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Roll up, roll up and enter our competition to win one of our new February reads! Just head to Text’s Facebook page to tell us why you would like a copy of one of the books below. The best response wins! Competition is open to AU/NZ residents. Entries close 10am AEST Friday 3 February. Winners will be notified on Facebook by 5pm.
Australia Day means many things to many people and the medium of literature enables writers to share their thoughts on our country in innumerable ways.
Text is proud to publish all its Australian authors and in particular, proud to publish its list of Text Classics—milestones in the Australian experience that we believe significantly contribute to the imaginative and literary wealth of this nation.
And in the spirit of celebrating diverse Australian experiences, we would like to present you with a list of titles from the staff at Text that best embodies Australia for each of us.
School’s Out Forever!
Okay, not really. But it’s getting closer. There’s no getting out of it. Or is there?
Try being in one of Text’s brilliant dystopian books and see how you like it. We’ve got alternative universes galore where school is just isn’t an option.
But remember, with no school comes great responsibility. Have a read of these and maybe you’ll reconsider getting out school for the day…
Tennis season is upon us and thus we're all glued to our sets (or screens!) watching that small green ball going back and forth and back and forth and...And that’s all it ever does, you know. Apart from the lets and faults and lobs and smashes and aces. Did you ever stop to think there might be other sports out there? Other activities that weren’t invented by French monks?
Since we at Text specialise in books, let us help you take your mind off the little green ball for a while and rediscover the wide world of sports.
Text is proud to congratulate Helen Garner and Mark Smith for their inclusion on the 2017 Indie Book Awards' Shortlist.
The Indie Book Awards were established in 2008 with the aim of highlighting the best Australian writing as chosen by Australian independent booksellers.
Libby Angel has written a vivid and vibrant debut novel about the influence of family, the magic of storytelling and a mother–daughter relationship unlike any other.
In the mundane streets of suburban Adelaide, young Loretta Maartje Lord has always lived in the shadow of her brilliant yet unconventional mother, Leda. Sometimes warm and vivacious and at other times cool and cruel, she represents Loretta’s greatest influence, for better or for worse.
Told through Loretta’s eyes, The Trapeze Act weaves together stories of her mother’s former life in the circus, her father’s bizarre dealings as the town lawyer and Leda’s own eccentric childhood.
Text is looking for a highly organised, detail-oriented and reliable individual to assist the Finance Manager in the role of Finance Coordinator/Assistant.
It’s a new year and with it comes the usual list of books that will magically turn you into a wonderful, happy and amazing person. We’re here to change all that.
Down with instant happiness! We want you to make your own decisions on how to live a good life. Our titles are here to make you think about what might make a fulfilling life and maybe give you a nudge in the right direction.
Want to know what it’s like to win the Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s writing? Claire Christian won the 2016 Text Prize for her novel Beautiful Mess, which Text will publish in September 2017.
Submissions for the tenth annual 2017 Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing open today. We’ve got lots in store for this milestone year.
