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Espresso Publishing - Printing Books in a Digital World

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 19:49:00 +1100

Espresso Publishing - Printing Books in a Digital World:

“The Sydney Morning Herald recently reported on the unveiling of a POD (print on demand) machine in a Melbourne Angus and Robertson bookshop, with other stores to get the machines soon. The machine is called an Espresso Book Machine, and was dubbed by Time Magazine “an ATM for books”. Now many out-of-print books and out-of-stock books can be printed and bound on the spot in store.

All well and good, but what about the implications of POD for niche publishing? They’re significant and, I think, just as interesting as what it means for large publishing houses and bookstore chains.”

Punchup Press’ Jo Lennan guest blogs for CuriousWorks, a centre for innovation in arts, technology and education. Click on the headline above to go to the full article on the CuriousWorks website.

"When I was writing Unpolished Gem I wasn’t writing a story that would sell. I wrote a story—instead..."

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:09:00 +1000

““When I was writing Unpolished Gem I wasn’t writing a story that would sell. I wrote a story—instead of about success, it was a story about small and rather large failures in life. My mother doesn’t end up learning English. My grandmother ends up dying, you know. My father ends up coming out of the killing fields. I have a nervous breakdown at school. And these stories are also pivotal to the migrant experience. They’re the ones that accentuate the smaller joys. If you’ve come from the killing fields to a new country, hot water is fascinating, elevators are fascinating. Pet food…!””

- Melbourne writer Alice Pung, speaking to Punchup Press on 11 August. The full article is in the works. Growing Up Asian in Australia, a new anthology of personal accounts, essays, short stories and poetry edited by Alice, is available from Black Inc.

The revolution is upon us: Generation X has taken over...

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:00:00 +1000

The revolution is upon us: Generation X has taken over contemporary art.

The spoils are on show at the Sydney Biennale 2008 and it’s not too late to see them. The free ferries to Cockatoo Island are running throughout August. If you can’t get there to see Shaun Gladwell and his upturned bicycles, check out the online venue at http://www.bos2008.com/revolutionsonline/.

In the words of the Polish outfit Mikro Orchestra (who like to make sweet, sweet music with hand-held game consoles), it doesn’t get more blip-pop than this.

Perched from left to right: PunchUp birds Jo Lennan, Laura...

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:31:00 +1000

Perched from left to right: PunchUp birds Jo Lennan, Laura Scrivano and Frances Simmons in Balmain.

Regrets, I’ve Got a Few, an e-flyer created for Legs On...

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:52:00 +1000

Regrets, I’ve Got a Few, an e-flyer created for Legs On The Wall.

Abstract Voices and Saturn’s Return by Frances...

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:24:00 +1000

Abstract Voices and Saturn’s Return by Frances Simmons.

Read this article at http://stc.ice4.interactiveinvestor.com.au/STC0803/Currents%20June%2008/EN/body.aspx?z=1&p=12&v=2&uid=

Withering Words by Laura Scrivano. Read this article at...

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:23:09 +1000

Withering Words by Laura Scrivano.

Read this article at http://stc.ice4.interactiveinvestor.com.au/STC0803/Currents%20June%2008/EN/body.aspx?z=1&p=8&v=2&uid=

Gallipoli by Jo Lennan Read this article at...

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:22:05 +1000

Gallipoli by Jo Lennan

Read this article at http://stc.ice4.interactiveinvestor.com.au/STC0803/Currents%20June%2008/EN/body.aspx?z=1&p=6&v=2&uid=

A Suite of Articles

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:04:00 +1000

PUNCHUP PRESS has extensive experience writing feature articles for arts companies and their publications. Here is a selection of recent work for Sydney Theatre Company and The Australian Writers’ Guild.

Awards, War and Wagga Wagga by Laura Scrivano. Cover story for...

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:58:00 +1000

Awards, War and Wagga Wagga by Laura Scrivano. Cover story for Storyline published by the Australian Writers’ Guild.

Read this article at http://www.awg.com.au/artman/uploads/storyline_21_web.pdf

Dreaming India, Grief and Respect and Pure Passion by Laura...

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:50:00 +1000

Dreaming India, Grief and Respect and Pure Passion by Laura Scrivano

Read these articles at http://stc.ice4.interactiveinvestor.com.au/STC0802/Currents%20March%2008/EN/body.aspx?z=1&p=12&v=2&uid=

Precious Lives: The Serpent’s Teeth by Jo Lennan. Read...

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:48:00 +1000

Precious Lives: The Serpent’s Teeth by Jo Lennan.

Read this article at http://stc.ice4.interactiveinvestor.com.au/STC0802/Currents%20March%2008/EN/body.aspx?z=1&p=10&v=2&uid=

Only An Actor: Robyn Nevin and The Year of Magical Thinking by...

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:41:00 +1000

Only An Actor: Robyn Nevin and The Year of Magical Thinking by Frances Simmons.

Read this article at http://stc.ice4.interactiveinvestor.com.au/STC0802/Currents%20March%2008/EN/body.aspx?z=1&p=6&v=2&uid=

Please do not spit, 1906. Harold Cazneaux (1878-1953). 1 glass...

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:29:00 +1000

Please do not spit, 1906. Harold Cazneaux (1878-1953). 1 glass negative; 10.7 x 8.2 cm. Image courtesy of the National Library of Australia.

The Sunshine School

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:20:00 +1000

When they looked back across the vast, dark gulf of the Great War to recall the years before, those glorious long light-filled days seemed a Belle Epoque indeed. And of all the possessions of the pre-war realm, Sydney was the jewel. So why were all the photographs so grim? Well, dramatic shadows were the vogue, and pictorial photographers shot to taste. That was until Harold Cazneaux and his coterie resolved to let some sunshine in. From then on, Sydney was cast in a new light.

“Harold Cazneaux: Artist in photography”, 5 June to 10 August 2008 at The Art Gallery of New South Wales.

http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/media/current/harold_cazneaux

“He’s given her a lecturewhen all he wanted to do was follow the whitebobs of her...

Mon, 26 May 2008 19:41:00 +1000

“He’s given her a lecture
when all he wanted to do
was follow the white
bobs of her tail
disappearing
into the scarlet flowers.”

Tails are terribly distracting things, but Peter Henry Lepus is a rabbit with other ideas. He’s the bright-eyed protagonist of the poems of JS Harry, whom Peter Porter calls Australia’s “most arresting” poet. And this year, he’s reporting from Iraq:

http://www.giramondopublishing.com/imprint_titles/index.html#notfindingwittgenstein

seaweed like that could kill you (Jo Lennan, 2008)

Mon, 26 May 2008 18:55:00 +1000

seaweed like that could kill you (Jo Lennan, 2008)

Other lives: Laura Scrivano

Mon, 26 May 2008 18:06:00 +1000

Other lives: Laura Scrivano:

Where humanity is just a word in the dictionary and a jacaranda tree can make dreams come true…

PUNCHUP PRESS’ Laura Scrivano is directing an exciting new production of A View of Concrete, by Melbourne playwright Gareth Ellis, part of the B Sharp season at Belvoir St Theatre from November 5. Check out her blog about creating the ‘alternate reality’ of the play at www.sayhello.tumblr.com

EDITING

Mon, 26 May 2008 17:21:34 +1000

Rebecca: I can’t believe I didn’t use any punctuation. What was I thinking?

Mark: … Sounds like someone has a case of the 2002’s.

Long Story Short: The Abridged Memoirs of RJ Stuart & Mark Drew, May 2008, purchased at yesterday’s Zine Fair at the Museum of Contemporary Art. Cover price $2.00.