Bookseller in Spotlight: Emma Pei Yin, The Book Cow
Bookseller in Spotlight: Emma Pei Yin, The Book Cow
Review for a Brew!
To salute the writing process of author Sean Wilson – who estimates he consumed around 1,460 cups of coffee and 424 pieces of cake while writing his outstanding debut Gemini Falls – we’re offering a bookseller and their store a year’s supply of morning tea! ‘The perfect hand-sell this Christmas when customers ask for “outstanding new Australian fiction”, Gemini Falls is a compelling and moving novel from a major new Australian talent about a crime in Depression-era rural Victoria,’ said Sales Director, Keiran Rogers. With a swag of unusual characters and an unravelling mystery to rival Jasper Jones and To [...]
Author Michelle Bowes shares the five money basics to teach kids during their high school years
From personal finance writer Michelle Bowes comes Money Queens - the only money guide out there for teen girls! It covers all the must-know money basics like saving and budgeting and bigger topics like credit cards, buy now, pay later services, superannuation and investing. In this column, Michelle shares the five money basics to teach your kids during their high school years.
Award-winning author Alice Robinson signs with Affirm Press for two more novels
Alice Robinson has signed with Affirm Press for two new novels, following on from the success of her 2015 debut Anchor Point and 2019 follow-up The Glad Shout.
Alison Reynolds’ The Near Daphne Experience Playlist
Alison Reynolds, author of The Near Daphne Experience, shares how a playlist she created from songs released in 2001 and 2002 helped her shape the characters in the book.
Bookseller in Spotlight: Andy Durkin, Petrarch’s Bookshop
This month’s Bookseller in Spotlight is Andy Durkin from Petrarch's Bookshop.
Q&A with David Knoff, author of 537 Days of Winter
David Knoff makes his debut with 537 Days of Winter. Read on for a Q&A with David about his memoir - inspired by his experience stranded on one of the most unforgiving continents during the global pandemic.
Sales Team of the Century
We're celebrating our 10th birthday by launching our own national sales team – the first that Australian publishing has seen this century! The sales team of nine staff will enable us to have regular in-person meetings with 600 booksellers across Australia.
All the Colours of Our Rainbow author Daniel Gray-Barnett celebrates Pride Month
Families will welcome the message of love and acceptance found within the pages of a new board book, All the Colours of Our Rainbow, from CBCA award-winning author and illustrator Daniel Gray-Barnett. Released in June as a celebration of Pride Month, the book is a joyful exploration of the meaning behind each of the colours of the pride flag and their deeper connection to what the flag represents for the LGBTQIA+ community. In this piece, Daniel shares what the rainbow flag means to him.
Fiona Hardy on the joy of AFLW
Fiona Hardy’s new middle grade novel How to Tackle Your Dreams follows Homer, a footy-mad eleven-year-old whose Mum has just made it into the AFLW. Here, Fiona shares what the women’s league means to her.
The Dictionary of Lost Words breaks new ground as the first Australian pick for Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club
In an Australian first, Adelaide author Pip Williams’ internationally bestselling The Dictionary of Lost Words has been selected for Reese’s Book Club this May.
Celebrate Mother’s Day with Meshi by Katherine Tamiko Arguile
Ahead of Mother’s Day, enjoy an extract and recipe from Katherine Tamiko Arguile’s sumptuous new memoir Meshi: A personal history of Japanese food.
Lana Spasevski introduces Sadie
A Sprinkle of Sadie is the first book in a brand-new series for junior fiction readers from author Lana Spasevski and illustrator Joanie Stone. Here, Lana gives us the inside scoop on all things Sadie.
Q&A with Paddy O’Reilly, author of Other Houses
Paddy O’Reilly's new novel Other Houses is a masterful and tender story about people who live from payday to payday. In this Q&A originally published by Good Reading, Paddy shares the inspiration behind her stunning book.
We’re hiring a Sales Coordinator!
We’re looking for a Sales Coordinator to join an exciting time of growth in our business.
Bookseller in Spotlight: Ellen Cregan, Brunswick Bound
Our latest Bookseller in Spotlight is the wonderful Ellen Cregan, manager at Brunswick Bound in Melbourne.
Maggie Hamilton on our Peter Pan problem
What Happens to Our Kids When We Fail to Grow Up? author Maggie Hamilton on our Peter Pan problem and why need to gently, but firmly, nip adolescent ways in the bud.
Vale Rod Marsh
Affirm Press is very sad to say goodbye to cricket star and author, Rod Marsh. Many of the team got to know Rod while publishing his 2018 autobiography, and he was highly regarded by all. Rod’s skill as a sportsman was legendary, as was the sense of comradery he possessed on and off the field. Some of those who worked with Rod on his book shared their thoughts: ‘Deflated to hear of Rod Marsh’s passing. It was one of the fondest times of my career working closely with him on his illustrated biography a few years ago. Such an impressive [...]
Q&A with Omar Sakr, author of SON OF SIN
Omar Sakr’s debut novel Son of Sin hit the shelves this week after much anticipation, not least from fans of Omar’s award-winning poetry. In this Q&A first published on the Booktopia blog, Omar shares some of the story behind his fierce and fascinating new novel.
We’re hiring an editor!
Affirm Press is looking for a new editor to join its busy general publishing editorial team.
We’re hiring a Marketing Coordinator
Affirm Press publishes around 100 titles a year across fiction, non-fiction and kids’ books, we pride ourselves in an inclusive team culture, and work hard but flexibly with RDO half days in summer months. So if you’ve got at least a year’s experience in publishing or bookselling and you’re ready to launch a marketing career in publishing then apply today.
What we read on our holidays
A good summer read feels more important than ever at the moment. Here, the Affirm Press team shares the books by (mostly) other publishers that we loved over the break.
We’re hiring a publicist!
Affirm Press is hiring! The newly created role of Publicist will join the existing publicity team and work with award-winning and bestselling authors across our kids and general lists.
Introducing the new kids series from bestselling author Jess Sanders
Affirm Press has acquired World rights to Life Lessons for Little Ones, a new picture book series written by Jess Sanders, the bestselling author of Love Your Body.
Introducing the recipients of the 2021 Affirm Press Mentorship Award
We’re thrilled to announce the recipients of the 2021 Affirm Press Mentorship Award with Varuna, the National Writers’ House.
