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: Bernie Dowling
Get a lawyer, a real Godot one
We Australian taxpayers kindly bought attorney-general George Brandis a copy of the Samuel Beckett play Waiting for Godot for the bookshelf of his Canberra office.
… Go to Article Noir thrills in Brisbane
Bent Banana Books has all its titles at Bewdiful BargainBasement prices this festive season starting with Bernie Dowling’s neo-noir novel Iraqi Icicle at .99c.… Go to Article
Man trouble is murder for Annie
Annie: Bernie, what are your thoughts
on my character?
Bernie: Funny you should ask, Annie…
FREDERICK Lee Brooke could be creating a new literary sub-genre – the relationship thriller.
… Go to Article Always Gai and often chatty but Mum’s the word now
Gai Waterhouse clams up though the boys John Singleton Tom Waterhouse and Andrew Johns have their say
Gai Waterhouse was an actor but she was not in this film.
… Go to Article Instant karma got me
Publisher’s Weekly reviews Iraqi Icicle as karma stalks the aisles of Woolworths Supermarket
IT was beaut to see a review of my novel Iraqi Icicle in the prized review pages of Publisher’s Weekly.
… Go to Article Book lovers warm to Iraqi Icicle
No Life of Pi at Pine Rivers Art Gallery Launch of Bernie Dowling’s Iraqi Icicle
Bernie Dowling launched his neo-noir novel Iraqi Icicle at Pine Rivers Art Gallery on April 20, 2013.
… Go to Article Lennon and I are miffed
JOHN Lennon famously returned his MBE in protest about the war in Biafraand the Beatles single Cold Turkeyslipping down the charts.
… Go to Article The whole world loves freedom
Handmade notebooks from Libre Livre
I TRY not to trouble myself unduly with matters of commerce.
For five days next week, I am giving away my enovel Iraqi Icicle.
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Toytown: photograph by Russell Brown
RUSSELL Brown is an Aussie newspaper photographer.
He and I have worked on the same newspapers, the Pine Rivers Press and the Northern Times for more than a decade and we live in neighboring suburbs in the Pine Rivers district of Australia.
… Go to Article Rain of humour among dark clouds
4.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Dark Clouds (Kindle Edition)
This is the second I have read in the series with reluctant spy Rudi Flynn at its centre.
… Go to Article Please warn Grandma
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 Laughs amid the turmoil
Book Review by Bernie Dowling
Weimar Vibesis a most humorous novel on a very serious subject.
Anti-hero Rudi Flynn is a former tabloid journalist, reformed cocaine abuser and practising alcoholic.… Go to Article
Australian/ Italian film maker talks about his Youtube opus
They say the book is always better than the movie
IT is kinda weird when we authors post up videos supporting out novels.
… 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
Richard like John in his own write
Day 4 of the Book of Paul tour is here.
Today we have a guest post from the author Richard Long.
… Go to Article Day Two in the Life of Paul
YES, it is Day 2 of my part in Richard Long’s Blog Tour of The Book of Paul.
It is Day 2 and I already have to apologise to yesterday’s readers for misleading you about your opportunity of winning all these fabulous prizes.
… Go to Article More than just a naughty boy: the life of Paul
This week, Save the Book is part of a whirlwind blog tour in support of Richard Long’s novel The Book of Paul.
… Go to Article Critical readers have their say about 7 Shouts
What’s hot these days?
A MAN who has been dead for 30 years, an 80-year-old car and a teenager are the hottest tickets of the week.
… Go to Article 10 annoying things in fiction
“I know nothing about him,” I murmur.
“…Thank you,” I murmur.
“Um. Actually –” I mutter.
“Raising the ordinary to the extraordinary,” I murmur.
… Go to Article Gates swing better
THE mainstream Olympics are done and dusted and it is time to turn our passion to popular science.
By popular science, I mean knowledge to help people.
… Go to Article Mohamed we adore you
Olympic Rant #18 On the fourteenth day God resumed work
THE squabbles and rancour of this year’s Ilympics were run into the ground on Day 14 as Great Britain, Jamaica and the United States turned in memorable performances.
… Go to Article Phoney war on drugs
Olympic rant #16 Journalism 101 Create a furore
THE Bolt v Lewis drug brouhaha was a classic media beat-up. It raced across international television screens and newspaper front pages with a speed worthy of the central characters.
… Go to Article Daily Mail arrives every 24 hours
Olympic Rant #15 The Mailman delivers
OLYMPIC coverage by the U.K. newspaper the Daily Mail is ranging from traditional adolescent-male nonsense to the downright weird.
… Go to Article Winners and sinners
Olympic Rant #15 Third-rate Stuporpowers declare war
THE rivalry for Olympic medals between Great Britain and Australia is difficult to understand if you are not from one of the two countries.
… Go to Article Run up for Jah
Olympic Rant #14 Celebrate Jamaican Independence
OLYMPIC athletes Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake provided a thrilling prelude to today’s Jamaican Independence Day with a combined four medals in the marquee 100m sprints.
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