Somekind Press

09/12/2022

Out now! from the very good people .adl

It’s All Good, Gilbert

When you enter Good Gilbert it’s hard to miss the bottles that stand pride of place on the top of the bar.
Particularly eye-catching are the numerous champagne magnums – trophies of a time well had; celebrations marked with the saberage of an amazing bubbly drop.
Good Gilbert is ALL about heart., And good wine. And good food. And good times. Open up this book and share in all these things and more – including GG’s relationships with producers, suppliers and other Adelaide venues – with the people that make it, well, far better than just good. They’re the things that make it a hospitality great. 🍾
✋ Please note: orders are sent to print on purchase, we can't guarantee delivery in time for christmas due to it being a busy period.

28/11/2022

Introducing our new comedy series: SPLIT BILL! Hosted (Curated) by 🔗 link in bio

A ‘split bill’ is when two comedians pair up to do one half of a show each. Sometimes the comedians are friends, or sometimes they’re shoved together out of convenience, but always the hope is that the two halves compliment and resonate with one another to appeal to a common audience. It’s a good deal for everyone: you get to be introduced to your new favourite comedian, and a comedian gets to make a new fan. Then of course most importantly, and most unusually, the comedians get to make a bit of money.

Book 1: &
Book 2: &
Book 3: (Kevin Duo Jin) &

THE FIRST PRINT RUN IS 2ND DECEMBER 2022, BOOKS WILL TAKE 1-5 BUSINESS DAYS TO BE PRINTED AND THEN SHIPPED.

FIRST 100 BUYERS ARE CREDITED WITH A THANK YOU IN EACH BOOK.

19/09/2022

HUGE NEWS! We are delighted to announce the upcoming publication of New Voices on Food volume 2 from .au in November. Edited once again by the inimitable and following on from the success of 2020’s initial volume, this second anthology is a little book on food and identity that, we believe, simply cannot be missed.

Featuring a fresh selection of new and emerging voices from a wide variety of under-represented backgrounds and tied around a theme of Past, Present and Future, it promises to open your mind to new perspectives, foods and ways of thinking. A reminder that food can be a powerful time-travel machine – a symbol of 65,000 years of knowledge, as well as a representation of a possible, hopeful future – the contributors’ stories will send you through through different timelines, perspectives and offer one-of-a-kind ways to be moved by food.

Because difference is everything and new voices should always, ALWAYS be heard!

Printing and shipping in November and available for pre-order from our website TODAY.

21/02/2022

Introducing Ourkind… and Eat This! ✨✨📕💥

Ourkind is an exciting new collection of some of our favourite independent publications from Australia and further afield. And kicking off this collection is Eat This!, a killer new bi-annual food zine from Melbourne-based food writer and author Jade O’Donahoo.

In Jade’s words, ‘Eat THIS! is intended to make cooking and food culture easy, accessible and appealing to all! Each issue has a cultural theme and features a collection of recipes, as well as family stories and traditions of that culture. All recipes are meat-free and have gluten-free options, as this reflects the way I cook and eat at home. The purpose of the zine is not only to highlight the traditional vegetarian meals from all cultures, but also to unite people through parallels between different cultures.’

The first issue is Italian, and feels particularly special as it reflects Jade’s own cultural heritage. More than 35 recipes, many collected from her own nonna, are presented across four chapters (Everyday Eating, Sundays and Celebrations, Sweets, and Cheers!), with handy tips, food traditions and family stories woven throughout. Jade hopes the zine will inspire readers to look at their own family’s customs, and keep these precious traditions alive.

The zine is available for $15 from our website now (Australia only) and for those of you interested in glorious, authentic homecooked Italian food keep an eye out here as we will be posting the details of a delicious Tomato Crostata shortly! Further titles will be added to Ourkind in the next few weeks, so be sure also to sign up to our newsletter and check in on our site, too, as we look to build out this exciting new online store offering.

15/05/2021

3 BOOKS FOR $50 ALL WEEKEND!

Yup, that’s right, to celebrate our first anniversary and our first book store pop up at Finderskeepers last weekend we are extending our 3 books for $50 online on all purchases - including our flagship takeaway series designed to give money back to hospitality venues around Australia and beyond - until the end of the weekend!!