Goodnight, Toes author Justine Adams on finding peace at bedtime
From debut picture book author Justine Adams and featuring stunning illustrations by Camille Manley, Goodnight, Toes is the perfect book for winding down with little ones before bed. Here, Justine shares how bedtime chaos inspired this warm and dreamy book.
Q&A with Samantha-Ellen Bound, author of Seven Wherewithal Way
From celebrated children’s author Samantha-Ellen Bound comes Seven Wherewithal Way, the first book in an epic portal fantasy series for middle-grade readers. We chatted with Sam to learn more about the inspiration for this captivating new novel.
Love Your Bookshop Day 2021
Whether it’s helping us find our next favourite story or delivering our books right at our doorstep – our brilliant community of local bookshops have gone above and beyond during these uncertain times, simply by being there when we needed them. Here’s a peek at how we are celebrating our love for our local bookshops on this special day:
Affirm Press signs Sara Saleh, recipient of inaugural Affirm Press Mentorship for Sweatshop Writers
Affirm Press is delighted that Sara Saleh has signed on for her debut novel to be published in 2023, following her participation in the inaugural Affirm Press Mentorship for Sweatshop Writers.
Doctor and debut author Filip Vukašin on being published in the pandemic
Filip Vukašin’s debut novel Modern Marriage is an absorbing contemporary Australian drama. Here, Fil reflects on his path to publication in the time of COVID.
Australian Reading Hour 2021
We don’t need an excuse to read. But we love that we have a reason to celebrate stories that matter and great storytellers! This Australian Reading Hour Day we’re setting aside an hour (or two) to treat ourselves to a story of our choice. Go ahead, take a look at what the team is reading today...
Amelia Mellor and Nicki Greenberg longlisted in the ARA Historical Novel Prize
Debut author Amelia Mellor’s The Grandest Bookshop in the World and Nicki Greenberg’s middle-grade mystery novel The Detective’s Guide to Ocean Travel have both been longlisted for the prestigious ARA Historical Novel Prize in the Children and YA literature category. Our heartfelt congratulations to Amelia and Nicki!
Jane Godwin on love, loss and growth in Little One
From the glorious new pairing of Jane Godwin and Gabriel Evans comes Little One, a timeless story that reminds us nothing is ever truly lost. Here, Jane shares her inspiration for the book.
Q&A with Samone Amba, author of The Good Times of Pelican Rise
Samone Amba makes her middle-grade debut with a new series for budding activists: The Good Times of Pelican Rise. Read on for a Q&A with Samone about Save the Joeys -- the timely, original and laugh-out-loud first instalment.
Bookseller in Spotlight: Jack, Berkelouw Leichhardt
This month’s Bookseller in Spotlight is Jack from Berkelouw Books’ fabulous Leichhardt store.
Dinner Sorted! by Jimmy Rees and Briony Stewart, coming 2022
Following the huge success of Bedtime Sorted! by Jimmy Rees and Briony Stewart, Affirm Press is delighted to announce that a second book in the series, Dinner Sorted!, will be published in March 2022.
Focus on contemporary middle-grade and YA in 2021 Affirm Press Mentorship Award at Varuna
Applications are now open for the 2021 Affirm Press Mentorship Award with Varuna, the National Writers’ House.
Q&A with John Byron, author of The Tribute
John Byron’s debut novel The Tribute is a subversive take on toxic masculinity and misogyny, told through an irresistible crime narrative. Read on for a Q&A with John about this outstanding thriller.
Affirm Press acquires Carrie Cox’s novel So Many Beats of the Heart
We’re delighted to have acquired World rights to a new novel by Carrie Cox, via Lyn Tranter at Australian Literary Management. So Many Beats of the Heart is an uplifting commercial women’s fiction title that will be loved by fans of Maggie Alderson, Maria Semple and Marian Keyes.
We’re Hiring a Marketing Coordinator!
The newly created role of Marketing Coordinator will be an all-rounder with a focus on delivering retail and digital marketing initiatives.
Bookseller in Spotlight: Chloe, Riverbend Books
Our latest Bookseller in Spotlight is Chloe from the wonderful Riverbend Books in Brisbane.
Affirm Press signs Shirley Le following Mentorship for Sweatshop Writers
Affirm Press signs Shirley Le, recipient of inaugural Affirm Press Mentorship for Sweatshop Writers.
Susannah McFarlane honours the power of grandparents
Grumble Boats is a gorgeous new picture book from Susannah McFarlane, illustrated by Tamsin Ainslie. Here, Susannah shares her inspiration for this personal and tender story about a grandma with a special way of helping little ones cope with their grumbles.
Q&A with Ruhi Lee, author of Good Indian Daughter
Good Indian Daughter by Ruhi Lee is a brutally honest yet brilliantly funny memoir for anyone who’s ever felt like a let-down. Read on for a Q&A with Ruhi about her writing process.
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Affirm Press is looking for a gun editor to join its expanding general publishing editorial team.
Bookseller in Spotlight: Lizzie Francis, Squishy Minnie
Our latest Bookseller in Spotlight is Lizzie Francis from Squishy Minnie, a delightful children’s bookstore in Kyneton, Victoria.
Read an extract from Around the World in 80 Parenting Styles
We are, all of us, products of our cultures – and how we parent is no different. In this edited extract from Around the World in 80 Parenting Styles, featuring gorgeous illustrations by Margaux De Bellissen, we celebrate some wonderfully diverse approaches to the world’s toughest gig.
Author-illustrator Q&A: I’m Fabulous Crab! by Nicki Greenberg
Nicki Greenberg’s new picture book I’m Fabulous Crab! is a vibrant underwater story all about wearing your true colours with pride. We caught up with Nicki to find out how this very special book came to life.
Sweatshop and Affirm Press team up for Another Australia, coming July 2022
Following the success of 2020’s After Australia, independent publisher Affirm Press has again partnered with the Western Sydney literacy movement Sweatshop to publish Another Australia.
Pip Williams and Amelia Mellor win at the ABIAs
The Australian Book Industry Awards were announced last week, with Pip Williams and Amelia Mellor each taking home a gong.
Jess Racklyeft on the magic of grandmas
Jess Racklyeft’s new picture book There’s Only One Grandma Like You is an ode to the wonder of grannies, omas, yiayias and nans. With Mother’s Day this weekend, we asked Jess to reflect on what makes grandmothers so special.
Bookseller in Spotlight: Emma Heyen, Harry Hartog Burnside Village
This month’s wonderful Bookseller in Spotlight is Emma Heyen, store manager at Harry Hartog Burnside Village in Adelaide.
