A series of diverse titles, and the first books produced by Germinal Press
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Jeremy Taylor
Jeremy Taylor is a self-described “recovering singer-songwriter” (late of Christchurch indie-rock band Cinematic), who is obsessed with three things: music, food and rugby (specifically, the All Blacks). He exorcises the first via his day job at Wellington’s iconic Slow Boat Records on...
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A.J. Sutherland
A.J. Sutherland should have been born a man. The ultimate British tomboy, always choosing football and beer over handbags and heels, she kicked and volleyed her way through the world of music journalism and sports publishing until she put it all on ice to become a parent. Having seen the...
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D.B. Tarpley
D.B.Tarpley is not quite right. If he wants to do something, instead of sitting around and whining about it, he gets up off his ass and he does it. D.B.Tarpley has stolen an army recruiter’s car. D.B.Tarpley led police on a high-speed car chase through four counties and two roadblocks –...
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Paul Hansford
Apart from his authoring duties with Germinal Press, Paul provides a range of editorial services on our titles. He has over 15 years experience in sports and travel writing, and has written for publications in the UK and Australia as varied as Shoot!, 90 Minutes, The Sydney...
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Rudolf Boelee
Born at the outbreak of World War II in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Rudolf joined the Dutch Merchant Navy in 1959 with trips to various countries in South America. He rejoined the navy from 1961-1963, making more trips around the world. In 1963, Rudolf arrived in New Zealand as an assisted...
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Al McKillop
Al is an accomplished corporate business writer but, from an early age, he harboured a secret ambition to become Scotland's answer to Bruce Lee. Enthralled by the bravery, athleticism and professionalism of the fighters, the guts and glory spectacle, the sheer brutality of MMA, Al decided that...
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Stephen Townshend
Founder of Germinal Press, Stephen Townshend was born in New Zealand, where as a teenager he started working as a writer for Rip It Up and other musical press. Having moved to Australia, he turned his hand to editing, at the same time creating a number of street fanzines, including...
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Chris Familton
One of our main blog contributors for Germinal Press, Chris Familton is a freelance music journalist based in Sydney, who has grown up obsessing over music and its place in pop culture. He has nostalgic memories of laying on the floor next to the speakers of his dad's stereo soaking up the...
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The Last Word is a series of diverse titles, and the first books to be produced by Germinal Press.
The name The Last Word was chosen after friends of Stephen Townshend accused him of always having the "last word" in an argument. Rather grandly, we also believe the books should be a reader's first memorable introduction to a particular topic.
"a mix of accessible information, irreverence and enthusiasm on emerging global trends..."
The Last Word, then, is a series of affordable, non-fiction books - ones that serve up a mix of accessible information, irreverence and enthusiasm on emerging global trends and interest areas. We like to think of The Last Word as the cheap, cheerful and opinionated literary equivalent of "Happy Hour" at the pub, or the writerly version of an (non-crazed) orator who gets up on a soapbox to deliver a point of view.
Our first title, Rugby World Cup 2011 is all about one of the world's top sporting events, which took place in New Zealand in September and October 2011. Hard on the heels of this book is Mixed Martial Arts, followed by How To Be The Perfect Dad And Not F**k Things Up, our third title in the Last Word series.
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