3 Feb, 2022 05:00 AM6 minutes to read
Graham Bathgate of Kerikeri with some of the titles he has published through his company, Fine Line Press
Prolific Kerikeri publisher increases portfolio
Publisher and author Graham Bathgate has recently launched a couple of books to add to the growing portfolio of books he has written and those he has published.
Called “Gushers: People and Imagined Talking”, he says it is more like a rant because those who are doing the gushing are real-life talkers. Topic examples include “The Hypochondriac”, “The Joker”, “Grumpy Old Bugger?” and “Old Rock Songs”. It was published in October last year.
Next on the list he published “What Keeps Me Going”, a book of short pieces by various writers of a certain age.
“Actually, some are of an uncertain younger age too, everyone has to keep going,” he says.
Then there is “CatSpeak” which is the working title of a book that contains photos of cats he has had over the years and with the cats commenting on their life.
He established Fine Line Press in 2009 and is based in Kerikeri. He was a high school teacher in Masterton and a communication skills tutor at Wellington Polytechnic before going to Tokyo to teach English communication and presentation skills at the English Language Education Council in central Tokyo.
Back in New Zealand he now sells online from his website and through word-of-mouth. His books are in Unity Books Wellington, Paper Plus and the Old Packhouse Market in Kerikeri. They are also listed with various review sites such as Online Book Club.
His next project, which he has high hopes for, is a fictionalised prison diary based on a friend’s real life experience called Music Behind Bars.
finelinepress.co.nz