Anthony Graham

In this sprawling novel of the sea the great voyage of Captain Cook to the Antipodes is imagined with a shipboard cast of unruly characters. A world-wise dwarf, a na ve hero and a Tahitian intellectual mingle with rascally aristocrats and dangerous sailors. The story wends its way from England to Tahiti, from Marseilles to Casablanca and finally to Savannah, Georgia where the startling denouement takes place. It is part adventure yarn, part love story and part satire but most of all it is a celebration of the fortitude of the human spirit. The author uses the technique of speaking to the reader in the voices of several of the main characters. The reader is inexorably pulled into the narratives.

The barristers in the city are mainly housed in comfortable, well-equipped chambers owned by their governing body. Directly opposite, surrounded by high rise office blocks is a remnant of jollier times. Ma Hennigan's Chambers is a former house of notorious fame where Tommy, grandson of the great madam Ma Hennigan, presides over a set of barely legal chambers where the law is practiced, songs are sung, and toasts are drunk. It is inevitable that there will be a collision of wills between the clots and the cream. The author has written a hilarious romp through the tangle of government, law and policing.

This fully illustrated catalogue is the first comprehensive monograph on Alexis Smith in 30 years and presents the full range of the artist’s dynamic output, from her intimate artist books and collages to large wall paintings and installations. Providing new insights into Smith’s work, this volume connects the themes that have persisted throughout the artist’s career, from her exploration of identity and self-invention to her preoccupation with stereotypes and clichés in film and literature. This publication will introduce Smith’s expansive body of work to a new generation of viewers. Situated alongside movements of conceptual and pop art and shaped by the feminist movements of the 1970s, Smith’s singular career expands our understanding of American art and provokes us to think critically on the culture we share. Published to accompany a major retrospective exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art in San Diego, 1 October 2022-26 February 2023

In this collection of 30 short stories the lives of men, women, spiritual beings, and a couple of animals are examined The sporting life, legal affairs, outer space and a grunge band are put under the author's microscope and the wonder of human relationships is scrutinised. Some of the stories are wry observations of modern society while others deal with human foibles. Though there are elements of tragedy, in the end the stories celebrate the human condition.

The author left school aged 14 to pursue a career as a professional square dance caller. Somehow, he found his way back to school and later university. He was diverted and became a jazz club promoter for a few years. After finally completing his law degree he practised at the bar for nearly 40 years as a barrister and QC and spent 11 years as a judge of the Family Court of Australia. Subsequently he was appointed a Professorial Fellow at Charles Darwin University and an acting judge of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory. Together with an old friend the author returned to the music business when aged 60. The Rocker and the Jazzer have written over 50 songs and their albums are available to stream. Four of their songs have been recorded in Nashville and they have also been covered by German and Dutch bands. This is not the author's first excursion into print. He has written two textbooks, internationally circulated articles and two published novels, JERRY O and MONKEY MAN are available in print or as EBooks. He is presently working on a new novel, when not playing tennis or writing songs.

The ape-man comes of age in this darkly comic novel. Our hero is rescued from the depths of a remote jungle where he has lived with a troop of gorillas and is taken to London by a film company where he is confronted with modern society. He wonders at modern human customs and is often confused and frightened by the state of civilisation, while fashionable society in turn finds the hero a mystery. He has loved and lost and the novel explores his quandary and answers the question as to whether he will love again. Monkey Man is peopled with a cast of extraordinary characters including a billionaire mogul, his wild daughter, film makers, musicians and academics. Combined with a savage satire of 21st Century society and the sympathetic portrait of a young man, this novel is both biting and moving. While at first blush Monkey Man may appear to be a simple parody, there is an underlying insight into the ferocity of today's society, especially when compared with the orderly but also brutal community of the gorilla troop.

The ape-man comes of age in this darkly comic novel. Our hero is rescued from the depths of a remote jungle where he has lived with a troop of gorillas and is taken to London by a film company where he is confronted with modern society. He wonders at modern human customs and is often confused and frightened by the state of civilisation, while fashionable society in turn finds the hero a mystery. He has loved and lost and the novel explores his quandary and answers the question as to whether he will love again. Monkey Man is peopled with a cast of extraordinary characters including a billionaire mogul, his wild daughter, film makers, musicians and academics. Combined with a savage satire of 21st Century society and the sympathetic portrait of a young man, this novel is both biting and moving. While at first blush Monkey Man may appear to be a simple parody, there is an underlying insight into the ferocity of today's society, especially when compared with the orderly but also brutal community of the gorilla troop.