Kelly Doust joins Affirm Press in newly created role of Publisher – Commercial
Affirm Press will be expanding its commercial list under the direction of newly appointed Publisher, Kelly Doust.
Read an extract from One Italian Summer by Pip Williams
Before Pip Williams became the bestselling author of The Dictionary of Lost Words, she quit her career and travelled to Italy with her family as ‘WWOOFers’ (Willing Workers on Organic Farms). In this extract from her memoir One Italian Summer, Pip charts the highs and lows of the search for la dolce vita.
Pip Williams and Amelia Mellor win at the Indie Book Awards
The Dictionary of Lost Words has been named Book of the Year and Debut Fiction winner at the 2021 Indie Book Awards. Congratulations, Pip!
Nicki Greenberg on the real story of the RMS Aquitania
Nicki Greenberg’s thrilling new middle-grade novel The Detective’s Guide to Ocean Travel takes place on the RMS Aquitania, a real-life ocean liner that sailed between Southampton, England and New York in the glamorous 1920s. Here, Nicki shares what drew her to Aquitania and why it was the perfect setting for a mystery novel.
Bookseller in Spotlight: Anna Tweed, The Book Bird
Our latest Bookseller in Spotlight is the fabulous Anna Tweed, owner of The Book Bird in Geelong.
Q&A with Christy Collins, author of The Price of Two Sparrows
Christy Collins makes her assured debut with The Price of Two Sparrows, a thought-provoking and hopeful novel for our politically polarised times. Read on for a Q&A with Christy about the inspiration behind the book.
Read an excerpt from Ash Mountain by Helen FitzGerald, author of The Cry
Read an excerpt from Ash Mountain, the unforgettable Australian disaster thriller from Helen FitzGerald, author of The Cry.
Parenting lessons from a pandemic, by Sam Jockel
Sam Jockel is the founder and CEO of ParentTV, a mum to three kids, and co-editor of the new book Parents, this is the one thing you need to know. Here, Sam shares some of the lessons she’s learned from parenting in these strange and uncertain times.
Nash, on the power of humour to bring us together
Melbourne-based author-illustrator Nash brings new light to the Australian immigrant experience in his hilarious and insightful debut book, What to Expect When You’re Immigrating. Here, Nash shares how he learned that comedy can help make even the most difficult topics more approachable.
What we read on our holiday
There’s nothing like escaping into a good book over the summer break. Here, the team shares some of the books we read and loved over our holidays – and a couple we still can’t wait to read.
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Dogs on Doorsteps
In a year that has brought challenges to many, Suzanne Stevenson embarked on a personal project of photographing neighbourhood dogs on their front steps during lockdown. Here, we meet some of the furry friends who feature in her new beautiful book Dogs on Doorsteps.
Bookseller in Spotlight: Jaclyn Crupi, Hill of Content Bookshop
Our December Bookseller in Spotlight is the fabulous Jaclyn Crupi, bookseller at Hill of Content Bookshop in Melbourne and author of Nonna Knows Best.
Jane Godwin’s memories of summer
From picture book dream team Jane Godwin and Alison Lester, Sing Me the Summer is a love letter to the seasons and a celebration of the time spent with family in the great outdoors. Here, Jane shares some of her favourite childhood memories of summer.
Ainslee Costa’s summer veggie guide and homegrown tomato bruschetta
In her new book My Suburban Farm, Ainslee Costa shares her tips and tricks for how to create your very own country-inspired sanctuary. In this edited extract, read about which veggies to plant and pick in summer, and try your hand at Ainslee’s homegrown tomato bruschetta.
Bookseller in Spotlight: Bronwyn Richens, Roaring Stories Bookshop
Our latest Bookseller in Spotlight is the wonderful Bronwyn Richens, Assistant Manager at Roaring Stories Bookshop in Balmain.
Melbourne bookshops, how we’ve missed you!
Cheers (and maybe a few happy sobs) could be heard across Melbourne this week as our wonderful bookshops reopened their doors. Here, the Affirm Press team shares what we’ve missed the most about these magical places.
Read an extract from Unseen: The Secret World of Chronic Illness by Jacinta Parsons
In an extract from her candid and compelling memoir Unseen: The Secret World of Chronic Illness, Jacinta Parsons writes about a life-changing moment: the first time she met her partner AJ.
The Wife and the Widow wins Best Crime Fiction 2020 at the Ned Kelly Awards
Christian White’s bestselling thriller The Wife and the Widow has been named Best Crime Fiction 2020 by the Ned Kelly Awards, Australia’s oldest and most prestigious prize for crime writing.
Love Your Bookshop Day 2020
Love Your Bookshop Day is this Saturday October 3rd. We couldn’t be more grateful to all the hard-working booksellers for keeping us well-read during 2020, when we’ve needed it the most. Here, the Affirm Press team shares what our local bookshops mean to us.
Amelia Mellor on the magic of bookshops
Amelia Mellor’s debut novel The Grandest Bookshop in the World is an enchanting adventure set in the real-life Cole’s Book Arcade in Melbourne in 1893. Here, Amelia shares what makes all bookshops magical.
Bookseller in Spotlight: Jo Case, Imprints Booksellers
For this month’s Bookseller in Spotlight, we chat to Jo Case from the beloved Imprints Booksellers in Adelaide’s West End.
Jess Racklyeft on cherishing the little things
Here we are – almost at the end, we hope, of Melbourne’s stage four lockdown, in a tough, tough year. Spring is shimmering in the air and the daily virus numbers are dropping, and we ask ourselves – can we allow hope, are we almost ‘there’ – wherever there is?
Fiona Hardy’s ultimate soundtrack
Fiona Hardy’s funny and heartfelt new novel How to Write the Soundtrack to Your Life is a celebration of music, creativity, and listening to the world around us. Here, Fiona shares some of the music that has shaped her life.
Pip Williams’s ‘The Bookbinder of Jericho’ to be published by Affirm Press
Affirm Press will publish Pip Williams's highly anticipated second novel, The Bookbinder of Jericho, set in the same world as her bestselling novel, The Dictionary of Lost Words.
Bookseller in Spotlight: Marianne Ramsay, Kinokuniya Sydney
For this month’s Bookseller in Spotlight, Marianne Ramsay takes us behind the scenes at Kinokuniya Sydney, 2020 ABIA Bookshop of the Year.
