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Fair Play Publishing
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An independent publisher of #books on Sport, Fiction and Life. Founder @manlywritersfest.bsky.social. Imprints: Fair Play, Popcorn Press, Pepper Press.

www.fairplaypublishing.com.au
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A reluctant Black Friday admission from Fair Play Publishing: We’ve discounted 20 books we love — and would love to move along to good homes.

No chaos. No countdown clocks.

Just proper books at proper bargains.

Browse the collection ➡️ buff.ly/a0aEGqd
Black Friday on the left side of the image.

Calm, coffee and a Fair Play book on the right.

Our once-a-year sale sits firmly on the right-hand side:

20 books, big discounts, no frenzy.

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November 28, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Choose Calm this #BlackFriday. Choose books. buff.ly/a0aEGqd
November 26, 2025 at 1:55 AM
A reluctant Black Friday admission from Fair Play Publishing: We’ve discounted 20 books we love — and would love to move along to good homes.

No chaos. No countdown clocks.

Just proper books at proper bargains.

Browse the collection ➡️ buff.ly/a0aEGqd
November 25, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Our nine most recent releases include 6 x sport, 2 x novels, 1 x #YA novel, 2 x memoirs, 1 x biography, 1 x #Aboriginal history, 1 x football history, #football #rugbyleague #rugby #waterpolo #golf. All fabulous stories. www.fairplaypublishing.com.au/collections/...
November 21, 2025 at 6:48 AM
An interesting read here on scammers in the publishing industry theconversation.com/a-global-pub... via @theconversation.com

We are an independent, traditional publisher. It may send us broke 😅, but we are happy to be traditional in this context.
A global publishing scam assisted by AI has targeted Australia. Here are 5 tips to avoid scammers
Aspiring authors in Australia are among those who have been scammed by a network of publishing houses using cloned websites and AI tools.
theconversation.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:31 PM
From 97-year-old Natalie Scott last week to YA newcomer Amy Coomer today — our authors span generations, but share one thing: they tell brilliant stories.

Writing and reading don’t come with age limits. 'Rosemary Boy' proves it. 💛📚✨
November 18, 2025 at 6:15 AM
20 years ago today — 16 November 2005 — Australia finally broke the 32-year drought and qualified for the 2006 World Cup. Those of us who lived it will never forget it.
Moments like that are why so many of our football books exist. They didn’t just celebrate a qualification — they
November 15, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Good to see two FPP authors now working at the BBC (not on Panorama!). Flora Snelson (Hear Us Roar) and @sallyfreedman.bsky.social (Get Your Tit$ Out for the Lads). 👏🏼👏🏼
November 14, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Our Spring books are still coming. Join author Amy Coomer this Saturday on the Gold Coast talking about her new #YA novel, 'Rosemary Boy'.
November 11, 2025 at 6:15 AM
What if the love you needed most never arrived? Natalie Scott’s A Secret Grief is a lyrical memoir of memory, exile, and a mother–daughter bond that never quite connected.

buff.ly/3o9Kvyc #NewBook #Memoir

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November 10, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Some books are written in a season. Some are written in a lifetime. At 97, Natalie Scott finally shares hers. 'A Secret Grief' is here.

#AuthorLife #Memoir #AusBooks buff.ly/3o9Kvyc
November 8, 2025 at 12:45 AM
✨ “Baker’s power and truth as a describer of women’s longing, desire and sexual love is second to none…” — Sue Woolfe

Light and Shadow is out now. Part history, part fiction, unforgettable.

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#HistoricalFiction #CandidaBaker #NewRelease
November 7, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Author Candida Baker at the launch of her latest book, ‘Light and Shadow’. Available now in paperback and as an ebook.
November 6, 2025 at 7:19 AM
📘 #NewRelease : LIGHT AND SHADOW by Candida Baker. When history leaves gaps, fiction steps in. A richly imagined novel tracing the scandalous life of Eadweard Muybridge & the legacy left to his granddaughter.
🔗 www.fairplaypublishing.com.au/products/lig...

#HistoricalFiction #AustralianAuthors
November 6, 2025 at 12:22 AM
If you're interested in #horses, you're going to love our next book. It's #historicalfiction by Candida Baker, based around the #truecrime committed by the 19th-century photographer who discovered that at some point in a horse's gallop, all four hooves are off the ground. Find out more on Thursday!
November 4, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Kidnapped at birth.
Living his twin’s life.
Searching for the truth.
Rosemary Boy — a YA novel about identity, grief and belonging.
Out now ✨

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November 3, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Our latest #audiobook is a memoir of love, grief, and healing, based on a devastating #cancer diagnosis. Find it on Spotify. buff.ly/7GEyEz3
November 1, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Author Spotlight: Amy Coomer is part of Gen Z — and she’s written the story Gen Z has been waiting for. 'Rosemary Boy' captures the mess, beauty and pain of finding yourself in a world that won’t stop watching. Out now 📚

#RosemaryBoy #YAAuthor #Identity #NewBook

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October 31, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Our #Spring reads continue. Here is our next book out next week. An amazing read from Candida Baker, a historical fiction of epic proportions.
October 30, 2025 at 6:15 AM
A message from Candida Baker, author of 'Light and Shadow' which is released next week. Join us at @gleebooks.bsky.social next Thursday for the launch with Caroline Baum.
October 29, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Trevor Thompson and Tim Ayliffe at the launch of Trevor’s latest book, ‘Big Con’ at Better Read Than Dead.
October 29, 2025 at 7:54 AM
REMINDER: Join us and hear two storytellers talk about Trevor Thompson's latest book, 'Big Con' about Australia's unknown #soccer pioneer. TONIGHT at Better Read Than Dead. www.betterreadevents.com/events/big-c...
Big Con: Trevor Thompson in-conversation with Tim Ayliffe | Better Read Events
Join us with Trevor Thompson to celebrate the release of Big Con! Trevor will be joined by Tim Ayliffe.
www.betterreadevents.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Kidnapped at birth. Thrust into grief. Searching for himself. 'Rosemary Boy' is out now. Fabulous new Australian fiction. www.fairplaypublishing.com.au/products/ros...
Rosemary Boy
Seventeen-year-old Jules Edwards always thought he was ordinary—until a viral news broadcast and a DNA test unravel everything. Kidnapped as a baby, Jules is forced to leave behind the only life he’s ...
www.fairplaypublishing.com.au
October 28, 2025 at 7:13 AM