Cirrus@Austlit

'A spectre of a woman hides a dagger in her hair. But is she victim or villain?

'A miser leaves his fortune to whoever can find it, but with his ghost lurking about, who has the courage to uncover it?

'In the emptiness of the Australian bush, no one can hear you scream. So what happens when you come face to face with the ghost of a hanged man?

'When shadows come alive and secrets thicken the air, who will remain sane long enough to solve these otherworldly mysteries? This triptych of haunting tales revives the work of forgotten nineteenth-century Australian writers: women whose lives remain as ghostly and mysterious as the stories themselves.

'From the English manor to the Australian bush, the Gothic genre comes alive in this book to haunt the reader with its tales of love and tragedy, murder and prejudice, and terror and the supernatural, making it the perfect read for lovers of Australian and Gothic literature.'

Source: Corella Press.

'Playful, disruptive, and inclusive, the Crackle Anthology of Creative Writing is a collection of exemplary short fiction and creative non-fiction by current and former students of UQ’s postgraduate Writing, Editing and Publishing program.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'When bestselling but elusive romance author Orlando Ricard is found murdered in a sleepy Cornish village, Superintendent Penney of Scotland Yard arrives on the scene to investigate. He’s joined by Ricard’s publisher and his entourage from London, who insist they have no knowledge of Ricard’s true identity.

'As Penney navigates the guarded reticence of Cornish villagers and the delicate egos of publishing intellectuals, he uncovers a web of crime and lies. Bound by sheer cliffs and a picturesque ocean, the group’s secrets begin to unravel over a weekend that will change all of their lives forever.

'Death of a Nom De Plume is a previously unpublished gem written in 1958 by Australian novelist and playwright Dorothy Blewett. A story of false appearances, mystery and romance, this classic cosy crime tale will enrapture with its twists and turns and leave you asking—what happens when the lie you are living dies?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'University of Queensland writing experts, Associate Professor Kim Wilkins and Dr Helen Marshall, invited young Queenslanders to submit a postcard from the hopeful, post-COVID future as part of a new creativity project. Wish You Were Here! Postcards from Future Queensland has empowered our community to imagine a better future after the COVID-19 crisis through storytelling. The project consists of insightful, creative and courageous primary, secondary and tertiary student contributions that—when read together—take us on a wonderful narrative journey, leaving readers on a note of hope.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Corella Press™ invites lovers of crime and mystery to a twelve-course banquet of early Australian Gothic literature. Swim with the sharks off Stradbroke Island; drink with the gold miners of far north Queensland; scream in the shadows of a rural farmhouse, dockside Melbourne, or a ghost-infested gully in the Grampians.

'Be warned: the body count is high, and all is not what it seems.

'Exhumed from the pages of Australia’s late nineteenth and early twentieth-century newspapers, these short, twisted tales are distinct in style and told from diverse points of view that bring forgotten Australian literature back to life. Readers will have many questions: was it murder or misadventure, a haunting or a hoax? Ideally read by candlelight, Man or Devil: Tales of the Australian Gothic is sure to whet the appetites of readers young and old, of those curious about early Australian literature, and those seeking insights into Australia’s past and present.

'We hope you will sit with us awhile and share these fictional and true-to-life stories, as the lights burn low and the darkness deepens ...'

Source: Publisher's blurb.