Q&A with Evie Barrow, illustrator of I Saw Pete and Pete Saw Me
Melbourne-based artist and illustrator Evie Barrow brings a moving story to life in I Saw Pete and Pete Saw Me, the new picture book written by Maggie Hutchings. We asked Evie more about her work.
Three YA writers chosen for the Affirm Press Mentorship Award 2020
Three writers of young adult fiction have been selected as the winners of the 2020 Affirm Press Mentorship Award in partnership with Varuna, which focused on YA and middle grade fiction submissions for the second year.
Melbourne Writers Festival 2020 has us paying attention
It’s deep into 2020 and we all need a little distraction. Thankfully, Melbourne Writers Festival has put together a fascinating digital program that is sure to give us all plenty to think about.
Bookseller in Spotlight: Catherine Schulz, Fullers Bookshop
Introducing the legendary Catherine Schulz: manager at Fullers Bookshop in Hobart and our bookseller in spotlight for July.
Affirm Press acquires Eloise Grills’s big beautiful female theory
Affirm Press has acquired ANZ rights to big beautiful female theory by award-winning essayist, comics artist, critic and poet Eloise Grills.
Behind the scenes of The Safe Place by Anna Downes
Anna Downes’s exhilarating debut The Safe Place is one of this year’s most hotly anticipated novels. Read on for a behind-the-scenes look at how this suspenseful and atmospheric thriller came together.
Bookseller in Spotlight: Jessica Rowe, Bookface Gungahlin
This month’s bookseller in spotlight takes us to the ACT as we get to know Jessica Rowe, manager of Bookface Gungahlin.
Rachael Mead takes readers to the front lines of the emergency services
Rachael Mead shares how she crafted her debut novel to dig beneath the grit and gore and reveal the humanity of paramedics and their patients.
Bookseller in Spotlight: Sean Guy, The Bookshop Darwin
Sean Guy, author and manager of The Bookshop Darwin, shares his insights from the Top End as our bookseller in spotlight this month.
Introducing Tash Besliev, Affirm Press Kids Publisher
We’re delighted to introduce Tash Besliev in the newly appointed role of Kids Publisher. Let’s find out what makes this new Affirm Presser tick.
Q&A with Maura Finn and Cate James
Author Maura Finn and illustrator Cate James both came from overseas to make Australia their home – and now they’ve joined forces to create a uniquely Australian picture book, By the Billabong. We wanted to know more about how it came to be.
More than just a side of carbs: rice in Japanese culture
Japanese-British-Australian author Katherine Tamiko Arguile shares her own memories to reflect on the important role of food in Japanese culture, and in her exquisite debut novel The Things She Owned.
Together We Can (terms and conditions apply)
Multi-disciplinary artist Nash reflects on the impact of coronavirus on Australia’s temporary migrant workers in this column and original artwork.
Bookseller in Spotlight: Henk and Roxanne, Dymocks Camberwell and Tooronga
It’s as vital as ever that we support Australian booksellers during the coronavirus shutdown. In spotlight this month are Henk and Roxanne Kelly-Kobes, owners of Dymocks Camberwell and Dymocks Tooroonga.
Focus on younger readers in 2020 Affirm Press Mentorship Award at Varuna
Applications are now open for the Affirm Press Mentorship Award with Varuna. Now in its sixth year, the award will focus exclusively on Young Adult and middle-grade fiction (ages 9+) with sci-fi and fantasy themes for entries to the 2020 award.
The unexpected perks of working from home
The Affirm Press team shares the upsides to working from home that we didn’t see coming.
Recipe: Olympia Panagiotopoulos’s Fig Leaf and Vanilla Cream
Greek-Australian author Olympia Panagiotopoulos shares stories of family, food and love in her new memoir Beneath the Fig Leaves. Read an extract and try your hand at her recipe for Fig Leaf and Vanilla Cream.
Pip Williams’s women of words
Pip Williams, author of the exquisite historical novel The Dictionary of Lost Words, recognises the work of women in compiling the Oxford English Dictionary.
Affirm Press Welcomes Tash Besliev as Kids Publisher
The appointment of Tash Besliev is a key part of the strategic plan for the independent publisher’s kids list.
Indie Book Awards: Paul Byrnes’s The Lost Boys Wins Illustrated Non-Fiction
We’re pleased as punch that Paul Byrnes’s The Lost Boys has been named Illustrated Non-Fiction Book of the Year in the ABA’s Indie Book Awards. We asked Paul to share what it was like for him in putting together The Lost Boys.
What we’re reading: the social distancing edition
When we had the idea earlier this week to blog about the books we would read while social distancing, it was somewhat hypothetical. But things have changed rapidly; now we find ourselves working from home and our weekend plans are out the window. Luckily our bookshelves are prepared and stacked with Affirm Press favourites to keep our minds off the news. But we also put together a list of the books from other publishers we’ve got lined up – we can assure you none of these include the words COVID-19.
Bookseller in Spotlight: Sarah Hill, Better Read Than Dead
Sarah Hill reflects on being a bookseller at Sydney’s Better Read Than Dead.
Read an extract from Snakes and Ladders by Angela Williams
Read the introduction to Angela Williams’s powerful new memoir Snakes and Ladders, revealing the dark truth of Australia’s justice system through the eyes of a woman sent to prison twice for the same crime.
Unique partnership with Sweatshop and Diversity Arts creates bold anthology, After Australia
Affirm Press is proud to partner with Diversity Arts Australia and the Western Sydney literacy movement Sweatshop to publish After Australia, an anthology of speculative fiction created by writers from Indigenous and culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Bookseller in Spotlight: Alan Sheardown, New Edition
Alan Sheardown, owner of New Edition, shares an insight into running this vibrant Fremantle bookstore.
Find your mending mojo
The most effective way to lessen your wardrobe’s environmental impact is to love the clothes you already have and make them last as long as possible. And that means mending and maintenance.
‘The movement has begun’: Wayne Macauley launches Wayne Marshall’s Shirl
Award-winning writer Wayne Macauley did us the honour of launching Wayne Marshall’s debut collection, Shirl, at Melbourne’s Hill of Content last night and gave a speech so delightful and heartfelt that we wanted to share it here.
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A ban on footy? Wayne Marshall’s Shirl makes us rethink what it means to be Australian
I grew up in outer suburban Melbourne, in a town whose social and cultural life not so much revolved around the local football club as clung to it. My dad was heavily involved in the club, and so, by extension, was the rest of our family.
