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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.
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!
