Now, you all know by now that Wakefield Press is a pretty special place, with a very long history. I bet that you're not aware, however, of the fact that we are also the home place of our esteemed Prime Minister's very first two books. (Alright alright, I say that because I wasn't aware. In fact, I was pretty surprised!) The Minimal Monarchy (1995) is unfortunately out of stock for the moment, but we still have…
Continue readingThe Macquarie's pick for Word of the Year 2013 is: Infovore noun a person who craves information, especially one who takes advantage of their ready access to it on digital devices. The people's choice goes to onesie, which I'm not even going to give a definition for here - y'all know what a onesie is by now, right? For the full listings, you can see the Macquarie page here, and glory in such gorgeous words as churnalism,…
Continue readingNow this one's cool! Why are we launching our latest title in Chennai, India, you ask? Click here to find out!
Continue readingWords are the tits, really. Australian English especially so, as the folks at Macquarie Dictionary will tell you. And now their editor Susan Butler's got a blog, and it is awesome. Ever wanted to know the difference between a taboo and a derogatory word? Suze has you covered, with colourful examples. Wanna know the history of Aus usage of youse? Ms Butler has the answers. Not only that, but you also get to vote for the Word…
Continue readingUrgh. Day Five of the great 2014 heatwave rolls on. The horror, the horror. Time to pull out the big guns. Four part series. Available immediately online. Got your attention yet? First read this summary of book one. Then go here. Purchase. Now start reading. By the time you look up, I promise, all this horrible weather will be over. Don't worry, you can thank me later.
Continue readingDerek Pedley's a man with a taste for the darker side of life. His award-winning true crime books are gripping, mesmerising – and occasionally terrifying, when he reminds us what even the most ordinary of folk are capable of. Dead by Friday recounts a tale of murder and adultery that gripped Adelaide over ten years ago. Shortlisted for the Ned Kelly True Crime Award (the nation's highest true crime honour), Dead by Friday tells the full…
Continue readingThe holidays are most definitely over. And we're into Day Two of the great 2014 heatwave (fingers crossed this is the only one!). We all need a good book to get us through. Thank goodness for Iola Mathews, then! Chequered Lives is the hottest off-est the press at the minute, and it's already flying out the door. Telling the story of John Barton Hack and Stephen Hack, and the early days of South Australia, it's fascinating, incredibly…
Continue readingWhat a weekend it was! Don Pyatt Hall looked incredible, thanks to Liz, who spent hours sewing bunting (so cool, right?) and finding the perfect decorations. Then, the books themselves, all marked down and arranged neatly due to the enormous efforts of Trevor, our sales rep extraordinaire, and Jonny, warehouse manager and backbone of all WP's operations. But the best part of the whole weekend was the authors! We kicked the weekend off with Rodney…
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