Bookseller in Spotlight: Molly Murn, Matilda Bookshop
Molly Murn, author and bookseller at Matilda Bookshop in the Adelaide Hills, shares the things she loves most about working with books.
Our summer favourites from other publishers
Here are some of our favourite holiday reads from other publishers.
Border’s Battlers at the Ekamra Sports Literature Festival
Michael Sexton, author of Border’s Battlers, shares his experiences from Asia’s largest sports literature festival.
Christmas Wondering
Author Vikki Conley remembers cherished childhood Christmases that shaped Christmas Wonder, her charming new picture book illustrated by Cheryl Orsini that captures the magic of an Australian family Christmas.
2015 Stella Prize Winner, The Strays, to Become Six Part Series
A UK/Australian co-production between See Pictures and Apogee Pictures has attracted an award-winning team for the production.
Australia’s The Dictionary of Lost Words tops the ‘hot list’ at Frankfurt
In 1901, the word ‘Bondmaid’ was discovered missing from the Oxford English Dictionary. This is the story of the girl who stole it.
Rightful Places: We Are Here
New profit-for-purpose book We Are Here, edited by former Big Issue deputy editor Meg Mundell, is a vibrant and moving collection of true stories showcases the creative talents of people who have known homelessness.
Paul Byrnes on the child soldiers who fought in WWI
The idea for The Lost Boys started in Belgium in summer 2017, with a gravestone and a pint of Belgian beer. Paul Byrnes had been researching in the battlefields, when he noticed a gravestone that mentioned an under-age soldier. Here, Paul shares how his this discovery turned into a book.
Bev Brock returns to Bathurst to mark 50 years since the King’s first race on the Mountain
To commemorate the fifty years since Peter Brock first got behind the wheel at the iconic Bathurst racing circuit, his long-term partner Bev Brock joins teammates, racing rivals and friends to relive every Bathurst race of his legendary life in Brock at Bathurst.
Alice Robinson’s The Glad Shout Wins the 2019 Readings Prize for New Fiction
Alice Robinson’s The Glad Shout has won the Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction, in the bookseller’s 50th anniversary year.
‘Writing makes me a better doctor-mother-partner-person’: Susan White on her debut YA novel
Susan White’s day job as a clinical geneticist sees her hunting for answers to undiagnosed conditions in children. In her writing, Susan aims to take readers inside the medical world (without the boring bits) and her first book, the exceptional YA novel Take the Shot, does just that.
It’s not business as usual at Affirm Press: Global climate strike, Friday 20 September
Affirm Press has pledged to support worker participation in the global climate strike on Friday 20 September, three days before the UN Climate Action Summit.
Christian White’s The Wife and the Widow: Coming to a bookshop near you
Christian White, author of The Nowhere Child, returns on 24 September with his highly anticipated follow-up, The Wife and the Widow, Find out how Australia’s booksellers reacted to The Wife and the Widow, and check out Christian’s tour dates for an author visit near you.
Lessons from 3000km alone in the wild: Laura Waters on being ‘rewilded’
For much of my life, fear has been invisibly woven into the fabric of my existence, regularly whispering helpful pearls in my ear such as ‘Life is dangerous,’ and ‘You’re crap at this’. So perhaps I wasn’t the most obvious person to end up walking 3,000km solo from one end of New Zealand to the other – but in the end, this journey chose me.
Love Letter to a Book: Melbourne Writers Festival 2019
The theme of this year’s Melbourne Writers Festival is ‘When we talk about love’ and it all kicks off this Friday 30 August. Inspired by the event Love Letter to a Book, the Affirm Press team shares a heartfelt note to a book from our past, thanking it for the way it shaped and moved us.
Required watching: Fiona Hardy’s favourite childhood films
Fiona Hardy’s brilliant debut novel How to Make a Movie in 12 Days is, in part, an homage to her long-held love of all things film. (If you couldn’t tell by the title, just check out the 20-page school holidays movie guide at the back of the book.) Here, Fiona shares five films that kick-started her movie madness.
Last-minute Father’s Day gifts with Affirm Press
Father’s Day is this Sunday 1 September, but don’t panic if you haven’t gotten a gift for Dad yet: Affirm Press may have just the ticket.
Three writers chosen for the Affirm Press Mentorship Award 2019
Three writers of middle grade fiction have been selected as the winners of the 2019 Affirm Press Mentorship Award in partnership with Varuna, which focuses on Young Adult and Middle Fiction manuscripts for the first time.
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Tricky’s Bad Day wins CBCA Book of the Year, Early Childhood
Tricky’s Bad Day by Alison Lester has won the 2019 Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Award for Book of the Year, Early Childhood.
‘Disrespect is the key’: Ben Pobjie on how to make history fun
Mad Dogs and Thunderbolts is the fourth book in Ben Pobjie’s uproarious appraisal of Australian history. But what is it about the past that fascinates Australia’s most irreverent historian so much?
Five things Dave Glasheen really can’t live without on a desert island
Dave Glasheen has lived alone on Restoration Island for more than 20 years, since he lost his fortune in the stock market crash of 1987 and opted out of the rat-race for good. But what does it take to find happiness on a deserted island? Dave shares the five things he always keeps stock of on Resto.
Justin Heazlewood’s Get Up Mum adapted for ABC Life Matters podcast series
Justin Heazlewood’s memoir Get Up Mum is partly built around tape cassette recordings Justin made of his family when he was 12, including recordings of his mum who lives with schizophrenia. ABC Radio National’s Life Matters adapted Get Up Mum for a special podcast series, with plenty of original recordings woven in.
Blognox: Tony Flowers, illustrator of Vognox the Viking, takes over the blog
Author–illustrator dream team Nick Falk and Tony Flowers have joined forces again for a hilarious new junior fiction book, Vognox the Viking and the Island of Skeletons. This rollicking adventure story entices struggling readers through visual storytelling techniques. Catch Tony Flowers at the Byron Writers Festival on Friday 2 August.
How would you like to be our new commissioning editor?
Following recent successes and having been named Australian Small Publisher of the Year in 2019, the team at Affirm Press is keen to maintain the momentum by recruiting an experienced, entrepreneurial editor who will love commissioning successful books across the breadth of our list (with the exception of the kids list, at least for now).
