Fair Play Publishing
@fairplaybooks.bsky.social
An independent publisher of non-fiction and fiction #books on sport, life, and lived experience. Founder @manlywritersfest.bsky.social. Imprints: Fair Play, Popcorn Press, Pepper Press. www.fairplaypublishing.com.au
#Rugbyleague fever? With the #RugbyLeagueWorldCup underway, there's no better time to revisit one of the game's great characters. 'Jumping Jack' tells the remarkable story of Garry Jack, one of Australia's finest rugby league fullbacks. buff.ly/VWJnAmh
“The more bookshops there are, the more people will read. The better bookshops are, the more people discover things.” James Daunt talking to @newyorker.com buff.ly/sc3JIMb
Like so many Australians, we are devastated by what happened to the Member for Indi, Helen Haines, in Wangaratta on Monday afternoon. We send Helen and her family all our love, strength and courage. Be #kind to one another. For Helen's sake, but also your own.
We understand the strength of feeling this AI Charter has provoked & that more explanation is needed. We will publish a blog tomorrow detailing why, in a vacuum of regulation, this charter demands more transparency & accountability from organisations on how they are using AI now and in the future.
We appreciate and applaud the sentiment of the paper released today by Football Australia on #multiculturalism, but it's a shame they did not read some of our really good football books in terms of #history. You can find out more here: www.fairplaypublishing.com.au/collections/...
Manchester City. 114 breaches. Sponsorship money. The question everyone's asking: how did we get here? Patrick Nally built the system that makes these questions possible. His book GAME CHANGER explains it from the inside. "The past doesn't just inform today's debate. It explains it." buff.ly/0F5DFhr
Patrick Nally brought the 1981 #FIFA World Youth Championship to #Australia and stayed with Sir Arthur George. Forty-five years later, he's published the full story of how he built modern sports marketing - and had it taken from him. GAME CHANGER. Out now. buff.ly/0F5DFhr #AUSsoccerhistory
Game Changer
Who invented modern sports marketing? Before Patrick Nally, sport had no money. The IOC was nearly bankrupt. FIFA had no sponsors. Nobody even knew what sponsorship was. Through his agency West…
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In 1982, a telex began chattering in an office in Berkeley Square. By the time it stopped, the godfather of sports marketing had lost everything he'd built and the machinery that eventually produced ISL was set in motion. GAME CHANGER by Patrick Nally is out today. 📖 buff.ly/0F5DFhr
It was only 50 years ago that mega sporting organisations such as #FIFA and the #IOC had nothing. buff.ly/0F5DFhr
Enjoying the #NRLGF? Every generation has its legendary games and players. Hear from one of them at Jamberoo Pub on 15th October. buff.ly/NVsD8Kv
Garry Jack & Adam Hawse Lunch Thursday 15 October - Jamberoo Pub
"Jumping Jack" Book launch and lunch at Jamberoo Pub with Garry Jack and Adam Hawse October 15 2026 fro 1230pm
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Don't miss out! Be included on the Collector's Honour Roll of the Third Edition of the Encyclopedia of #Socceroos. Purchase by the end of today to be included. buff.ly/3LxP8cq
REMINDER #Socceroos fans. It's the last day tomorrow to have your name included in the Collectors Roll Call for the latest and best edition of the Encyclopedia of Socceroos. Out in November. #EoS3 #AUSBRA
The #NRL grand final may be near, but #rugbyleague lives on even after the final siren. Join Garry Jack & Adam Hawse at the Jamberoo Pub on 15th October. buff.ly/NVsD8Kv
Garry Jack & Adam Hawse Lunch Thursday 15 October - Jamberoo Pub
"Jumping Jack" Book launch and lunch at Jamberoo Pub with Garry Jack and Adam Hawse October 15 2026 fro 1230pm
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Long before the 115 charges, there was a telex machine in Berkeley Square sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/long-befor... By Patrick Nally, the "godfather" of sports marketing
Long before the 115 charges, there was a telex machine in Berkeley Square
Patrick Nally is known by many as the godfather of sports marketing, a man who took the IOC and FIFA from barely solvent to unbelievable riches.
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Join our author Sue Woolfe at Readings State Library of VIC on Monday 05.10.26 to hear about her novel, 'The Girl Who Climbed on Rooves'. Register via the QR code. #literaryfiction #bookevents #statelibraryvic #suewoolfe
“Find me an artist in Australia who wants to “opt in”? We are unified. We opt out. Full stop.” Ben Quilty on #copyright laws and AI. www.smh.com.au/national/nic...
Nice work on the Medicare hack, Albo, but you’re still letting AI steal my art
Come to Australia, steal and plunder. That’s the prime minister’s message to the AI giants.
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REMINDER: Pre-Order the Third Edition of the Encyclopedia of #Socceroos before the end of this month to be included in the Collector's Honour Roll. buff.ly/MYX10wq
OUT SOON from Fair Play Publishing: HOSTING THE WORLD by James Johnson, the inside playbook on winning, building and delivering the most successful #WomensWorldCup in history, out November 2026. How do you actually host the world? He'll tell you. buff.ly/LI8ebtD
Hosting the World
What does it actually take to host the world? Winning the right to stage a FIFA World Cup, an Olympic Games or a Commonwealth Games is just the beginning. The real work - the politics, the planning,…
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He looked me in the eye and said "It'll get better, and soon." Then he grabbed me by both shoulders and said "If you MAKE it better." Yes George, only if we MAKE it better....
"We could hear that a calamity was indeed happening, nearby, but elsewhere. The devastation sucked the soundscape out of the rest of the city, as if those not directly involved were surplus to requirements: which we were." @jeanolafc.bsky.social writing about being in #NewYork 25 years ago.
Adored her. She never lived in anyone’s shadow; even Bob’s. We have lost a gifted writer and kick arse Woman. Vale you unforgettable dame.
We are deeply saddened to learn of the death of Blanche d’Alpuget. Blanche was a remarkable Australian writer, and it was an enormous privilege for Fair Play Publishing to publish her final novel, The Bunny Club, in 2025.
Got a young bloke who loves football and adventure, but isn’t always quite so enthusiastic about books? Try RIPPA II: YOUNG PILGRIM by P.J. Laverty. Football ⚽ Travel 🌍 Adventure. And a young boy discovering a much bigger world. Out now from really good bookstores...or from us!
Father’s Day: socks & jocks ❌ A cracking rugby league story ✔️ JUMPING JACK by Garry Jack with Adam Hawse. Balmain, Australia, Origin, 1989 and plenty of stories from behind the scenes. Available from really good bookstores (and us). 📚 #RugbyLeague #FathersDay
Father's Day is a week away. Order by tomorrow (Sun 30 Aug) to be safe, and use DAD2026 for a little something from us. 🎁 buff.ly/RA7CRxf
Put your name in Socceroos history. Order the third edition ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE SOCCEROOS by 30 September and you'll be listed in the Collector's Honour Roll. $79.95, Australian postage included. New blog live now. buff.ly/i58klS6
Encyclopedia of Socceroos (Third Edition)
The complete story of Australia's men's national football team. For more than a century, the Socceroos have represented Australia across continents, generations and eras. From the pioneers of the…
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