Wakefield Press is delighted to announce the acquisition of world rights to the debut collection by Adelaide author Andrew Roff, winner of last year’s Peter Carey Short Story Award, via agent Martin Shaw of Shaw Literary. Publication of the collection, provisionally titled Third Heaven, is projected for 2022.
Continue readingIn this third installment of Hidden Histories, we travel back in time to 1905 Adelaide, when Scottish-born actress and satirical writer Thistle Anderson first published Arcadian Adelaide to quite a stir in sleepy Adelaide. Published again in 2020 for a modern audience, this hilarious little volume, intended by its author as 'a playful skit', is to be taken with a pinch of salt ... or perhaps savoured, stubbornly, with a glass of excellent Adelaide wine.
Continue readingWe're delighted to officially announce the acquisition of world rights to Trouble is My Business, the second Olivia Grace mystery by author Lisa Walker, acquired from the Jane Novak agency. The young adult fiction novel will be published by Wakefield Press in September 2021. Trouble is my Business follows Lisa's previous instalment in her mystery series about Gold Coast teen PI Olivia Grace. The first book, The Girl with the Gold Bikini, was published by…
Continue readingWe're delighted to officially announce the acquisition of world rights to Allayne Webster's young adult fiction novel, That Thing I Did, which Wakefield Press will publish in March 2022. That Thing I Did is a rollicking road trip with a serious core, exploring issues like the dark side of social media use, teen sexuality and consent, superficiality and authenticity, mental health and friendship.
Continue readingIn this second installment of Hidden Histories, we are traveling back in time to discover The Original Mediterranean Cuisine and delve into the recipes (and food culture) of medieval times. Acclaimed culinary historian Barbara Santich tells the story of authentic medieval Mediterranean food, and brings to the table recipes translated and adapted for modern kitchens from fourteenth- and fifteenth-century Italian and Catalan manuscripts.
Continue readingIn this edition of Behind the Books, Fred Guilhaus answers all of our burning questions about his new novel, Road Rage. Close friends cycle to escape the pressures of big city living. A vehicle cuts them down from behind, causing serious injury. Is this road rage, car versus bike? Or is it a copycat terrorist attack? Road Rage challenges notions of 'them and us', right and wrong. In the revelations of each life's journey, Fred Guilhaus…
Continue readingToday we are celebrating the publication of new teen novel Indigo Owl, the long-awaited second book from Charlie Archbold. Charlie's debut Mallee Boys was awarded Honour Book in the Children's Book Council Book of the Year Awards 2018. Indigo Owl is smart, thoughtful YA fiction for modern teens. Equal parts thrilling entertainment and thought-provoking social commentary, Indigo Owl discusses the 'what ifs' around the future of the human race.
Continue readingThrough tough times, the most positive thing you can do is buy books and read them. And then tell your friends and family to do the same! Support Wakefield Press and our collection of beautiful new books! Discover our latest releases for yourself.
Continue readingWakefield Press announces that Snow, the young adult dystopian Snow White retelling by debut author Gina Inverarity, will be released 01 April 2020!
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