Welcome to Boris Books! We are a Canberra (Australia) small press dedicated to publishing manuscripts by local Canberra writers in those genres that the larger publishing houses often do not consider.
Established in 1993, Boris Books has published a wide range of titles. Our range includes fiction, true-life adventure, poetry and song books.
Among Boris Books publications are the songbooks from the Shiny Bum Singers, whose work songs of
the public service have taken Canberra (and the National Folk
Festival) by storm. The latest book, The
OmniBum, is an omnibus edition containing all the songs from
the Shiny Bums' previous songbooks, plus additional songs and new
stories and photos. The group's CD, An
Audience with the Shiny Bum Singers, is also available.
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To find more information about these books, click on the image of the cover or on the More Information link. The seven books on our backlist are also available.
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Rampant BureaucracyA Public Service Musical MelodramaShiny Bum SingersThe Shiny Bum Singers’ second musical melodrama explores the relationship between public servants and their political masters. A range of sensitive areas are ruthlessly probed, including penny-pinching and cut-backs, politicisation and whistle blowing, the Freedom of Information Act, the power of political advisers, and not least, the vexing question of How Did the Octogenarian Cross the Road. This book contains the full text of the script and the words of the songs. Format: A5, 32pp, illus. ISBN 978 1 876668 26 6. Price: $5.00 (Australian dollars) |
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Goodnight PMSongs and a Poem by David MeyersA memorial to Dave Meyers’ contribution to the repertoire of the Shiny Bum Singers. This book presents all twelve of the songs that Dave wrote for the Shiny Bums, plus two other works by Dave―one being a song sparked by a meal at the Top Half Folk Festival, and the other being a humorous poem he wrote on the subject of death. Format: A5, 20pp. ISBN 1 876668 24 2. Price: $5.00 (Australian dollars) |
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Rodgering HammersteinA Mangled MusicalShiny Bum SingersPlundering well-known musical works for good tunes is an ancient folk music practice. Here the Shiny Bum Singers have gone one further, arranging their versions of songs from a number of popular musicals into their own musical, providing a heart-wrenching saga of life in the public service, first performed at the National Folk Festival, 2011. This book contains the full text of the script and the words of the songs. Format: A5, 32pp, illus. ISBN 978 1 876668 23 5. Price: $5.00 (Australian dollars) |
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Shiny Bum SingersWork Songs of the Public ServiceHere are the songs that are sung daily by our dedicated public servants as they congregate at their workstations, collected for you by the Shiny Bum Singers "Their smash hit performances ... had everything: wit,
parody and even a touch of pride." The OmniBum, A4, vi+122pp.
ISBN 978 1 876668 18 1. Price: $30.00 (Australian
dollars) An Audience with the Shiny Bum Singers - the Shiny Bums' CD - $25 |
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The World on my Washing LinePoems by Robin DavidsonWritten both for performance and the page, Robin’s poetry ranges from rap to free verse, from the back of a packet of pine nuts to modern nursery rhymes. They tell of war, hunger, toilets and clowns, and of the relationship between the big political questions and the ordinary details of our lives: between the world and the washing line. Format: A5, 40pp. ISBN 1 876668 11 3. Price: $11.95 (Australian dollars) |
Boris Books has also published the books of poems for the most recent Australian National University Poets' Lunches and the ACT Writers Centre Poets' Lunches. They can be found on our Poets' Lunches page.
Our backlist includes seven books, still in print, including fiction, true-life adventure and poetry.
Any of our titles can be purchased by sending a cheque or money order in Australian currency (made out to D. Walker, NOT to Boris Books) to:
Boris Books,Prices include postage within Australia. For overseas orders, please add $5.00 to the total order price.
An order form in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format is attached. To use it, please download it, print it out, and include it with your payment.
If you want to order on-line, use the buttons on this site. They use the PayPal site, which is a secure site where you can pay by using PayPal or by credit card.
Bookshops and other booksellers can place their order by mail to the above address or by e-mail to sales@borisbooks.com.au. All orders are firm sale. A standard 40% discount applies for orders, with postage additional.
Goods and Services tax (GST) does NOT have to be paid by customers buying direct from us. The prices listed above do not include GST. Australian customers buying through bookshops or distributors may find that prices are 10% higher than given here due to GST.
Boris Books, P.O. Box 1388, Woden, A.C.T. 2606,
Australia
ABN: 62 056 800 036
Last updated: 30th March, 2013
