The Manly Writers’ Festival 2026 program is now live. Over 4 days in March, we bring together writers, journalists, historians & thinkers to explore fiction, non-fiction, power, truth, belonging, & the stories that shape public life. Program: www.manlywritersfestival.org.au/program

Our program drops in 7 days for the 2026 Manly Writers' Festival. Sign-up at our website to make sure you get the news first! #writing #reading #ideas #ManlyWF26

You won’t miss it! We did it about 15 months ago.

In the current times, we were reminded of this from one our authors, @stuartthomas72.bsky.social writing in his book, 'When Mum and Dad See Me Kick'. Something to be #mindful of.

Good to see this write-up with Candida Baker in today's SMH/The Age newspapers. Her book, 'Light and Shadow' is available from us and truly good bookstores, and online of course. www.smh.com.au/culture/book...

If anyone is looking for a Christmas present 👇

English cricket fans, get over those Ashes blues by reading "The Coping Stone" about the first English Football tour of Australia in 1925 (England won!) via www.fairplaypublishing.com.au @fairplaybooks.bsky.social @footballandwar.bsky.social @footballheritage.bsky.social @petereedy.bsky.social

Our top 10 reads of 2025, Part 2. Numbers 6-10. If you’re looking for thoughtful gifts, summer reading, or something new for the beach bag, you’ll find plenty to love right here. buff.ly/RpEq3sb

We do, as the Prime Minister suggests, wrap our arms around the Jewish community today, especially our authors of the Jewish faith, and the entire Australian community. (Photo: Patrik Svoboda)

Our Top 10 Reads of 2025, Part 1. We continue our sharing of the history, culture and people of #sport including #football, #golf, #rugbyleague, #union, #waterpolo. buff.ly/tV1PC7K

Our 'if we must, we must' #BlackFriday sale ends midnight tonight (Monday 1st December). With only 24 days till #Christmas and the long summer ahead, it's the perfect opportunity either to catch up on reading or to get some stocking fillers.

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. buff.ly/a0aEGqd #ALeague #footballbooks #BRIMVC

Choose Calm this #BlackFriday. Choose books. buff.ly/a0aEGqd

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

All our #stories matter. buff.ly/ubibQZT #ageism #goodstories

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/...

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.

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. 💛📚✨

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

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). 👏🏼👏🏼

Our Spring books are still coming. Join author Amy Coomer this Saturday on the Gold Coast talking about her new #YA novel, 'Rosemary Boy'.

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 (Pic: @gleebooks.bsky.social)

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

✨ “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. 📘 buff.ly/vB0rYkO #HistoricalFiction #CandidaBaker #NewRelease

Author Candida Baker at the launch of her latest book, ‘Light and Shadow’. Available now in paperback and as an ebook.

📘 #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

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!

Kidnapped at birth. Living his twin’s life. Searching for the truth. Rosemary Boy — a YA novel about identity, grief and belonging. Out now ✨ buff.ly/jHTfrCh

Where to find us this Spring! buff.ly/yO6GP4X #reading #footballbooks #memoirs #historicalfiction #YAfiction

Our latest #audiobook is a memoir of love, grief, and healing, based on a devastating #cancer diagnosis. Find it on Spotify. buff.ly/7GEyEz3

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 buff.ly/jHTfrCh

Our #Spring reads continue. Here is our next book out next week. An amazing read from Candida Baker, a historical fiction of epic proportions.

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.

Trevor Thompson and Tim Ayliffe at the launch of Trevor’s latest book, ‘Big Con’ at Better Read Than Dead.

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...

Kidnapped at birth. Thrust into grief. Searching for himself. 'Rosemary Boy' is out now. Fabulous new Australian fiction. www.fairplaypublishing.com.au/products/ros...

Out today → Rosemary Boy: a Gen Z coming-of-age story about identity, grief, and belonging. #YAfiction #NewBook #RosemaryBoy

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Hear about Australia's unknown #soccer pioneer. A Hall of Famer in British Columbia; unheard of here. Trevor Thompson is in conversation about his latest book, 'Big Con' with crime writer, Tim Ayliffe.

GET IT from tomorrow! Our latest #fiction—'Rosemary Boy'. Told with honesty and heart, Amy Coomer’s latest novel is a deeply moving exploration of identity, grief, and belonging. buff.ly/jHTfrCh

Want some weekend listening? As well as the major #audiobook platforms, we now have our modest range of audiobooks available for purchase directly from our website. Football. Fiction. Life. buff.ly/DmaIxd7

Want to read a #reallygoodfootballbook? Don't just take our word for it (although we *are* the leaders in football fiction!). buff.ly/OdrpjUn

Whether you're into #football books, #fiction, or a memoir nine decades in the making, join us at one of our forthcoming book events to find out more about three very different but equally good books. ⚽️ Big Con. 🐎 Light and Shadow. 🗝️ A Secret Grief. buff.ly/QpxRkzj

One of our fabulous reads from two years ago to celebrate women's football, 'Hear Us Roar', an anthology of emerging women football writers from around the world. buff.ly/YEG8vs9

Join us for the launch of Trevor Thompson's 'Big Con', in conversation with Tim Ayliffe, at Better Read Than Dead. 29 October.

Our next release (later this month) is 'Rosemary Boy', a young adult novel about a boy kidnapped at birth, thrust into grief, & searching for identity in a life that was never his. Book & film clip by Amy Coomer. OUT SOON. buff.ly/i5TK7i3

Football. Fiction. Life. Our next three events reflect the books we publish. Come along to the one that interests you, meet the authors, and share a great conversation.

Join us for the launch of Trevor Thompson's 'Big Con', in conversation with Tim Ayliffe, at Better Read Than Dead. 29 October.

Our next #novel is a #youngadult fiction that is a powerful Gen Z coming-of-age story about identity, loss, and belonging. 'Rosemary Boy' by Amy Coomer.

Thanks to @stanchionbooks.bsky.social for stocking Socceroos in Scotland ⚽️ 🇦🇺 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @fairplaybooks.bsky.social

An Australian who built a sporting legacy in another land. Who is Con Jones? Trevor Thompson's latest book shares the story of a man who fled a scandal at home to become a Hall of Famer in his adopted hometown.