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Black Cow Australian Book Launch

Black Cow Book Launch
Mar.16.2012

Judy Johnson will be launching author Magdalena Ball's new novel Black Cow.
"Magdalena Ball is a remarkable wordsmith. Her prose hovers above your skin like ‘need’ and never drifts away."

Thursday 29th March
10:30am
Hunter Writers' Centre
90 Hunter St, Newcastle
Tel: 0249263485
Free and open to the public

Raffle Prizes

Meet the author and book signing

Refreshments

Reading and Q&A on publishing, writing, fiction, and much more.

Magdalena's Latest Blogs

Feb.15.2012 - 5:49 pm
Hello wonderful fellow bookworms.  I'm very excited to report that my new novel Black Cow is about to be released on February 24th.  To celebrate we've got lots of fun...
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Sep.28.2011 - 5:40 pm
 Banned Books Week runs from Sept. 24 – Oct.1, when readers around the  world are encouraged to celebrate books that often get banned in various places around the...
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Aug.25.2011 - 5:14 am
“We shouldn’t teach great books; we should teach a love of reading.” - B.F. Skinner Last week, in the Chronicle of Higher Education Alan Jacobs raises the old "nature versus...
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Dec.22.2010 - 6:43 pm
Mince Pies
Two thousand Cicadas overwhelm the air as the temperature pushes one hundred degrees farenheit.  It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas.  Christmas in Australia that is,...
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Comments from Magdalena

Dec.19.2009 - 3:39 pm
In response to: Boat Yard
Thanks David, that was a very insightful analysis of my poem!  I really appreciate your taking the time to comment. ...
Dec.16.2009 - 3:46 pm
In response to: Cassoulet On A Winters Day
Beautiful, sensual writing. This is quite a healthy version of the usually goosefat laden rich dish. I imagine the...
Dec.02.2009 - 8:46 pm
In response to: Best Gift Book
I could recommend quite a few books, but as I'm in promotional mode, I'd like to recommend my own newly released book...
Apr.21.2008 - 3:37 pm
In response to: The POP til you Drop Blog Party and Movie Premiere! (It's an all-week affair, kids!)
Hi Julie, thanks very much for inviting me to the party -- what a fabulous, innovative promotional idea (which I will...

Published Reviews

Blooming Red
Nov.13.2010
Published by Amazon.com
Award winning and happily espoused poets, Carolyn Howard-Johnson and Magdalena Ball, have teamed up once again, to help celebrate their love of the holidays with their new book of...