Books published by Copy Press

To read 'Murmurations' is to step into the studio of a painter. These writings, rich sources of information, share thoughts, processes and practices that together demonstrate links between geometry, history and literature. In its midst a life-a painter's life-comes to take place.

Turtlemen... a myth born from the loss of myth. A book of prose, poem and play arising from generations of a people who were isolated on the mid-Atlantic island of Bermuda, a people torn from their continent and severed from their ancestral stories.

The world has been 'cleansed' by an astronomical event and civilisation as we know it is shattered. From the wreckage, a technological society in New Zealand emerges. They build a city that they call 'New Hope'; a utopia, but it comes with sacrifices. Anso McDiarmid is a troubled teenager in the city who isn't prepared to make those sacrifices. He decides to take action and the story follows his maturing into manhood.A story that gives the reader a view of a possible future, while reflecting on the past and exploring ideas of social reform, indigenous issues, and an insight into the male mind when faced with some of the major episodes of a man's life.

`Blinding pools of black light dissolve into a rapid flux of light and shadow: a flurry of wings, phantoms, angelic hosts or attacking geese...' Blissful Islands is a work of prose calling upon the revelatory force of language. Open to the event of `now' each and every word matters as the extraordinary comes to life in the familiar.

Think how much of your life is governed by division and separation. Lines are drawn, walls go up, borders are controlled and you too become separated from yourself. Now imagine division not working. Figure, calling presents such a possibility - it makes good sense shudder and takes you to a place you have never been.