The Central Queensland University publishing house, Central Queensland University Press (Outback Books), has moved and reopened an Outback Book Shop on the ground floor of the Commonwealth Building (Building 351) on the corner of East and Fitzroy.

All are welcome during business hours to visit the shop in the never-ending hunt for suitable birthday and Christmas presents for family and friends. If you buy two books, you get a free bonus book. The contact details remain the same. For customer service phone 4923 2520, or for Jan Cardnell phone 4923 2523. A list of available books can be found on their website www.outbackbooks.com.

2003 is the 10th Anniversary of CQU Press and it has celebrated by issuing a full colour catalogue of the top 75 books. A free copy of this catalogue is available by phoning the bookshop or via the website.

CQU Press (Outback Books) will be running Old Silvertail's Outback Bookshop at The MEATing Centre of Agforce during the whole of the EKKA (August 7-16). During this time the Press will do two big book launches with Agforce, Horsebells and Hobble Chains on August 7 and The Cattle Dog's Revenge on August 8.

On Friday August 15 CQU Press (Outback Books) is being hosted by Borders Super Bookshop at 162 Albert Street in Brisbane for a whole day of festivities celebrating Queensland Outback Books Day. Six of our bush authors will perform, read and sign while the RFDS does a sausage sizzle, and entertainers do country music and line dancing while particpants have some damper and some wine.