New books from Arcade Publications
We are really lucky to be able to source the new titles from Arcade Publications. Launched in 2007, Arcade (Rose Michael, Dale Campisi, Michael Brady, Peter Daniel) publishes short reads about Australia’s past: from eccentric entrepreneur EW Cole and infamous Queen of Harlotry Madame Brussels to comprehensive – if unconventional – histories of Melbourne itself, Aussie pin-ups and hoaxes across the nation and throughout the ages.
Always inexpensive, usually irreverent, Arcade’s titles are comprehensive but idiosyncratic, full of feisty opinion and original argument, creatively expressed and presented.
But storytelling isn’t a solitary activity. Arcade also loves a good event and undertakes a number of public activities to create community around its publishing outputs – such as developing the popular, FREE ‘Melbourne by the Book’ resource for Arts Victoria and collaborating with Fiona Sweetman of Hidden Secrets Tours on sell-out walking tours based on our scintillating stories.
