Craig Horne

"In reading the book, parts of Howitt's character made my skin crawl, but the uncovering of his life was revelatory ... I believe the publication of Line of Blood will be at a very pertinent time." - Bruce Pascoe Line of Blood: The Truth of Alfred Howitt tells the full story of Australia's so-called 'ablest anthropologist'; the botanist, geologist, senior...

Daddy Who? is the story of a phenomenon, a band that in eighteen short months changed the course of Australian rock history. Author and musician Craig Horne was with Daddy Cool every inch of the way. With an insider's view, he tracks the journey from when they burst onto the scene in October 1970, with their infectious doo-wop mayhem, and...

Since the 1930s, women have been champions and pioneers in the game of cricket - and yet their stories remain mostly untold. Why did women's cricket completely disappear from public view in the 1950s, especially when the 1930s was considered to be 'the golden age' of the women's game? Why did it take until the last couple of decades for...

I'll Be Gone tells the story of a song that captured the imagination of a generation of young Australians. It reveals the musical and personal journey of Michael Rudd, a national treasure, even though he's a New Zealander! The book traces Rudd's musical origins, leading Chants R&B, a quirky counter-cultural phenomenon of a band from Christchurch, and follows him as...

Roots explores how Melbourne became the live music capital of the world. Roots is the history of live music in Melbourne, spanning genres from jazz to blues, country, folk, rhythm and blues, and rock. It delves into the socio-political stories of those musicians who played what they wanted, when they wanted, without a damn.