GUEST POST: Tanami Tourists by Elizabeth Hutchins

Wakefield Press author Elizabeth Hutchins' recently released Troop Train is a coming-of-age novel set in the chaos of the Second World War. This guest post is a story of a different kind of chaos – camping in the Australian desert. Elizabeth has been kind enough to share her story of being one of the first tourists to cross the Tanami Desert. In 2010, the story was a finalist in the Northern Territory Literary Awards. We're thrilled…

TRAVEL FOR TWO: Piran's Places and Spaces

Roger Zubrinich and Judy Peters like to travel. A lot. Prior to the pandemic, the couple would escape the Australian winter and head to Europe for the summer, traipsing through countries via a hire car. With overseas travel now something of a dream, Roger has decided to revisit some of their destinations in writing. This week, Roger takes us to one of his favourite places to holida with Judy: Piran.

Stephanie Radok's BECOMING A BIRD

Wakefield Press have been pleased to host Flinders University Honours student Melanie Ross working as an intern in our office. During her time here, Melanie gravitated towards Stephanie Radok's Becoming a Bird: Untold stories about art, a reflection on art and its purposes. In twelve meditative stories, Stephanie Radok discovers that, mostly, we are all at home everywhere in this world. In a beautiful essay for Sydney Review of Books, Martin Edmond writes that 'The direction…

Launching IN THE ROOM WITH THE SHE WOLF by Jelena Dinic

In late October, we had the pleasure of gathering once again in the back room of the Wheatsheaf Hotel for the double book launch of Jelena Dinic's In the Room with the She Wolf and Kate Llewellyn's Harbour. Supported by the brilliant team from No Wave poetry, helmed by Dom Symes, the event was an enormous success. We're pleased now to be sharing Mike Ladd's wonderful launch speech for In the Room with the She Wolf, as well as Jelena's…

MEET THE BOOKSELLER: Kate Treloar and Nick Patrick, Orchard Bookshop

Every thriving reading community needs good bookshops, and good booksellers. In our Meet the Bookseller series, we introduce you to some of Australia’s most loved booksellers. If you’d like to nominate a bookshop or bookseller to be featured, please let us know in comments, or email maddy@wakefieldpress.com.au. This week, meet Kate Treloar and Nick Patrick, co-owners of Orchard Bookshop in the Adelaide Central Markets. Formerly known as Adelaide's Pop-up Bookshop, Kate and Nick are old hands at the bookselling trade, with…

TRAVEL FOR TWO: Car-tastrophe in Paris, part one

Roger Zubrinich and Judy Peters like to travel. A lot. Prior to the pandemic, the couple would escape the Australian winter and head to Europe for the summer, traipsing through countries via a hire car. With overseas travel now something of a dream, Roger has decided to revisit some of their destinations in writing. This week, Roger and Judy battle a rattling Renault, left-handed driving, and apathetic mechanics.

RAPID FIRE QUESTIONS WITH: Elizabeth Hutchins

In our author interview series RAPID FIRE, we’re getting to know our authors a little better by throwing a few quick questions at them. Next up to the plate is Elizabeth Hutchins, author of Troop Train. Troop Train is a moving and uplifting family saga, inspired by the stories of those who lived through the war in the Adelaide Hills. It is based on Elizabeth's careful research studying newspaper articles, books, memoirs and historical collections – and talking…

TRAVEL FOR TWO: A Tale of Stupidity in Four Acts

Roger Zubrinich and Judy Peters like to travel. A lot. Prior to the pandemic, the couple would escape the Australian winter and head to Europe for the summer, traipsing through countries via a hire car. With overseas travel now something of a dream, Roger has decided to revisit some of their destinations in writing. This week, Roger and Judy encounter difficulties leaving Nice, leading to a tale of stupidity in four acts.

MEET THE BOOKSELLER: Becky Lucas, Shakespeare's Bookshop

Every thriving reading community needs good bookshops, and good booksellers. In our Meet the Bookseller series, we introduce you to some of Australia’s most loved booksellers. This week, meet Becky Lucas, co-owner of Shakespeare's Bookshop in Blackwood. Many thanks to Wakefield Press' own Elizabeth Hutchins, who suggested that we feature Shakespeare's Bookshop.

TRAVEL FOR TWO: A Place for Well-Heeled Mountain Goats

Roger Zubrinich and Judy Peters like to travel. A lot. Prior to the pandemic, the couple would escape the Australian winter and head to Europe for the summer, traipsing through countries via a hire car. With overseas travel now something of a dream, Roger has decided to revisit some of their destinations in writing. This week, Roger and Judy attempt to climb their way through Monaco.

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