So, whether food, booze, art or just damn good stories are your thing now is the perfect time to dive in and try something new! Discount is applied automatically on our website and will be available until midnight 16.5 AEST ... fill your boots/bookshelves! 📚📚💥

09/10/2020

SEASON 2 of our Take away Series is underway and we've only gone and got some of the finest variety of foods across Australia to entice you with!
✅ Pies
✅ Wine
✅ Cheese
✅ Gelato
and much more to come...

Check out all the titles on our website. Pre-order still available on Pie Thief and Maker & Monger so get your order in quick to get your name in print as
https://somekindpress.com/collections/takeaway

🔥Leigh Street Wine Room

🔥Chicho Gelato

05/10/2020

We have LOVED listening to this chat between our co-founder Simon Davis and Roots Foraging about all things Somekind, supporting our local communities and Simon's journey til now! Listen to the full podcast here: https://spoti.fi/3nf8oeZ

12/09/2020

PRE-ORDER NOW!
If you haven’t yet read the news about make sure you pop over and read her post about her recent cancer diagnosis. has decided to use her experience to help others also undergoing cancer treatment by releasing .adventures.of.chuck - a comic book series for teens and young adults about the importance of your squad during tough times.

Part-one of the six-part, 18 page epic follows our hero Chuck (Shannon Martinez) and her squad of bad-ass women who take her to hospital, drop things off to her house and help her with her businesses.... and also help Chuck fight demonic manifestations.

The Adventures of Chuck… sees Shannon collaborate with long-time friend and artist, Tamara Scoulidis , with ALL proceeds from the first six comics going to cancer trial research.

Episode: 01 BUBBLE OF TROUBLE is now available for pre-sale, with the title expected to commence shipping in late September/early October. 

26/08/2020

Thanks SBS Food🔥Submissions for our newest book New Voices on Food are open until Sept 7th.

We and Diversity in Food Media are on the look out for new and emerging talent: So if you're Australian from an Indigenous, LGBTQI or culturally and linguistically diverse background, have a disability or are from any other under-represented community - we reckon it's about time we (and the world) heard more from you!! Submit your new work across any range of formats - from personal essays to comics, illustrations, photos, poetry and articles etc. - on one of our favourite topics - FOOD!

All details (and how to get your hands on this baby) can be found on our website!

Profiling the diverse talent covering food in Australia, Diversity in Food Media is creating a book in collaboration with Australian publisher Somekind Press. They are on the lookout for writers from all walks of life with a food story to tell. Could this be you?

15/08/2020

Ooh we love that our little* book by Tom McHugo's Hobart Hotel is part of the Loveable Luisa (Luisa Brimble 🔥) gift package by the Good Day People.

We strongly believe in the importance of community – in its ability to enrich and transform our lives and make us into something so much more than we would be if we stood alone. Somekind was built BY a community, FOR our community and we love love love that this community continues to grow!

*Little in size but jam-packed with content - tons of incredible local Tassie producers from the Tom McHugo's Food Family, recipes, the lot.

Our friends at are doing it right!! ⚡️ Take Away, the series we've included in the Loveable Luisa gift pack, is focused on keeping our venues alive and our creatives busy, and we're all about that! In this book the much-loved local shines a spotlight on some of the Tassie legends who make up their extended food family, telling their stories and showcasing their exceptional produce with a collection of over 20 clever carefully curated recipes that deliver the goods in signature McHugo’s style. It’s pub food but not as you know it. And we want IN.⁠⁠
Perfect coffee table eye candy, and recipes you'll actually cook, accompanied by a sip here and a taste there of all of 's favourite items in our limited edition gift package, Loveable Luisa 😍

09/08/2020

This is a Somekind profit share pie (our Take away season 1) and a rather tasty number, too. We believe that EVERYONE who makes our books deserves to benefit & none more so than our amazing authors/venues, who take a clear 50% of the total, with no quibbly little clauses or binds that result in them getting anything less. (That’s only fair, right? Without them our books wouldn’t exist!)

That leaves another 40% to be split between the editors, designers, illustrators and the other incredible creatives who go into putting the whole together. And that little wedge? That’s the 10% that we take as a publisher. Not a lot, but the flipped traditional model – with the publisher taking c.90% – seems, to us, a little, well… greedy.

After all, if we’ve all done our job properly then there should be plenty to go around - and shouldn’t those who’ve poured their love, care, time and effort into something this delicious get the biggest piece?