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1 y separately published work icon The Ozone Café Helen Hagemann , New York (City) : Adelaide Books , 2021 24522247 2021 single work novel

'The first owner Vincenzo Polamo, a Calabrian, builds the Ozone Café with his builder-brother in 1957 in a fictional town, north of Sydney. He meets three children, Winifred, Casey, and Nicolas, creating a seascape mural on a café wall that includes shells that belonged to the children. Even with the success of his Australian cuisine, the introduction of games machines and jukeboxes, the cafe becomes hard work for Vincenzo, and because his wife is unwilling to migrate to Australia, he sells the café.

'The second owners are Joe Pendlebury and his wife Shirley. When structural damage appears on the courtyard wall after a violent storm, Joe completely ignores the problem while experiencing health issues, too few customers and theft by his two boarders. The damaged wall which is close to the mural concerns Winifred who wants to keep Vincenzo’s artwork sacred after Nicolas dies of muscular dystrophy. In suspicious circumstances Joe goes missing for a long period of time forcing Shirley to sell the café.

'The third owners Con & Dion Lasaridis experience problems with the damaged wall. Unable to convince the Heytesbury Shire that the café is sound after a rebuild, they lose ownership in the courts due to the Shire’s claims of subsidence, inadequate land preparation, an unrevoked Demolition Order and that the building is hazardous to the general public. Con & Dion believe this action belies the undercurrent of council corruption and their aim to obtain the land for expansion.

'The Ozone Café is an exploration of power and control and of those who survive the most powerless of unfair situations. The café, just as fragile as the people who inhabit it, tells the story of how business owners can be unprepared and unaware of the political chicanery happening behind the scenes. The novel also highlights the migrant struggle, the comradery necessary in a small town, the life, faults and aspirations of people in a seaside community and of a tragic architectural loss. ' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Adelaide Literary Award Anthology 2020 Stevan V Nikolic (editor), New York (City) : Adelaide Books , 2021 24452948 2021 anthology poetry

'Special Issue of the Adelaide Literary Magazine.

'Best Poems by the Winner, 11 Shortlist Winner Nominees, and 53 Finalists of the Fourth Annual Adelaide Literary Award Competition 2020, selected by Stevan V. Nikolic, editor-in-chief.' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Street Sweeper : A Novel Paul Drewitt , New York (City) : Adelaide Books , 2021 23603174 2021 single work novel

'Joanne Winter has just graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine, ready to save the world from every disease known to man. She’s a doctor that wants to make a difference, but isn’t ready to start a private practice.

'She is called into her Professor’s office and given an action research project to complete; thrown onto the streets of Manchester, tasked to find out if medical drugs can cure heroin addiction. She befriends four girls on the streets and administers concentrated dopamine to one and sugar pills to the others, telling them that they are receiving only dopamine hits, setting up a controlled experiment designed to see how all the girls react and exactly who improves and who doesn’t. During the whole process, Jo learns what addiction is and how it can and can’t be cured, influencing her perspectives on treatment and the role that medicine plays.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon A Day at the Beach Cassie Roberts , Judith Richards (illustrator), New York (City) : Adelaide Books , 2020 25447433 2020 single work picture book children's 'Join William and Rose as they enjoy a fun-filled day at the beach helping their new friends to work together as a team. With cheerful and entertaining rhymes, A DAY AT THE BEACH is a wonderful read for all ages.' 

(Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon The Last Asbestos Town Helen Hagemann , New York (City) : Adelaide Books , 2020 21447714 2020 single work novel

'An Australian National law has been passed and a group known as the Asbestos Task Force (A.T.F.) is formed by the government to systematically remove all known asbestos from towns, cities and suburbs. The city of Perth, Western Australia and surrounds have undergone this removal, and gradually the task force spreads further afield into the South West. Their target has reached Farmbridge, an old pioneer town with numerous asbestos houses and buildings. Newly married, May and Isaac who plan to renovate their home, an old Girl Guide Hall, experience the imminent threat of losing their home after receiving their fateful letter. Believing their home is not made from asbestos, the couple set out on a relentless quest to save the hall from demolition.'

Source : publisher's blurb

1 y separately published work icon Urban Shadows Paul Drewitt , Autryville : Ravenswood Press , 2019 18296012 2019 single work novel

'Kirra is a 17 year old girl growing up in the Aboriginal community of Karinya in urban Darwin. Her life revolves around her Aunty and boyfriend called Banjo. Kirra seeks a better life for herself and her people, as she is constantly subjected to extreme poverty and abuse; until one day Banjo wins a prize - an all-expenses paid stay at the local resort. Here they are mistakenly identified as robbers and pursued by the police. Through Kirra's journey of self-discovery she grows as a leader of her community and takes over. Through self-determination, she created a movement towards a mutual understanding of contemporary Aboriginal issues in which newly educated people took action to address injustices suffered by Aboriginal people.'  (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon A Day at the Zoo Cassie Roberts , Judith Richards (illustrator), New York (City) : Adelaide Books , 2019 25447477 2019 single work picture book children's

'A DAY AT THE ZOO is a vivid and whimsical story about two children and their adventures at the zoo. Enjoy playful rhymes and the strong message of never giving up and always being brave. A wonderful read for children and adults alike.'(Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon An-Tan-Tiri Mogadan Florina Enache , New York (City) : Adelaide Books , 2019 18890275 2019 selected work short story

'AN-TAN-TIRI MOGODAN is a collection of 12 stories made of specks of ordinary life in a totalitarian regime. The author tried to depict human condition in unusual circumstances, and she looked into the hearts of people from all walks of life. Some of the stories are autobiographical, as she believes that what we write is the sum of who we are.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 2 y separately published work icon Yeh. Hell. Ow : A Novel Judyth Emanuel , New York (City) : Adelaide Books , 2019 16981204 2019 single work novel 'Unconventional language smashes the tedious march of sentences. Words, metaphors, phrases, descriptions, lists explode off the page in an irreverent transcendence. Brisk scenes contort, swell and recede. Searing threads of hatred, confusion, ignorance, pain, humor, abuse rupture the narrative which stresses one fact: there is no place for the sensitive and stupid in this world set in the 1970’s. Uniqueness, the abject feminine, bewilderment, self-hatred, banal traumas and the comedic speaks to women and has a strange appeal for men.' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon Adelaide Literary Magazine New York (City) Lisbon : Adelaide Books , 2015- 19206828 2015 periodical (9 issues)
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