Brass Monkey Books

30/07/2014

Fascinating essay by Anjum Hasan.

There’s Anjum the brave bus driver. There’s Anjum the radical bomber and bank robber. Then there’s Anjum the writer. From Neruda to Naipaul, from Shillong to Bangalore, the writer traces her journey so far.

02/04/2014

Avid Reader in Brisbane and Fullers in Hobart will also be stocking Only Connect and Difficult Pleasures. They should have books early next week.

01/04/2014

01/04/2014

Books will be available at the following bookstores this week: Lesley Mckay (Sydney), Dymocks 234 Collins Street (Melbourne), Readings (Melbourne) and the Asia Bookroom (Canberra). Some of these bookshops will deliver if you put in an online or phone order. Alternatively, ask your local bookseller to order from Brass Monkey Books and you will have your book next week!

29/03/2014

Some great advance publicity from SBS.
http://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/hindi/highlight/page/id/325960/t/-Only-Connect-An-Anthology-bringing-India-Australia-closer/in/

Only Connect एक ऐसा कहानी संग्रह है जो आधुनिक तकनीक समबन्धी कहानियों को प्रकाशित कर रहा है। पुस्तक का मक्सद भारत और ऑस्ट्रेलिया को एक दुसरे के और भी समीप लाना है। इसमें ऑस्ट्रेलिया तथा भारत के लेखकों की कहानियाँ हैं। हमने चर्चा की है संग्रह की भारतीय संपादक मिनाक्षी भारत और ऑस्ट्रेलिआई संपादक शेरन र...

28/03/2014

And Difficult Pleasures has arrived from the printer too. Beautiful books!

28/03/2014

The books are here! The books are here! Boxes of Only Connect have just arrived!

06/03/2014

IT'S QUIZ TIME! Answer the following question to win a Brass Monkey Books title.
Apart from being a much acclaimed poet (Street on the Hill), novelist (Lunatic in my Head; Big Girl Now) and short story writer (Difficult Pleasures), Anjum Hasan is also the Books editor of a well-respected Indian magazine. Name the magazine.
PM us your answer, prizes for the first 5 correct entries, ANZ entries only please.

04/03/2014

The Age called her 'sharp-eyed, lyrical and worth following'. ‘Hasan is a witty writer and [her] style is highly engaging, richly descriptive and emotionally astute' said the Sydney Morning Herald. Amit Chaudhuri called her 'one of the most suggestive and subtle Indian writers of her generation’.
We are proud to be publishing Difficult Pleasures, a collection of short stories by the talented Anjum Hasan.
Available in April. You can pre-order your copy at all good bookshops.

04/03/2014

We are thrilled to announce that Only Connect, edited by Sharon Rundle and Meenakshi Bharat, is being released in April! Only Connect is an anthology of short stories on the theme of technology and showcases the work of writers from Australia and the Indian Subcontinent. You can pre-order your copy at all good bookshops.

24/02/2014

Brass Monkey Books is named after a character in one of Salman Rushdie's books. Name the book to win books from our backlist. (PM me your answer. Sorry, entries from ANZ fans only.)

23/02/2014

Brass Monkey Books is releasing two titles in April! Watch this space ...