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Garth Jones

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Born

Broken Hill, Australia

Website

https://www.passtheamyl.com/

Genre

Fiction, Contemporary, Humor and Comedy

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Mongrel Punk | Ozploitation | David Lee Roth | Zodiac Mindwarp | Lemmy ...more

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December 2021

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Garth is a writer from Wilyakali country in the deserts of far western New South Wales, Australia – the Mad Max zone.

His first job was designing ads for phone sex lines; he did time as resident Atheist provocateur at a church newspaper, and drew comics for DAVID LEE ROTH just out of uni.

Garth’s first novel, HOME BREWED, VAMPIRE BULLETS, was shortlisted for a variety of prizes. Walkley award winning journalist Richard Cooke reckons “there’s nothing like Home Brewed... – it’s new, weird, and out there, and that makes it too good not to get into!”

Garth's next project, BLACK PILLS, is a collection of genre-bending short fiction exploring the shit show that is our present reality.

It features the Ronald Hugh Morrieson Literary Award winning ‘Hug ...more

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Average rating: 4.87 · 55 ratings · 46 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	Home Brewed, Vampire Bullets, Vol One 4.94 avg rating — 18 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black Pills 4.62 avg rating — 13 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cheapa Skips: The Feel-Bad Sessions '20/21 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 9 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Home Brewed, Vampire Bullets, Vol Two it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Home Brewed, Vampire Bullets, Vol Three 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Home Brewed, Vampire Bullets, The Novel it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Digital-only sale now on!

Get one, or all of my books at a disgustingly low price, with the short story collection ‘Tales From The Fuck-You-Ni-Verse’ now included in two bundles!

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The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy

by Gil Duran

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Spent Light

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Garth Jones liked Steve MinOn's review of Home Brewed, Vampire Bullets: Yarns from the Fuck-You-Ni-Verse: "I will read anything Garth Jones writes because to him nothing is sacred. He applies his whip and his wit to high society and low society in equal measure. He applies his healthy disregard for good taste liberally but never loses the point of his sto" Read more of this review »
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A deft coming of age tale, split between two radically different migrant experiences. Get the full scoop in my interview with Chris: https://youtu.be/4asenQ3ux8c?si=0NFV6... ...more
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Garth Jones rated a book it was amazing Blue Giant by Jordan Prosser (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I devoured Jordan Prosser’s girthy-brained debut novel, the philosophical rock and roll bender BIG TIME, when it came out in 2024. It was my favourite read that year. Prosser is back with his sophomore effort, BLUE GIANT, and it’s safe to say the lad i ...more
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Review, pod and interview to follow.
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