Titus Books (publisher)
Encyclopedia
Titus Books is an independent publisher based in Auckland
, New Zealand
. Founded in 2005, it was noted by reviewer Katherine Liddy in Landfall
as an "exciting" addition to New Zealand literature. (Landfall 211: May, 2006)
It publishes a mixture of emerging and established novelists and poets. Authors published by Titus Books include Bronwyn Lloyd, Kendrick Smithyman
, Alex Wild, Stephen Oliver http://www.bookcouncil.org.nz/writers/oliverstephen.html, Scott Hamilton, Mike Johnson http://www.nzbookcouncil.org.nz/writers/johnsonmike.html, William Direen
http://www.bookcouncil.org.nz/writers/direenbill.html, Jack Ross
http://www.bookcouncil.org.nz/writers/rossjack.html, Richard von Sturmer, Rogelio Guedea :es:Rogelio Guedea http://www.rogelioguedea.com, David Lyndon Brown, Ted Jenner, Richard Taylor and Jen Crawford.
The publisher's New Zealand base organises local launches and hard copy sales; its French affiliate edits the journal Percutio, offers a range of short fiction downloadable according to the Maori Koha (custom)
, free recordings of selected writers and OPEN ACCESS ESSAYS on cross-cultural themes.
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. Founded in 2005, it was noted by reviewer Katherine Liddy in Landfall
Landfall (journal)
Landfall is New Zealand's oldest extant literary journal. First published in 1947 by Caxton Press, under the editorship of Charles Brasch, it features new fiction and poetry, biographical and critical essays, cultural commentary, and reviews of books, art, film, drama and dance.Additionally, the...
as an "exciting" addition to New Zealand literature. (Landfall 211: May, 2006)
It publishes a mixture of emerging and established novelists and poets. Authors published by Titus Books include Bronwyn Lloyd, Kendrick Smithyman
Kendrick Smithyman
William Kendrick Smithyman was an award-winning New Zealand poet and one of the most prolific of that nation's poets in the 20th century.-Family and early life:...
, Alex Wild, Stephen Oliver http://www.bookcouncil.org.nz/writers/oliverstephen.html, Scott Hamilton, Mike Johnson http://www.nzbookcouncil.org.nz/writers/johnsonmike.html, William Direen
William Direen
William Direen is a New Zealand-born writer and musician whose work includes poetry, fiction, songs and music-theatre pieces. He was 2010 Fellow at the Michael King Writers Centre in Auckland, New Zealand and has been musical designer/manager of a music group The Bilders since...
http://www.bookcouncil.org.nz/writers/direenbill.html, Jack Ross
Jack Ross (writer)
Dr Jack Ross is a poet, novelist, translator, editor and lecturer in creative writing. A trilogy of novels has been published by two different publishers, Alan Brunton's Bumper Books and Titus Books .-Biography:...
http://www.bookcouncil.org.nz/writers/rossjack.html, Richard von Sturmer, Rogelio Guedea :es:Rogelio Guedea http://www.rogelioguedea.com, David Lyndon Brown, Ted Jenner, Richard Taylor and Jen Crawford.
The publisher's New Zealand base organises local launches and hard copy sales; its French affiliate edits the journal Percutio, offers a range of short fiction downloadable according to the Maori Koha (custom)
Koha (custom)
Koha is a New Zealand Māori custom which can be translated as gift, present, offering, donation or contribution.-Traditional usage:Koha is an example of the reciprocity which is a common feature of much Māori tradition, and often involves the giving of gifts by visitors to a host marae...
, free recordings of selected writers and OPEN ACCESS ESSAYS on cross-cultural themes.
Books
- The Second Location, stories by Bronwyn Lloyd, 2011.
- Feeding the Gods, poetry by Scott Hamilton with ten photographs by Kendrick SmithymanKendrick SmithymanWilliam Kendrick Smithyman was an award-winning New Zealand poet and one of the most prolific of that nation's poets in the 20th century.-Family and early life:...