Our resident author-slash-circus artist Simi Genziuk on Australia’s bareback riding queen
So She Did celebrates the life of May Wirth, who was born in Bundaberg in 1894 and went on to become an internationally famous circus performer. May was renowned for being the first woman in the world to perform the back across – an incredibly risky trick that involved somersaulting from one cantering horse to another. That she did it at a time when girls and women weren’t encouraged to be daring makes it all the more impressive.
Affirm Press to publish profit-for-purpose book by writers who have experienced homelessness
Affirm Press will publish a profit-for-purpose book by writers who have experienced homelessness this November. Featuring 37 diverse writers, We Are Here: Stories of Home, Place and Belonging is being edited by novelist, homelessness researcher and former Big Issue deputy editor Meg Mundell.
‘Good is better than perfect’: What Georgie Dent gained from breaking badly
At 24, Georgie Dent had the world at her feet – but within a year she was suffering such crippling anxiety that she admitted herself to a psychiatric hospital. Georgie shares what this difficult time was like, and how she relived it when writing her memoir Breaking Badly.
The Ruby Award: Senior Editor Ruby Ashby-Orr spent a working week in New York
On my five-year anniversary with Affirm Press, Keiran and Martin decided that I’d proofed enough proofs and talked enough authors back from the brink to earn some kind of reward. I thought the idea of a long-service award was lovely, but I’ll admit, when they first brought it up I expected maybe a nice pen – certainly not the chance to spend a working week anywhere in the world for a professional development experience.
Hot International Auction for The Safe Place, a Debut Thriller by Australian Novelist Anna Downes; Affirm Press Signs Two-Book Deal
Superbly tense and mesmerising, The Safe Place is a deft examination of the lengths we’ll go to project and protect the façade of a perfect life.
Friendship is free: Maggie Hutchings on the power of kindness
Author Maggie Hutchings and illustrator Cheryl Orsini, who teamed up for the much-loved Unicorn!, join forces again in Mermaid!, a magical new story about friendship and the wonders of the sea. Maggie shares how her day-to-day work with children as a family counsellor feeds into her work as an author.
Illustrator Sarah Firth on her own Badass Mum
Affirm Press editor Coco McGrath teamed up with award-winning illustrator Sarah Firth to create Badass Mums: 30 Boundary Breaking Women Getting Sh*t Done. Illustrator Sarah Firth shares why her own mum, Dianne Firth OAM, is the definition of badass.
Affirm Press named Small Publisher of the Year
Affirm Press is thrilled to have been named Small Publisher of the Year at the Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) 2019.
Jess Racklyeft pays tribute to the unique magic of mums
Award-winning creator Jess Racklyeft shares the inspiration behind her heartwarming new book as author–illustrator, There’s Only One Mum Like You, celebrating the big and small ways that mothers show their love every day.
Desert Island Books at Sydney Writers’ Festival
In the spirit of the ‘Desert Island Books’ series at Sydney Writers’ Festival, the Affirm Press team shares which single book they’d want to take with them if they were castaways on a desert island.
The science of fiction: Susan Hurley on writing Eight Lives
Professor Susan Hurley shares the scientific approach she applied to the plot of her brilliant debut thriller, Eight Lives.
Meet Freya Horton Andrews
We’re lucky to be hosting Freya Horton Andrews, a fabulous intern courtesy of the Publishing Industry Internship Program run by our friends at the Australian Publishers Association.
Angela Wales: From Barefoot in the Bindis to barefoot on a Greek island
Angela Wales left behind her Australian bush childhood to embark on an archaeological adventure in Greece.
Three Affirm Press picture books shortlisted for the CBCA Awards 2019
Three Affirm Press books have been shortlisted for the Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards for 2019.
Applications now open for Affirm Press Mentorship Award with Varuna
Applications are now open for the 2019 Affirm Press Mentorship Award in partnership with Varuna Writers’ House. Writers of YA and middle-grade fiction interested in applying should visit the Varuna website for more details on the award and how to submit before applications close on 30 April.
The magnitude of the task: Alice Robinson reflects on literary portrayals of motherhood
Alice Robinson reflects on four stories that capture the bold – and often uncomfortable – truths of motherhood.
Focus on manuscripts for younger readers in Affirm Press Mentorship Award at Varuna for 2019
Affirm Press is delighted to announce that our Mentorship Award with Varuna Writer’s House in 2019 will focus exclusively on Young Adult and Middle Fiction submissions for the first time.
How Richard Newsome’s writing experiment turned into a three-book deal
When award-winning author Richard Newsome tried his hand at a writing experiment, he never expected it would turn into a three-book deal – but perhaps the bigger surprise was the way that his new character, Stella McNaught, took on a life of her own.
What Lee Kofman learnt while researching body imperfections
In Imperfect, Lee Kofman explores what it’s like to live in a body that deviates from the norm. Here, she shares some of the lessons learnt while researching and writing her fascinating new book.
Bad Yogi by Alice Williams: addiction therapy for the cynical
Bad Yogi traces the two years I spent training to become a yoga teacher while seeking treatment for an eating disorder. We in the yoga community can get our heads stuck up our asanas sometimes and I wanted something that would acknowledge the pain, but also make me laugh.
Summer reading favourites
The summer break is the best time to get started on our ‘to read’ piles that have been collecting dust throughout the year. Here are some of our holiday favourites from other publishers.
Alison Lester Takes Home the Melbourne Award for Literature
We couldn’t be happier to share the news that Alison Lester has won the Melbourne Prize for Literature, one of Australia’s richest arts prizes
Affirm Press Partners with Sweatshop for New Mentorship for Western Sydney Authors
Affirm Press is delighted to join forces with the Western Sydney literacy movement Sweatshop to establish a mentorship which will enable two Western Sydney writers from culturally diverse backgrounds to develop their debut novels.
Kids Submissions Opening 1 November!
If you’ve been working on a manuscript for juniors, middle-readers or young adults then it’s time to start filling your plot-holes and sharpening your prose ...
Greg French’s bear tales
Greg French is best known as a master fly fisher, and he shares many of his wondrous fishing stories in his book Water Colour. But what many readers may not realise is that he has plenty of encounters with creatures much furrier, and bigger, than fish: bears. He shares here some incredible stories and photos from over the years.
Q&A with author and illustrator Gwyn Perkins
CBCA winner Gwyn Perkins recently answered some questions from a class of curious Year Two students and his sense of humour shines through so brightly that we wanted to share the Q&A here.
