A star-studded line-up from Sydney's arts, science, politics and law circles greeted the promotional author signing of the CQU Press books 'Best Stories Under the Sun' (a national anthology) and 'The Bohemian Bourgeois', by David Myers.

The well-wishers included: Padraic McGuiness, publisher of 'Quadrant'; David Brooks, editor of 'Southerly'; Julianne Schultz from 'Griffith Review'; Lawrence Gibbons from Sydney CIty Hub; Robin Williams from ABC Science; The Australia Council Emeritus Fellow Don'o Kim; Dr John Dale, novelist and Head of UTS creative writing; 'Canberra Times' journalist Mark Uhlmann; NSW Writers Centre director Irina Dunn (editor of 'Newswrite'); jazz musician DIck Hughes; former journalist and ex-Senator Michael Baume and many others. In a link-up between the 'Sydney Morning Herald' and Dymocks Bookshops, 'Best Stories Under the Sun', edited by Wilding and Myers, was favourably reviewed in the SMH and then posted on the Dymocks website.

'Quadrant' is promoting 'The Bohemian Bourgeois' in its December issue with a review of the book by Michael Wilding and an article by David Myers on the state of publishing for small presses in Australia.

Photo (above): Robin Williams of the ABC Science Show, Professor Michael Wilding, author and publisher from the University of Sydney, and Padraic McGuiness, editor and publisher of the conservative magazine 'Quadrant'.

Photo (left) An extract from the cover of 'Bohemian Bourgeois' - a painting of the Sydney University's sandstone Gothic Great Hall.