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SLEEP CAPRICORN by Jack Norman was launched on Saturday, December 6th at The Lord Newry Hotel, Fitzroy North. Our original plan was a picnic in… Read More »SLEEP CAPRICORN launch speech (6/12/2025, Fitzroy North, Victoria)

Cover image: “Scratching Up The Sky” by Ryan W Daffurn Dear Friends, It’s been awhile since we sent out a Bonfire newsletter. Much has happened… Read More »Sleep Capricorn by Jack Norman

Today marks the publication of Clarence Caddell’s second collection BROKEN WORDS. Clarence stands firmly outside the mainstream of Australian poetry, both due to his style… Read More »BROKEN WORDS by Clarence Caddell

She’d read a little Donne: Something about a Flea, bout the Sunne Rising… It happened I held Baudelaire In a translation that seemed pretty fair.… Read More »Audio: ‘Ars Poetica’ by Clarence Caddell

“metaphorical richness rarely matched by other contemporary poets”-Judith Beveridge Join us tomorrow (April 26th) for the Sydney launch of Paul Scully’s The Literate Detective &… Read More »FINAL REMINDER: The Literate Detective & Other Crimes Launch event!

Welcome to a brief and happy edition of the newsletter of Bonfire Books, Fanning the Flames. It’s been a somewhat quiet summer at Bonfire HQ.… Read More »Fanning the Flames #19

“metaphorical richness rarely matched by other contemporary poets”-Judith Beveridge Bonfire Books is pleased to announce that the Sydney launch of Paul Scully’s The Literate Detective… Read More »The Literate Detective & Other Crimes Launch event!

We are overjoyed to announce that The Literate Detective & Other Crimes is now available at the special pre-order price of $19.99 (plus shipping within… Read More »The Literate Detective & Other Crimes by Paul Scully available for pre-order

Welcome to the 2024 Christmas issue of Fanning the Flames. We missed the September issue so we are excited to share what’s been happening at… Read More »Fanning the Flames · Issue #18