Fifty – Australian Dance Theatre

It’s difficult to know how to begin talking about a book as beautiful as this. Tracing Australian Dance Theatre’s often tumultuous and always interesting fifty-year history, Fifty contains interviews, archival research, and stunning photography. Did you think I was exaggerating? Read an excerpt below, or find out more about the book here. The beginnings of Australian Dance Theatre were radical, daring and new. The company was created in Adelaide, South Australia in 1965 with a vision to…

We heart Radio Adelaide

Just a reminder (on this lovely, not-too-hot Monday) of how great Radio Adelaide is. Diana Chessell, author of Adelaide's Dissenting Headmaster, was interviewed by the very well-spoken and engaging Ewart Shaw on Sunday. Listen to their fascinating conversation on John Lorenzo Young here. Meanwhile, Mag Merrilees continues her instalments of Fables Queer and Familiar at Radio Adelaide, all of which are available here. And then there have been interviews with Kate Strohm, Dino Hodge, Janis…

Wakefield Press has MOVED HOME

Sorry about the absence without leave, guys, but we've been pretty darn busy over here -- As some of you will be aware by now, Wakefield Press has moved! We were the cool kids on the block in Kent Town for twenty-five years, and it's an area that we will always love dearly. Sometimes, though, it's time for a change. A new place. More storage space. A shake-up, if you will. And we'd been admiring the…

The Geek’s Blog: All About Ebooks

Hi! My name is Simon Collinson and I’m Wakefield Press’s new ‘Geek in Residence’. Thanks to the generosity of the Australia Council, I’m here until the end of August to work on Wakefield’s ebook business. So what exactly are ebooks? Essentially, they’re a website in a box: a kind of text file which can be displayed on computers, tablets, phones, and dedicated ereader devices. Ebooks come in a few formats. The most widely used of…

Fear (no more) the heat o' the sun

Urgh. Day Five of the great 2014 heatwave rolls on. The horror, the horror. Time to pull out the big guns. Four part series. Available immediately online. Got your attention yet? First read this summary of book one. Then go here. Purchase. Now start reading. By the time you look up, I promise, all this horrible weather will be over. Don't worry, you can thank me later.

The Heaven I Swallowed launches

I know, I know, we've been bad and have neglected this little blog for some time. But we have a good excuse, promise! Recently we launched our new title, The Heaven I Swallowed by Rachel Hennessy. Read all about the launch below, then head over here to purchase a copy yourself!