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The last of our 'Booktober' releases—another fabulous football novel
Our latest release unveils the hidden world of football agents
A memoir of love, loss and courage
This book has helped me to love my wife differently—with fewer conditions and more sacrifice. Men should read this book.
Dr John P Best, FACSEP FFSE
Defying the Odds to Complete the Melbourne Marathon: The Bipolar...
From overwhelming anxiety to paralysing depression to tumultuous manic episodes, Jacqui’s journey has been anything but easy.
Yet the one thing that has consistently helped her find focus and hope has been running.
It's 'Booktober': want to have a chat about a really...
It's 'Booktober': want to have a chat about a really good book?
Vale Salvatore 'Totò' Schillaci
Italian striker, Salvatore Schillaci, died from colon cancer on September 18, 2024.
In his memory, we share this excerpt from Philip Micallef's Quote, Unquote (2022), which comprises 100 of Philip's favourite stories after more than three decades as a football journalist.
Our reading picks for Father's Day
Whether your dad is a football enthusiast, a sports history buff, someone who loves a gripping novel or just a great read about people, we're happy to share a selection of books that make the perfect gift.
Booktopia Blues?
If you've been caught with an unfulfilled order of one of our books by the closure of online bookseller Booktopia, please contact us.
Our Olympic books
RIPPA! is ripper football fiction
Our second release in June was RIPPA! the second football novel from P.J. Laverty.
Set in the late 1980s - after Craig Johnston but before the likes of Mark Viduka, Harry Kewell, Tim Cahill, et al made their names in English football - it is about Joey Rippa, a young football-playing surf-loving, pot-smoking, guitar-strumming 19-year-old from coastal Western Australia who is 'discovered' by the manager of West Ham while on a pre-season trip to Perth.
Recognising the first Australian team to win an Olympic Gold...
Our latest book is another Olympics non-fiction about some forgotten Gold Medalists, the 1988 Australian Women's Hockey team. Ladies First - The Story of Australia's First Olympic Hockey Gold Medal is a compelling account of the remarkable journey undertaken by the Australian women's hockey team at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games.
2024 Football Writers' Festival - The Changemakers
The theme of this year's Football Writers' Festival on 5-6 October - the fifth! - is CHANGEMAKERS.
The people, incidents, and events that have helped change our game—those from the past, the present, and those shaping the future.
50 years ago today
Who is Charyl Chappuis?
Passion, revolution and glory
For many, South America epitomises most of what we love about football. Tales of South American Football - Passion, Revolution and Glory by Jorge Knijnik weaves the fabric of culture and sport in 13 chapters that give the reader a path into the region's modern history and social realities.