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David Howard has published a second edition of his very popular book, “Back Country Rivers”. In his laconic fashion, he has subtitled it “Wider and Deeper”. The new edition contains extra poems about people and events set around the remote rivers and creeks of North Queensland. David has also added more information about some of the poems and stories contained in the first edition. The book contains a Foreword by eminent biologist and beef producer, Angus Emmott OAM. Angus recommends the book highly: This book David has written focuses on the rivers in this outback region and the importance of …read more
Recently released by Jabiru Publishing, Back Country Rivers by David Howard is a collection of bush poetry based on the lives of people who lived near the river system of north-western Queensland and north-western New South Wales – the Back Country. The poems’ stories can be sad, humorous, tragic and fantastic, and are told in the inimitable style of former ABC Radio broadcaster, David Howard, who spent some time living in Longreach. David’s poems are accompanied by carefully researched – but definitely not boring! – prose in which he explains more about the history of the people and the country described in the poems. …read more
With a Masters degree in History, Helene McCarthy is well-placed to write historical romances set in the early days of Australia. “Fortune’s Way” is the first of a number of novels she has written, and the book has been published by Jabiru Publishing as an e-book. This book is set in the early days of Van Diemen’s Land, now known as Tasmania. It tells the story of young Daniel Quinn who was sentenced to life imprisonment in Van Diemen’s Land for a crime he didn’t commit. He was only seventeen. Having survived the perilous sea voyage, Daniel decided to make …read more