Lee Kofman on Dinner with the Dissidents by John Tesarsch
We recently celebrated the launch of John Tesarsch’s brilliant third novel, Dinner with the Dissidents, where Lee Kofman shared some of her insights into this literary thriller, set in the tumultuous times of 1970s Moscow.
Getting inked at Melbourne Writers Festival
In the spirit of the ‘Literary Tattoos’ session at Melbourne Writers Festival, where festival-goers can get inked with a book-related design, the Affirm Press team reveals what our own literary tattoos would be.
Christian White signs major Australian/American screen deal for The Nowhere Child
Australian production company Carver Films (Snowtown, Sunshine) has partnered with prestigious US-based production company Anonymous Content (True Detective, 13 Reasons Why, The Revenant, Babel, Spotlight) to win the screen rights to Christian White’s chart-topping thriller, The Nowhere Child.
Has there ever been a better time to be an Australian writer?
There’s something magical happening in Australian publishing.
A Walk in the Bush Wins CBCA Picture Book of the Year, The Very Noisy Baby Named Honour Book for Early Childhood.
A whimsical picture book inspired by the wilderness in NSW by debut author/illustrator, Gwyn Perkins, was the first ever book released on the Affirm Press kids list.
Three writers chosen for the Affirm Press Mentorship Award 2018
Two previous winners of the award have gone on to sign publishing deals with Affirm Press.
A Walk in the Bush and The Very Noisy Baby Shortlisted for the CBCA Awards
We’re rapt that two of our kids books have made the 2018 shortlist for the Children Book Council of Australia Awards (CBCA).
Dinuka Mckenzie Hatches ‘The Perfect Crime’
Flood Debris, was chosen as the best entry in the Affirm Press/Tablo ‘The Perfect Crime’ competition.
Talking less and listening more
Martin Hughes (with senior editor Ruby Ashby-Orr) explores what it means to shape a better culture and create safer workplaces.
THE NOWHERE CHILD Hits Bestseller List – Reprint on the way!
Affirm Press has hit reprint on another 10,000 copies of the highly anticipated thriller The Nowhere Child.
Affirm Press’ Varuna Mentorship Award Applications Open
This year application fees will be halved and a travel bursary provided for successful entrants with health care cards to make the award more accessible for low-income writers.
Paula Keogh on the Affirm Press/Varuna Mentorship
It was an intense and inspiring week. My first meeting with the editors became a three-hour discussion of my manuscript. I’d been working alone for years on my story; to talk about it with editors who had read my work deeply was my idea of heaven.
The Silver Sea raises $40,000 for Children’s Hospital
‘Profit-for-purpose books like this could be risky projects but, with the support of the booksellers, The Silver Sea has exceeded expectations ...'
Jane Godwin: Thinking About Colour
I have wanted to make a book about colour for young children for some time. As well as helping them make sense of the world, it’s a child’s first experience of the aesthetic, of art really, and of a visual, sensory, and emotional response.
Publishing, fast and slow: Martin on ‘slow’ media
Celebrate the ‘slow’ qualities of books—an ancient technology successfully withstanding the digital transformation of the world, created by devoted experts and curated by passionate people.
New partnership with Tablo to find the perfect crime.
This call-out is for fiction or narrative non-fiction around the theme, ‘The Perfect Crime’.
Bookseller in Spotlight: Michaelie Clark, Store Manager of Collins Warrnambool
I can’t go past our local literature. Victoria’s south-west is blessed with lots of literary talent.
The Books We Love From Other Publishers.
Here are a few of our holiday favourites.
Affirm Press to Work 26 January in Support of Changing the Date of Australia Day.
The Affirm Press team has unanimously voted to not observe the public holiday on 26 January in support of changing the Australia Day holiday to a more inclusive date for Australia's First Peoples.
Meet Nicole McKenzie
This year the Australian Publishers Association gave us a pretty fabulous gift through their Publishing Industry Internship Program.
We’re hiring
We're looking for a junior to mid-level publicist to join our team.
A Cricket Revolution
ABC journalist Michael Sexton has written a new book on what many consider to be the most underrated and thrilling chapter in Australian cricketing history.
VPLA Winner Christian White Goes Global
Christian White’s Victorian Premier’s Literary Award winning manuscript has been sold in nine more territories
A Different Way by Kerryn Phelps
We encourage you to read this and vote yes.
Love Ya Bookshop Day!
They curate. They choose the best from the rest. They make your life easier.
The 2017 Affirm Press Mentorship Award Winners Announced
The authors of the winning manuscripts will receive a week’s residency and manuscript development at Varuna, the National Writers’ House in the Blue Mountains.
Writing Through Pain: Sue Currie’s Journey From Difficult Patient to Published Author
Fiction classes helped me breathe life into the characters in my story without divulging too much of them personally. It also taught me how to set a scene using all my senses, even when it hurt emotionally to revisit certain memories or moments in my life.
The Birdman’s Wife Wins Australian Book Association’s Booksellers’ Choice Award.
Affirm Press’ bestselling 2016 novel The Birdman’s Wife by Melissa Ashley has won the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) Booksellers’ Choice Award.
Martin On the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award Winner, Christian White
I read Melbourne author Christian White’s DECAY THEORY in a day, a night and a morning. I was absolutely enthralled; my family didn’t get a look-in. Christian writes with a kind of magic, and I was under his spell from the very first page.
Meet Our Younger Readers Senior Editor, Davina Bell.
It sounds ridiculous, but I didn’t realise until pretty late in life that books were made by people or that you could work as part of that world. But one of my earliest memories is reading The Pokey Little Puppy on my mum’s lap, squished into her brown 70s rocking chair, which we used to do a lot.
Top tips for becoming a wicked stepmum
If one in five Australian families are blended, then there must have been plenty of people like Kelly Chandler who fell in love and then ended up with an instant family.
The Birdman’s Wife shortlisted for the General Fiction Book of the Year – Australian Book Industry Awards
We did something a bit bold this year when we did our award entries for the ABIAs and decided not to enter the ‘Small Publisher’ award categories.
Martin on the joy of kids books
It’s especially satisfying because one of my girls was a reluctant and not-very-confident reader this time last year. Last night, and here’s the reason for my indulgent post, we had ‘a moment’.
Applications Open for the Affirm Press Mentorship Award
The aim of the Mentorship is to help writers get their manuscript to a publishable standard and, if the process is successful, for Affirm to publish the work.
