We wish to thank the West End Library and staff for their assistance and support in launching the book. The book is now available in Brisbane City Council Libraries.… Go to Article
Category: Bent Banana Books
Munching the Millions
AUSTRALIANS will gamble on two flies. crawling up a wall, they say.
Aussie bookmaker Tom Waterhouse is currently betting on how much Edvard Munch’s painting The Scream will fetch at a Southey’s auction this month.… Go to Article
Lazarus Syndrome inspires comic short story
Return from the dead: read a fictional short story about a true-life medical condition
ANOTHER LAZARUS
Belinda Janz
DEAR Aunty Jo,
This last fortnight has been such an emotional rollercoaster ride that I have decided to write this letter as we can hardly believe it.
Autistic boy teaches colorful magic
Enjoy this illsutrated short story from the anthology
BRILLIANT COLOURS
Kay Curran
THERE are many ways of experiencing colour!
Guest Book Review
4.0 out of 5 stars
Iraqi Icicle by Bernie Dowling, 22 Dec 2012
Interesting theatrical, musical and political diversions
By
This review is from: http://btfy.me/cfbtw9
… Go to Article Festive Fun
A shout-out from my favourite witch
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fun book for the person who loves journalism!
Bookish Witch “Heather” (Kentucky)
This review is from: 7 Shouts (My Shout) (Kindle Edition)
Bernie Dowling has compiled years of journalistic endeavors into one compendium, along with pictures (some of them quite funny), and has thus given readers “7 Shouts”.
… Go to Article Aussie thriller sings and zings
Brother reviews brother. Oh, Brother!
4.0 out of 5 stars
THIS novel is an epic detective story of more than 400 pages.
… Go to Article Iraqi Icicle excerpt
The comic detective novel Iraqi Icicle is being released at Pine Rivers Art Gallery Queensland Australia on December 20 in a multi-art event as part of the world-wide A Big Project.
… Go to Article Vision gets even better
Bent Christmas and Banana New Year
Avoir un Bent Noël et une Bonne Année Banana Nouveau!
Werfen Sie einen Bent Weihnachten und ein Banana New Year!
एक तुला क्रिसमस और एक केले New Year!
… Go to Article Trudy returns
RELUCTANT psychic Detective Trudy Harper is back with her paranormal “gifts’’ stronger but still beyond the conscious control of the young woman.
… Go to Article Free Spirit soars
FREE! Free at last!
Not quite but Vision: The Reluctant Psychicis free this Saturday.
The new paranormal crime drama is free Saturday, US time.
… Go to Article To sex or not to sex
THAT is the question: to sex or not to sex.
A lot of websites are saying no to sex.
On the first page of a Google search of mine, six websites had this exact same bait line: ‘American Playwright David Mamet explains why no play or movie he writes or directs include explicit sex scenes.’
… Go to Article Amazon declares me profane
Amazon thinks we are profane.
They said my profile was unacceptable because it contained a profanity. WTF! I carefully re-read my profile and tried a few changes but the message came back: PROFANE
I deleted the only remaining thing I could see they might object to.… Go to Article
Critical readers have their say about 7 Shouts
Je m’apelle a winner babe
Our best bet for Australia today is Glaneuse, a 6-year-old gelding by Blevic out of the mare Qu’Appelle.
Qu’Appelle. is French for What’s your Name and is also the name of a Canadian village.
… Go to Article Reviews roll on
REVIEWS are coming in to Amazon for Bernie Dowling’s non-fiction work 7 Shouts:The Best of My Shout.
Gleaned from seven year’s of his My Shout newspaper columns, the book establishes Australian humour at the off-centre of the Universe.… Go to Article
Them ol’ Publisher blues
I came across another mainstream publisher at a conference the other day – very depressing. I don’t mind so much they are in denial that ebooks will send them spiralling into obsolescence just like epublishing sent the big record companies down the drain.… Go to Article