This week’s poetry spotlight shines on ‘After Pentridge’ by Jenny Boult, from the collection Tuesday Night Live: Fifteen years of Friendly Street.
POETRY SPOTLIGHT: ‘After Pentridge’ by Jenny Boult
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Author Archives: Polly Grant Butler
ANNOUNCEMENT: New Events & Administration Coordinator
This week we welcomed Carney Sims to the Wakefield family. You’ll find her sitting behind the desk in our little bookshop, where she will be taking over events and administration duties. We asked Carney a few questions about her background and interests, as well as, of course, her taste in books!
Continue readingMEET THE BOOKSELLER: Gavin Butler, St Arnaud Books
As a sequel to Jane Grant’s ‘A Day in the Life‘ at St Arnaud Books, her employee Gavin Butler brings his own perspective on working as a bookseller in rural Victoria.
Continue readingPOETRY SPOTLIGHT: ‘vodka & coke’ by Ali Whitelock
To celebrate Ali Whitelock’s soon-to-be-launched third collection A Brief Letter to the Sea About a Couple of Things, this week’s spotlight shines on her poem ‘vodka & coke’.
MEET THE BOOKSELLER: Jane Grant, St Arnaud Books
This week, we asked Jane Grant from St Arnaud Books to provide insight into an average day running a bookstore in rural Victoria.
Continue readingSHORT STORY SPOTLIGHT: ‘Else / If’ by Andrew Roff
This week’s spotlight shines on the intriguing short story ‘Else / If’ from Andrew Roff’s debut collection The Teeth of the Slow Machine.
Continue readingPOETRY SPOTLIGHT: ‘On the passing of a friend’ by Steve Brock
This week’s poetry spotlight shines on Steve Brock’s Live at Mr Jake’s, highlighting the poem ‘On the passing of a friend’.
HOT OFF THE PRESS: NEW EXUBERANCE: Contemporary Australian Textile Design
This week, we celebrate the release of New Exuberance: Contemporary Australian Textile Design, curated and edited by Meryl Ryan.
Launching CRAZY BASTARD by Abraham Maddison
‘An urgent reminder of the need to heal the thousands affected by forced adoption. Beautifully written, deeply thought-provoking and a remarkable testament to the author’s courage and honesty.’ – Noni Hazlehurst, cover endorsement for Crazy Bastard by Abraham Maddison
POETRY SPOTLIGHT: ‘Like-Minded’ by Peter Bakowski and Ken Bolton
This week’s poetry spotlight shines on Peter Bakowski and Ken Bolton’s first collection together, The Elsewhere Variations, highlighting the poem ‘Like-Minded’.