For the Love of Books

We seem to have no shortage of creative talent here in the Western Corridor of Brisbane, but if you’re like me, it’s the Authors who stand out. 

Frank Uhr, historian and Author from Ashgrove, has researched and written a series of books called Battlefront, explaining the history of frontier conflict, Indigenous resistance and the role of the infamous Native Police in Queensland. Battlefront 1, is the history of racial conflict in Wide Bay, Burnett, Dawson and Leichhardt Districts from 1840 to 1866 and on sale through Amazon.com.au. While Battlefront 2 explores the conflicts for water and grazing land in the Queensland and Northern Territory Gulf District from 1860 to 1905, This will also be available on Amazon next month. Frank was born in 1946 and discovered a love of research whilst exploring his pioneering family origins. He is currently working on Battlefront 3.  

And another local who is perhaps a little more well known, Trent Dalton has announced his new book will be out in September. Titled “Gravity Let Me Go”, Dalton says the new work “is a story of a true crime journalist who is so obsessed by the scoop of a lifetime that he is in danger of missing an even bigger scoop, and that is true love”. If you’re a fan and that sounds familiar, that’s because Dalton says it is the “most personal book” he’s even written. Available for pre-orders now at all good bookstores. I for one will be devouring it come September.  

Happy Reading! @sarahsbookchat

Author: Sarah Krause