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Time for a bit of off-topic self-promotion. Back in 2007 I was hired by Vignette Press to edit The Sex Mook: what is our sex? , a unique blend of book and magazine focusing on sex and sexuality from the perspective of young people.

Two years later and Vignette Press is back with a brand new mook: The Death Mook: how do we die? This time it was edited by a lovely chap, Dion Kagan (who also contributed to The Sex Mook), and I can’t wait to get my hands on a copy.

Check out the free sample of the mook.

Here’s the official blurb:

In a culture both death-denying and death-obsessed, The Death Mook creates a space for writers and artists to talk about death in creative and unorthodox ways. Thus, this collection of essays, stories, vignettes and illustrations contains some provocative, engaging, beautiful and downright crackpot perspectives.

If you happen to be in or anywhere near Melbourne, The Death Mook is being launched this week, Thursday 26 February at Dantes, 150 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy. Otherwise, you can order copies through Vignette Press or your local bookshop. Look out for my contribution – it’s an essay explaining why I love horror movies.