Blood Meridian

Through a series of vivid and critically acclaimed novels, including "Blood Meridian", "All the Pretty Horses", "No Country for Old Men", and "The Road", Cormac McCarthy has established himself as a major voice in American fiction of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. His works are marked by piercing explorations of the nature of evil and the uncontrollable forces that often govern human lives. This new edition offers a fresh selection of full-length critical essays discussing the multifaceted novels of this American master, as well as an editor's note from literary scholar Harold Bloom, a chronology, a bibliography, and notes on the contributors.

Dead Man is the story of a young man's journey, both physically and spiritually, into very unfamiliar terrain. William Blake travels to the extreme western frontiers of America sometime in the 2nd half of the 19th century. Lost and badly wounded, he encounters a very odd, outcast Native American, named "Nobody," who believes Blake is actually the dead English poet of the same name. The story, with Nobody's help, leads William Blake through situations that are in turn comical and violent. Contrary to his nature, circumstances transform Blake into a hunted outlaw, a killer, and a man whose physical existence is slowly slipping away. Thrown into a world that is cruel and chaotic, his eyes are opened to the fragility that defines the realm of the living. It is as though he passes through the surface of a mirror, and emerges into a previously-unknown world that exists on the other side.

This album, sung by an American girl, played and produced by Australians, gives us some clue to the simpatico nature of our two cultures, and our shared small town experiences. No matter where you grew up, no matter what the roots of your raising, Jenny Queen’s SMALL TOWN MISFITS is a record to hit you where you live.

The 'CMAA Winners' compilation returns for another year, featuring the very best of Australian country music. The album is a 2CD set of the nominees for the 34 songs.