Father's Day is four weeks away

Father's Day is four weeks away

There's still plenty of time to find the right book. Here are eight that we've curated from our shelves that we reckon any dad would be happy to read.

Jumping Jack - Garry Jack, legendary Balmain and Australian fullback, tells his story for the first time. From the epic 1989 grand final to surviving a cardiac arrest, this is rugby league at its rawest and best. With Adam Hawse.

The Castoffs - Phil Wilkins's debut novel. A sports journalist, a fox colony, a schoolboy rugby team, and the Harbour Bridge. Literary fiction with a sporting heart.

Big Con - The extraordinary true story of Con Jones, who fled a Melbourne Cup betting scandal and reinvented himself as a giant of Canadian soccer. Trevor Thompson at his storytelling best.

Socceroos in Scotland - Paul Murphy's profile of the Socceroos who have played in the domestic leagues in Scotland, some of whom like the cover image of Mark Viduka and Craig Moore shows, were big name stars.

RIPPA II: Young Pilgrim - P.J. Laverty's sequel continues the journey. For the dad who likes his fiction with grit and heart, with surf and soccer thrown in!

The Natural: Richard 'Dick' Thornett -The only man to represent Australia in three sports: Olympic water polo, rugby union and rugby league. A remarkable life, told by Brendan Morris and Stephan Wellink.

Golf Dreaming - Professor John Maynard's groundbreaking exploration of golf's place in Australian sporting history from an Aboriginal perspective. Something genuinely different.

Fixing Football - Mel Brennan's insider account of corruption, power and reform in CONCACAF and world football. You couldn't make it up. 

P.S. Enter the code DAD2026 on your next purchase for a Father's Day surprise from us!


Debut novel from a veteran sports journalist

Preserving the history of the Socceroos