Bitter Fruit

Bitter Fruit is a showcase of a collection of early photographs, many previously unpublished, focusing on Indigenous Australians. Presented in a beautiful hardcover, this is a breathtaking document of the Australian experience. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are warned that this post, and the book associated with it, may contain images of people who are deceased. Bitter Fruit: Australian Photographs to 1963 reproduces a selection of photographic materials – most previously unpublished –…

New Release: All the Kings' Men

All the Kings' Men records the story of the oldest continuously operating cricket club still in existence in South Australia – the Hindmarsh Cricket Club which now operates under the name of West Torrens - and the stories of the people who built it. This book also traces the evolution of Club cricket in the Adelaide metropolitan area from the birth of the colony until 1900. It highlights the development of cricket through significant and progressive…

Congratulations to Carol Lefevre!

Wakefield Press is thrilled to announce that Carol Lefevre's Quiet City: Walking through West Terrace Cemetery has been shortlisted in the Non-Fiction category of the 2018 Adelaide Festival Awards for literature. Winners in each category will be announced on Saturday 3 March in 2018 during Writers' Week. Visit the Arts SA website to see the other shortlisted titles, and for more information on SA Writers' Week. About Quiet City: I do not think that I believe…

Bush Mechanics: From Yuendumu to the World

Below is an extract from the new release Bush Mechanics: From Yuendumu to the World, edited by Mandy Paul and Michaelangelo Bolognese. The book explores the wildly popular TV series of the same name that aired on the ABC from 2001 - 2002, and goes behind the scenes showing readers the highs and lows of life in the remote Australian outback. Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islanders are warned that this extract and video may contain the names,…

Stephen Orr: Incredible Floridas

Wakefield Press had the great honour of launching bestselling author Stephen Orr's latest novel, Incredible Floridas, at the beautiful Carclew centre in November. Launched by John Neylon, the evening featured a performance from SINGular Production's upcoming musical Innocence, based on Stephen Orr's novel Time's Long Ruin. Below is the wonderfully researched speech made by John Neylon on the night: 'Why do novelists write about artists and the world of art? It’s a fair question…

The launch of SURROGATE by Tracy Crisp

Last week we launched Tracy Crisp's new book Surrogate to a very full house at Imprints Booksellers. After an excellent speech by ABC Adelaide's Deb Tribe, here is what Tracy had to say. Thank you, Deb. For being so open to the invitation and so generous with your time to prepare for tonight and to be here this evening. And thank you for giving Surrogate such a great send-off into the world.…

Taking a Punt

Shavers down, time to hit the store for the best beard balm you can find: it's Movember. Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Australian men, with 3000 dying of it each year – more than the number of women who die of breast cancer. Turn the focus on men's health with this excerpt from Peter Endersbee's memoir, Taking a Punt. Anna accompanied me to the urologist for the biopsy results. I was still clinging…

Edmund Pegge on being in Dr Who

From the warm and witty Edmund Pegge we have a few thoughts on being a small part of the Dr Who phenomenon: On being interviewed at a Dr Who convention in Adelaide the following conversation occurred: Int: How did you approach your part? Ed: Probably learnt my lines and hit my marks. It was a long time ago. Int: What did you think of being in Dr Who at the time? Ed: Nothing. It was…

Liz Williams: Body Language

In late September Wakefield Press had the honour of launching Liz Williams: Body Language, a beautifully photographed book dedicated to the works of the late South Australian ceramicist. Below is an excerpt from author Margot Osborne's speech at the launch. I was driven to do this book on Liz Williams to honour her lifetime of artistic achievement and to ensure that there is a record of her unique contribution to Australian ceramics. It struck me…

The Wakefield Press Reader's Guide to Open State

Open State festival has a packed program which kicks off on Thursday 28 September and runs through to Sunday 8 October. Publisher Michael Bollen brings you the Wakefield Press Reader's Guide to Open State. My, my. It's an eye-opener and source of pride, browsing the Open State program, reminding us how books and reading interweave past, present and future. Picking through the goodies on offer, the mind thinks inevitably, Hmm, could be a book in that. And thinks too: Now, which…

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