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That thought has been very much on our minds lately, and it is the reason we begin this newsletter with Natalie Scott.

Looking for author events in NSW and Queensland this month?

Over the coming weeks, Fair Play Publishing authors will appear at writers festivals, book launches and literary events across NSW and QLD, from the Sunshine Coast to Sydney and the Southern Highlands.

Award-winning novelist Sue Woolfe returns with a powerful, lyrical novel about memory, music, and the things families cannot say, entitled The Girl Who Climbed on Rooves.

From 19-22 March, the Manly Writers' Festival brings together writers, readers and ideas across Manly, and several Fair Play Publishing authors will be part of the conversations. Here’s where to catch them.

Continuing our list of Top 10 Reads of 2025, here are our books 7-10.

We are proud to have published writers with their first books, as well as extensively published authors who have multiple books to their name, ranging from 26-year-old Amy Coomer, with a YA novel, through to 97-year-old Natalie Scott, with a moving memoir. 

We believe all our stories matter. That is why we publish them, and why we publish for a purpose. 

Our latest release, Light and Shadow, is a sweeping new historical novel by acclaimed Australian author Candida Baker, inspired by real events that began in 1874.

Told with honesty and heart, Amy Coomer’s latest novel is a deeply moving exploration of identity, grief, and belonging. It’s about what happens when the life you’ve known falls apart, and you have to find out who you are all over again.

Throughout this week on social media, we've been highlighting three of our books relevant to the aim of NAIDOC Week, which runs from 6th-13th July. This year's NAIDOC is of special significance as it is the 50th anniversary of the celebration, with the theme of The Next Generation: Strength, Vision, and Legacy.

What better way to find out more about your favourite books or get them signed than to join us at the 2025 Manly Writers' Festival from 28-30 March 2025?

It's 'Booktober': want to have a chat about a really good book?

Then join us at one of our book launches or author talks this 'Booktober'.

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. 

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.