Wednesday, 30 September 2026

Who was Sinclair Beiles? in Rotterdam


Nice to see a copy of Who was Sinclair Beiles? in the bookcase of atist and publisher Ben Schot, of Rotterdam -- with cat Boris the Birman peeping out from behind!

Who was Sinclair Beiles? was edited by Gary Cummiskey and Eva Kowalska, and published by Dye Hard Press. Contributors include Alan Finlay, dawie malan, George Dillion Slater, Heathcote Williams, Carl Weissner and Fred de Vries. 

Copies are still available. Email cummiskeyg@gmail.com to order.

Saturday, 19 September 2026

The proof of the promise of ploughs has arrived from the printer


The proof of Garth Mason's the promise of ploughs has arrived from the printer and it looks damn good!

Watch this space!

The bogeyman lands in Pretoria!


Good to see that dawie malan in Pretoria has received The bogeyman, along with my selected poems, Outside the Cave.

The bogeyman is published by Samizdat Press and Outside the Cave by Dtye Hard Press.

To order, contact Gary Cummiskey at cummiskeyg@gmail.com.

Tuesday, 15 September 2026

Wednesday, 02 September 2026

No crumbs left behind: A spot-on review of Pravasan Pillay's Curry and Bread!


An excellent, glowing review of Pravasan Pillay's Curry and Bread has appeared in the new online literary journal Babas and Brasse. You can read it here.

Curry and Bread is published by Dye Hard Press, and is available at select Exclusive Books outlets, madeindurban.co.za, Love Books in Melville, and Clarke's in Cape Town.

The bogeyman arrives in Cape Town!


Good to see that Bruce Fereday in Cape Town has received his copy of The bogeyman!

The bogeyman is a short novella by Gary Cummiskey and is published by Samizdat Press. The cost is R190, including courier cost. Regret South Africa only. To order contact the author at cummiskeyg@gmail.com.