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The Divine Mistake    by Theresa Byrnes
Price: $4.99 USD. 106920 words. Published on December 5, 2009. .

From Sydney, then the Aboriginal community of Yirrkala, then South America, then New York, the artist Theresa Byrnes experiments with Iyengar yoga, acupuncture, psychic massage, tantric sex and even bondage. And while moving into a wheelchair on July 27, 1996, was “one of the saddest days in my life,” Byrnes later concedes the greater mobility “liberated me from my awkwardness.”
The Hitchers of Oz    by Tom/Simon Sykes
Price: $12.99 USD. 73240 words. Published by Dr David Reiter on April 3, 2010. .

World famous actor Sam Neill and rap legend Chuck D rub shoulders with writers like J P Donleavy and Carmel Bird. Physicists, business leaders, publishers, political activists, soldiers, poets, athletes and comic book creators are brought together by their common experience of hitching a ride sometime in the past.
Towards a Grammar of Being    by Julie Waugh
Price: $9.99 USD. 5780 words. Published by Dr David Reiter on April 3, 2010. .

Like Dickinson’s letter to the world, Julie Waugh has dedicated herself to the poet’s scrupulous custom of reflection and self-examination. The result is this poetic self-portrait. What towards a grammar of being delivers, in its high intelligence and tender sensuality, and in its inventive stream-of-verse episodes, is, quite simply, psychology, or what we used to call intuition.
4 White Walls    by Leanne Elliott
Price: $0.99 USD. 2970 words. Published by StormSage Central Publishing House  on April 27, 2010. .

Poetry, Haiku and Quotes by Stormsage A mixed bag of emotions are visually brought to life within the written words of '4 White Walls' by Australian Author, StormSage.
Shades of Black    by Leanne Elliott
Price: $1.99 USD. 1940 words. Published by StormSage Central Publishing House  on April 27, 2010. .

Poetry and Haiku The newest book of written and raw emotions by Australian Author Leanne Elliott. Contemporary, unique poetry and haiku from an equally unique perspective.
Maisy May    by Naomi Kramer
Price: $2.99 USD. 29380 words. Published on May 9, 2010. .

How does an emo teen with an ex-druggie mum, a non-existent father and a penchant for fast cars fit into a traditional Aussie church? Why has the new boy, Mr Perfect Pastor's Kid, caused her to question every belief she holds dear? And why the sudden interest in Leviticus? This is the first novella in a series of 3.
The Feast of the Bunya    by Peter Denton
Price: $9.95 USD. 98350 words. Published on July 29, 2010. .

Ulloola Yaluma has done a bad, bad thing. Worse, everyone in the Sea Eagle clan knows about it. When the old men send him across the mountains carrying news of the great bunya feasting, Ulloola thinks he’s got off lightly. But when he begins his bride-service for his betrothed, the very beautiful and independent Baringa, things get very, very dangerous. "Very beautiful writing" ABC
Tsunami    by Robin Stewart
Price: Free! 16980 words. Published on September 22, 2010. .

Award-winning Australian author tells a remarkable story guaranteed to appeal to young readers. Noah's world is shattered when a tsunami sweeps his home away and he and his grandmother escape in a small boat. Lost at sea they rescue three animals, finally landing in a deserted cove surrounded by mountains. A month later Noah meets an ancient man and is given clues to help them return home.
Demon Gates    by Robert Day
Price: Free! 146350 words. Published on October 19, 2010. .

Long have the races of Kil'Tar lived free from the threat of the Demon hordes, banished inside the Voids, their dark portals locked by the magical Seal of Akashel and guarded by powerful Loremasters. But now the seals are breaking! Can Valdieron, the last descendant of a long dead race of Dragon Riders, accept his legacy or will he falter and forsake the land of Kil'Tar to demonic destruction?
The Grief Manifesto    by Melanie Peut
Price: $4.99 USD. 14980 words. Published on November 4, 2010. .

A memoir by Melanie Clare Peut. Both cutting and gentle, this ultimately uplifting account about surviving grief after the loss of a child is set against the background of a fertile, rural Australian landscape. 'The Grief Manifesto' is a deliberate celebration of love and of beauty and of the struggle we all sometimes face in life.