, 2011. - Private Bestiary, Selected Unpublished Poems, Kendrick SmithymanKendrick SmithymanWilliam Kendrick Smithyman was an award-winning New Zealand poet and one of the most prolific of that nation's poets in the 20th century.-Family and early life:...
, 2010. - Kingdom of Alt, short stories by Jack RossJack RossJohn James "Jack" Ross is a former Scottish professional footballer who played in defence and midfield.-Early career:Ross had spells as a youth player at Dundee and Forfar Athletic...
, 2010. - The Constant Losers, novel by Alex Wild, 2010.
- Travesty, graphic SF novel, Mike Johnson, 2010.
- Wall, Art book, Ellen Portch (Artist), 2010.
- On the Eve of Never Departing, poetry, Richard von Sturmer, 2009.
- Free Fall, short passages of prose writing (called "microfictions"), Rogelio Guedea (translated from the Spanish by Peter Broad and Sandra Delgado Merill (USA)), 2009.
- Skin Hunger, poetry, David Lyndon Brown, 2009.
- Writers in Residence and Other Captive Fauna, poetry, Ted Jenner, 2009.
- bad appendix, poetry, Jen Crawford, 2008.
- Enclosures, novel (of five novellas), William DireenWilliam DireenWilliam Direen is a New Zealand-born writer and musician whose work includes poetry, fiction, songs and music-theatre pieces. He was 2010 Fellow at the Michael King Writers Centre in Auckland, New Zealand and has been musical designer/manager of a music group The Bilders since...
, 2008. - EMO, novel, Jack RossJack Ross (writer)Dr Jack Ross is a poet, novelist, translator, editor and lecturer in creative writing. A trilogy of novels has been published by two different publishers, Alan Brunton's Bumper Books and Titus Books .-Biography:...
, 2008. - Marked Men, novel, David Lyndon Brown, 2007.
- Luce Cannon, poetry, Will Christie, 2007.
- Conversation With a Stone, poetry, Richard Taylor http://richardinfinitex.blogspot.com/, 2007.
- To the Moon in Seven Easy Steps, poetry & prose, Scott Hamilton (writer), 2007.
- Song of the Brakeman, science fiction novel, William DireenWilliam DireenWilliam Direen is a New Zealand-born writer and musician whose work includes poetry, fiction, songs and music-theatre pieces. He was 2010 Fellow at the Michael King Writers Centre in Auckland, New Zealand and has been musical designer/manager of a music group The Bilders since...
, 2006. - The Imaginary Museum of Atlantis, novel, Jack RossJack Ross (writer)Dr Jack Ross is a poet, novelist, translator, editor and lecturer in creative writing. A trilogy of novels has been published by two different publishers, Alan Brunton's Bumper Books and Titus Books .-Biography:...
, 2006. - Vertical Harp: selected poems of Li He, free versions from the Chinese, Mike Johnson (writer)|Mike Johnson, 2006.
- Love in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction, poetry, Olivia Macassey, 2005.
- New Sea Land, poetry, Bill Direen, 2005.
- Either Side the Horizon poetry by Stephen Oliver, http://decontrabas.typepad.com/dekleinezaal/2005/09/de_frauduleuze_.html, 2005.
- Curriculum Vitae, short novel Olwyn Stewart, 2005.
- Trouble In Mind, short novel, Jack RossJack Ross (writer)Dr Jack Ross is a poet, novelist, translator, editor and lecturer in creative writing. A trilogy of novels has been published by two different publishers, Alan Brunton's Bumper Books and Titus Books .-Biography:...
, 2005. - Coma, short novel and two short stories, William DireenWilliam DireenWilliam Direen is a New Zealand-born writer and musician whose work includes poetry, fiction, songs and music-theatre pieces. He was 2010 Fellow at the Michael King Writers Centre in Auckland, New Zealand and has been musical designer/manager of a music group The Bilders since...
, 2005.
Journals
- Percutio (Annual; 2006 (pilot), 2007 (N° 1), 2008 (N° 2)), 2009 (Performance Issue, N° 3), 2010 . (NZ & France Editions edited by William Direen)