An Italian Recipe for Repose
Repose. Tendrils of longing, right to the ends of my fingertips, straight to the depths of my heart. I had been craving it for years, and there it was, in a farmhouse in Italy.
Melissa Ashley on ABDA and the Superb Fairy Wren
It was my secret hope that Elizabeth Gould’s iconic lithograph of the superb fairy wren featured in the cover design for The Birdman’s Wife.
Living life as a poem: playing with ideas of poetry
People can’t live by poetry alone. But I know I couldn’t live without it.
Rebekah Clarkson remembers storybooks buried in her childhood consciousness
I would have forgotten all about The Little House were it not for Helen Garner’s short essay reflecting on her visceral and enduring memory of a childhood storybook, The Journey of the Stamp Animals.
Backflip from Affirm Press?
A couple of years ago Affirm Press publically made a stand in favour of Australia’s strong independent bookshop culture by not supplying paper versions of our titles to Amazon or the Book Depository.
How I Learned to Stop Worrying About the Prose and Love My Inner Larrikin
I didn’t set out to write a larrikin. In fact I thought I was writing a serious book. But then Lachie Munro, the hero, or anti-hero of Something For Nothing emerged.
Meet Our New Assistant Editor, Coco McGrath
The plan was always to become an editor with a trade publisher (if you check my Grade 12 notebook it has ‘Book editor’ listed as #1 dream job, followed, for reasons I can no longer explain, by ‘Town Planner’).
Martin on his own (accidental) complicity in sexism in sport
Growing up, I never appreciated my privilege or paid it any mind to be honest.
Ten Things I Hate About Christmas
Affirm Press Sales & Marketing Director Keiran Rogers reflects back on Christmas 2016 and gives us the ten things he hates about Christmas
Martin on why it’s not as much fun if you’re only ever winning (except in golf)
What a year 2016 has been! And yet I’ve learned so little. Perhaps the lessons of the recent past will reveal themselves when I’m not panicking about the hundred things undone, the Christmas shopping unshopped, and the promised blog piece for Grace heretofore unwritten. It’s been a bumper year for Affirm Press and we’ve continued the huge expansion of recent years. Blahdy blah. But like every other publisher, we’re weighing up the what ifs – what if we’d recognised what the least successful ten books would be, and focused all our energy on the top ten instead? Why does it [...]
Diving Deep for Charity
On 7 January I will face my fear of water and swim the world's largest open water event: the Lorne Pier to Pub. I agreed to take on the challenge nearly 12 months ago as a way of raising funds for domestic violence.
What Makes a Good Bookshop?
There are a few things I look for when I visit a new bookshop.
The Times They Are A-Changin’ for the Nobel Peace Prize in Literature
Dylan’s lyrics have had a meaningful and lasting effect on countless people. Why shouldn’t song lyrics be considered a valid form of poetry?
Winners of the 2016 Affirm Press Mentorship Award Announced
The recipients will undertake a one-week residency at Varuna, situated in the inspiring Blue Mountains, and receive one-on-one editorial workshop with editors Ruby Ashby-Orr and Kate Goldsworthy.
Letter to My Teenage Self raises $20,000 for charity in two weeks
Letter to My Teenage Self is the passion project of teenager Grace Halphen who, after having a tough time transitioning between schools, set out to create a book that would help other teenagers feel reassured and less isolated when they went through tough times. The book features letters from 55 prominent Australians offering the advice they wish they’d heard when they were growing up.
Alecia Simmonds’ WILD MAN wins the Sisters in Crime Davitt Award for Non-fiction
Congratulations to Alecia Simmonds on winning the Davitt Award for Non-fiction at the Sisters in Crime gala dinner on Saturday 27 August for her debut book, Wild Man.
Greg French on THE LAST WILD TROUT and fishing for conservation
Greg French believes that fly fishers have discovered how to develop physical and spiritual connections with nature that are completely sustainable. ‘Trout are found in some of the most wild, romantic and scenically diverse habitats on Earth, and fly fishers the world over share a unique camaraderie, something universally profound and sincere.
Q&A with Brewed with Balls creator Steph
I first pitched the idea having seen an article about Dock Street Brewery’s ‘Ain’t Nothing to Funk With’ – a golden saison barrel-aged with the music of Wu Tang Clan. Being a beer and a hip-hop lover I had to investigate, and I realised there are heaps of weird and wacky beers out there but no books dedicated to them. So the idea was born, and Martin and Keiran were foolish cool enough to give me a go at it!
Q & A with Kate James
What I care about most is living a purposeful life. For me this means being true to myself, even if the choices I make don’t necessarily look impressive to the outside world.
Q&A with Sunny Leunig
Sometimes it's actually liberating to know that you aren't the best. It might help us concentrate on achieving things that we are more capable of. I'm not saying people should give up, however sometimes I think some people just shouldn't begin in the first place.
If a Book Was a Beer, What Would It Taste Like?
Affirm Press is crafting its very own ‘book beer’ and we'd love suggestions from publishing folk on what ingredients we should include.
Interview with Happy Mama, Amy Taylor-Kabbaz
We’ve all heard the safety warning on planes before takeoff to always apply your own oxygen mask before attending to your loved ones - the idea being that without your own air, you can’t help anyone else. Well, it’s the same for parenting.
Affirm Press signs one of the inaugural winners of our Varuna Mentorship Award: 2016 applications open
Affirm Press is pleased to announce that we have acquired the rights to publish Paula Keogh’s memoir The Green Bell. In October 2015 Paula received manuscript development from our editors, Ruby Ashby-Orr and Kate Goldsworthy, as part of the Affirm Press Mentorship Award at Varuna House.
Internships: the value of practical experience
When it comes to the publishing industry, internships are a fact of life...
Affirm Press in April
Nearly three years ago, we restructured and committed ourselves wholeheartedly to publishing and we’ve been expanding ever since. We’re officially the fastest growing publisher in Australia, but we pride ourselves more on being the most positive publisher in Australia (through a combination of dynamism, idealism and, frankly, naivety).
Tim Rogers’ reaction to The Book of Uninspiring Quotes
‘I used to wake in the morning and put my pants on one leg at a time with hope and belief. Now I lay around pantless with belief only in home deliveries and twist top bottles. Damn you Leunig. My hope has drained away.’ – Tim Rogers (You Am I)
Where have the big guys and the multi-nationals gone?
Yes, yes it’s that guy from Affirm Press again banging his drum again about small and Aussie publishers...