WHAT WE DO
We are an independent publisher of really good books.
LATEST RELEASES

The First Matildas - the 1975 Asian Ladies Championship
$29.99

Socceroos - A World Cup Odyssey, Volume 1, 1965-2002
$34.99

Hear Us Roar - an anthology of emerging women football writers
$21.99

Socceroos - A World Cup Odyssey, Volume 2, 2006-2022
$34.99

In the Spotlight
50 years ago, on November 13th 1973, the team we now know as the Socceroos made their first ever World Cup when Jimmy Mackay scored the winner against South Korea in Hong Kong that took us to West Germany 1974. Emeritus Professor John Maynard's two volume Socceroos - A World Cup Odyssey traces the history of the Socceroos qualifying campaigns for the quadrennial tournament. Volume 1 contains 1965 to 2002; Volume 2 covers 2006 to 2022. A 'must have' football history book for true believers.
COMING SOON

Encyclopedia of Matildas Beyond the World Cup 2023
$49.95
December 6, 2023
More Matildas!
Can't get enough of the Matildas? Neither can we! And the Encyclopedia of Matildas Beyond the World Cup will be in really good bookstores from today.
March 7, 2024
Michelle Ford
1980 800m swimming Gold Medallist, Michelle Ford, launches her autobiography (written with Craig Lord), Turning the Tide, at Gleebooks.
March 14, 15 & 16, 2024
Manly Writers' Festival
Beyond the beach and the ferry, experience some of Manly's cultural life at the inaugural Manly Writers' Festival, supported by Northern Beaches Council.
March 15, 2024
High Heels & Low Blows
The Devil Wears Prada meets the Wolf of Wall Street meets I Don’t Know How She Does It with just a dash of Marion Keyes. Jill Valentine launches her debut novel.
March 26, 2024
George Best in Australia
The release of George Best in Australia, a myopic of Best's multiple tours to Australia in good times and bad. By Lucas Gillard with Jason Goldsmith.
SOCCEROOS
As we celebrate 50 years since we first made the World Cup, check out our really good books by, or about, Socceroos.

Socceroos - A World Cup Odyssey, Volume 2, 2006-2022
$34.99

Burning Ambition - The Centenary of Australia-New Zealand Football Ashes
From $24.95

Socceroos - A World Cup Odyssey, Volume 1, 1965-2002
$34.99

Riding Shotgun - the Autobiography of the Original Wizard of Oz
From $15.99

Playing for Australia - The First Socceroos Asia & World Football
From $9.99

Quote, Unquote - My Top 100 Football Stories
From $12.99

Encyclopedia of Socceroos Centenary Edition, 1922 to 2022
$66.00
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