Books »Adult Fiction
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dotdotdash07: sacred
‘This is a local project worth keeping an eye on.’
The West Australian’I think it is the best looking magazine I have ever seen in Perth. Really professionally done, and gives that kind of synergy that comes from, you know, perfect text with perfect illustrations.’ Professor Brian Dibble
dotdotdash07 is about personal experiences…Read more »
Price $12.00

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My Dog Gave Me The Clap
by Adam Morris
The author swears this ISN’T a semi-autobiographical first novel. That’s just as well. Adam’s dog has already said he ‘resents the implication’ and we can only speculate as to what his chickens will say if, and when, they read chapter nine.
That said, this is a wonderfully grungy novel about Saul, a part-time muso and part-time teacher. Saul…Read more »
Price $22.95

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My Dog Gave Me The Clap eBook
by Adam Morris
The author swears this ISN’T a semi-autobiographical first novel. That’s just as well. Adam’s dog has already said he ‘resents the implication’ and we can only speculate as to what his chickens will say if, and when, they read chapter nine.
That said, this is a wonderfully grungy novel about Saul, a part-time muso and part-time teacher. Saul…Read more »
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Prime Cut
by Alan Carter
Shortlisted for a 2010 Debut Dagger Award, Prime Cut is what crime reviewer Graeme Blundell calls a classily written story with ‘mordant wit and a fine sense of place’.
Meet Cato Kwong — disgraced cop and ex-poster boy for the police force. Banished to the stock squad after the fallout from a police frame-up, Cato is brought in from the cold…Read more »
Price $22.95

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The Waterboys
by Peter Docker
‘The Waterboys is a fist-clenching and nail-biting re-imagining of Australian history; what is, what could have been, or what really was.’ — Howard Pedersen, author of
Jandamarra and the Bunuba Resistance.Conway inhabits an apocalyptic future in a continent caught up in a violent struggle for control of water. He is a whitefulla whose heart…Read more »
Price $27.95

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The Waterboys eBook
by Peter Docker
‘The Waterboys is a fist-clenching and nail-biting re-imagining of Australian history; what is, what could have been, or what really was.’ — Howard Pedersen, author of
Jandamarra and the Bunuba Resistance.Conway inhabits an apocalyptic future in a continent caught up in a violent struggle for control of water. He is a whitefulla whose heart…Read more »
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You Lose These + other stories
by Goldie Goldbloom
‘Prepare to encounter startling epiphanies, wonderfully eccentric conceits, and standout instances of wit and observation begging to be re-read. Among its well-pitched moments of vulnerability are further surprises: much that’s dark and sly, and – better still – twisted and bent.’ — Tom Cho
Short stories from Goldie Goldbloom, award-winning…Read more »
Price $27.95

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You Lose These + Other Stories eBook
by Goldie Goldbloom
‘Prepare to encounter startling epiphanies, wonderfully eccentric conceits, and standout instances of wit and observation begging to be re-read. Among its well-pitched moments of vulnerability are further surprises: much that’s dark and sly, and – better still – twisted and bent.’ — Tom Cho
Short stories from Goldie Goldbloom, award-winning…Read more »
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The Kid on the Karaoke Stage & Other Stories
by Georgia Richter
Acclaimed author Robert Drewe says; ‘These stories do more than just strike a chord: they resonate with the WOW! factor’. Brenda Walker says ‘This whole collection is brimming with original and vibrant writing’ while Bookseller+Publisher suggests you ‘Pick up this book if you appreciate home-grown literature, and marvel at the talent that resides…Read more »
Price $27.95

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The Kid on the Karaoke Stage & Other Stories eBook
by Georgia Richter
Acclaimed author Robert Drewe says; ‘These stories do more than just strike a chord: they resonate with the WOW! factor’. Brenda Walker says ‘This whole collection is brimming with original and vibrant writing’ while Bookseller+Publisher suggests you ‘Pick up this book if you appreciate home-grown literature, and marvel at the talent that resides…Read more »
From the Catalogue
Outdoor Reading in Freo
The National Year of Reading is about turning Australia into a nation of readers. Fremantle City Library invites you the launch of the National Year of Reading 2012 at their Outdoor Reading Room.
Indulge your love of reading this Valentine’s Day with a morning tea and talks by Susanna Juliano author of Fremantle Italians and Andrew Relph, author of Not Drowning, Reading
When: 10am, 14 February 2012
Where: Outdoor Reading Room, Kings Square, Fremantle
RSVP by 7 Feb: 08 9432 9766 or frelib@fremantle.wa.gov.au

