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Bah humbug! In the interests of a calm and harmonious holiday season, we at Text are taking a stand. Which literary characters are we banning from our dinner tables this Christmas? Who will we not tolerate talking to Aunty Dinah or Uncle Jeyalan? Who is not getting any of this year’s prawns, pavs or puddings?
Who, to put it bluntly, is banned from our respective Christmases?
‘What a catch!’ From backyard games in the 1950s and an encounter at the historic Old Trafford game in ‘61 to Benaud’s heyday in the commentary box, Brian Matthews has traced the contours in the life of one of cricket’s greats.
Text’s David Winter sits down with Brian to talk about his new book, Benaud: An Appreciation, and why Benaud is an irresistible subject.
2016 has brought a haul of brilliant Text YA and children’s books. If you love YA and you missed any of these this year—well, you know what to do!
It’s our firm opinion at Text Publishing that Australian Literature is diverse, rich and vibrant. Our Text Classics, now numbering over 100, celebrate this important and wonderful literary heritage.
And did I mention that they're all $12.99?
Read on to find out what Text’s charming publicist, Alice Lewinsky has selected as her pick of the Text Classics for this holiday season.
The holidays are nearly here and we at Text Publishing can’t wait. We’re frantically rushing around the office, throwing tinsel on each other, drinking egg nog, opening all the presents we’ve bought for each other...wait, what? No, that’s the office downstairs. Your faithful Texters are in fact beavering away, ensuring our titles for next year are perfectly perfect. And we’re secretly doing all our Christmas shopping online. Shhhh. Don’t mention that last bit. But if you want to know what we’re buying for friends and ourselves then, Brave Reader, read on!
Your faithful Texters have been busier than bees, what with all the reading and editing and toiling and designing. We are now pleased to present you with our catalogue of titles for the next six months.
Kill the Next One from Argentina’s Federico Axat is fast becoming an international sensation. He’s being compared to Stephen King, Hitchcock, and Christopher Nolan. With more twists than a double helix, this gripping, fast-paced read won’t let you put it down until the very last page.
Ted has it all: a beautiful wife, two daughters, a high-paying job. But after he is diagnosed with a terminal brain tumour he finds himself with a gun to his temple, ready to pull the trigger. That’s when the doorbell rings.
Ted finds himself entwined in a suicidal daisy chain that will hook you from the start. Get ready for a rollercoaster of suspense that will leave you gasping for more.
Enter our competition to win one of our new December 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 2 December. Winners will be notified on Facebook by 5pm AEST on Monday 5 December.
Wonder what the world will look like in a few years? Alexander Weinstein already knows, and Humans, Westworld and Black Mirror have got nothing on him. This dark and haunting debut collection of stories, Children of the New World is being hailed as a brilliant and visionary work. Weinstein has been compared to Atwood, Kafka and Eggers.
