaim for his heroism in the capture and conviction of sadistic serial killer, Clarence Campbell. He is subsequently assigned to find beautiful Elise Seymour, daughter of politician, David Seymour. Senior Constable Sarah Brogden is appointed his ‘side kick’.

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Orisons: Soulful Reflections

Kim P Sami

Layout and editing by Barbie Robinson; Illustrations and cover by Dee Copeland.

An Orison is a prayer or plea to a deity. This comes from a Latin word meaning to speak, and it means to speak to God. (www.vocabulary.com).

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