'Journalism is telling stories that some people want to be kept secret, it's not about awards.' - 'Mate, you know that is bullshit. Journalism is a dead language.'Tonight! A simple negotiation over an accident in a car park escalates into a brutal newsroom street fight. This is the end of the road for Brian Mathews and the end of the past for Real Time News.#This Is Not Journalism is the exciting first offering from Australian Writers Theatre, an urgent comedy for ...

‘Failure is not on the whiteboard.’Feel like you’re drowning in paperwork? Beaten by the impenetrable weight of office bureaucracy? Adrift in a sea of jargon? You’re not alone.Andrew, former rock muso and new CEO of youth music organisation, Staccato, was parachuted in to save the company from oblivion. Mission accomplished, he’s setting his sights on implementing a bold, new strategic plan.But the Board has unanimously scrapped the plan and neglected to te...

'We hit Cairo like a train! ... Every dirty little alley, every dusty back-room bar. The pyramids are marvellous, but I could spend the rest of my days quite happily in the arms of your temptation.'Inspired by the State Library of New South Wales' jaw-dropping collection of World War I diaries and letters, A Town Named War Boy explores both the events of war and the impact it has upon soldiers and their families. Written with insight, humour and sensitivity, Ross ...

Henry sets out to build a boat one day.He has a hammer and a sawand a sister and a Teddyand a shed full of big ideas.With a buoyant, rhythmic text, ideal for reading aloud, The Boy Who Built the Boat celebrates the simple joy of making things.

This is the story of two families – branches of the Solomons – transported to an alien land, both of whom eventually grow rich and powerful but who, through three generations, never for one moment relinquish their hatred for each other. It is also the story of our country from the beginning until we came of age as a nation.I have learned a great deal about Australia and those things which concern us as a people and make us, in many ways, who we are today. To write this book, I visit...

The Child Bride can either be read as a full-length eBook or in 3 serialised eBook-only parts.This is PART 2 of 3.You can read Part 2 two weeks ahead of release of the full-length eBook and paperback.Cathy Glass, international bestselling author, tells the shocking story of Zeena, a young Asian girl desperate to escape from her family.When 14 -year-old Zeena begs to be taken into care with a non-Asian family, she is clearly petrified. But of what?Pla...

The news that he was going to be a dad shocked the heck out of sexy executive Trent Crosby! Having had enough of deceptive women in his lifetime, he had his doubts about Rebecca Holley, the "mother" of his child.But when the beautiful nurse who'd accidentally received his sperm refused to negotiate a deal, Trent found himself proposing a marriage of convenience.Before long, the love-weary businessman was rushing home to be by Rebecca's side…and to hold her in his arms. Then...

Louise McAvoy lives an ordinary life: ordinary job, ordinary boyfriend. She’s grown so used to it that she’s forgotten how dull ordinary can be, until the day she sees classical pianist Jennifer Bellerose at a recital. The beautiful performance unlocks the artistic inspiration Louise thought she’d lost upon leaving art school three years ago. Inspired, Louise begins to paint again, her trademark rich abstract pieces bursting forth, and her life turns around and upside down in more ways tha...

An action-packed short story featuring Dan "Spider" Shepherd during his days as an SAS trooper in war-torn Sierra Leone.Hostile Territory is about 14,000 words, about thirty pages, perfect if you have half an hour to spare.Stephen Leather is one of the UK's most successful thriller writers, an ebook and Sunday Times bestseller and author of the critically acclaimed Dan "Spider' Shepherd series and the Jack Nightingale supernatural detective novels. Before becoming a novelis...

Experience Brady’s Struggle and Heartfelt Decision in Risking It All – A Must-Read for Rosewood Fans!Dive into the mind of Brady Fleming, Rosewood's equestrian coach and Olympic hopeful, as he faces life-altering decisions after a devastating fall.A Heartfelt Journey: Discover Brady’s inner conflict as he navigates his feelings for Brooklyn, knowing they can never be together – or can they?Perfect Prequel to MAKING RIPPLES

When a powerful storm blows in off the North Atlantic on her birthday, nonagenarian Ida Walsh is convinced disaster is coming to the small village of Heart’s Ease. With her niece Elsie about to go into labour, and memories of a childhood tragedy looming large, can the fiery matriarch of the Walsh family find the strength to do what the people of her town expect of her? Or has age finally gotten the best of her?This short story is a stand-alone tale about Aunt Ida, darling of the

Billy rubbed his hand along the smooth woodwork of the rifle slung over his shoulder. "Do you think we'll get to fight at last." For most of the new men their greatest fear had always been that the fighting would finish before they had their chance to join in.