Every #Socceroo. Every cap. Every goal. The third edition of the ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE SOCCEROOS is coming. Order by 30 September to have your name in the Collector's Honour Roll. buff.ly/aUck00H (Cover to come).
Fair Play Publishing
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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
For readers who like their history with courage, intrigue and heart: THE RIM OF THE SKY follows a young woman confronting patriarchy and duty in revolutionary Russia. buff.ly/QqvUaHw
It's #FathersDay soon (6 September). Our eight picks (plus code DAD2026 for a little surprise) are ready when you are. 🎁 buff.ly/NDSVs2C
The godfather of sports marketing you've never heard of. GAME CHANGER by Patrick Nally is the story of how one man shaped a global industry, and how his part was almost erased. Out 6 Oct. Pre-order now. buff.ly/Ld22JLz
The #WorldCup is over. The questions about who runs football are not. FIXING FOOTBALL is Mel Brennan's view from inside CONCACAF - memoir, exposé and a reform agenda. buff.ly/jvy9v0R
Midweek reminder: free shipping anywhere in Australia when you spend over $65 with Fair Play Publishing. Sport, life and lived experience. Have a browse at our shelves. fairplaypublishing.com.au
Fair Play Publishing
An independent publisher of really good non-fiction and fiction books about sport and life.
fairplaypublishing.com.au
Tomorrow is International Youth Day. Meet the gifted young footballer who'd rather do almost anything than train: RIPPA II! YOUNG PILGRIM - for #teenage #football fans, and older ones who remember what it was like. ⚽ buff.ly/uK8W0y6
Revolutionary Russia. A young woman up against patriarchy, oppression and family duty. THE RIM OF THE SKY is history with courage, intrigue and heart. buff.ly/QqvUaHw
The Rim of the Sky
Set against the upheavals of 19th-century Russia, The Rim of the Sky follows Elizaveta Georgievna, a young noblewoman swept into a world of radical ideas, clandestine marriages, and ruthless…
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Stuck for Father's Day? Our new blog rounds up eight books for the dad who has everything (except these). Use DAD2026 at checkout for a little surprise from us. 🎁 buff.ly/NDSVs2C
#Weekend question. #Fiction or #nonfiction to unwind? We're no help at all. We publish both. 😄 fairplaypublishing.com.au
Who invented modern sports marketing? A name most people have never heard: Patrick Nally. GAME CHANGER tells the story of the man the industry quietly wrote out. Out 6 October. Pre-orders open now. buff.ly/Ld22JLz
Four very different new books, one independent publisher: THE CASTOFFS, RIPPA II! YOUNG PILGRIM, FIXING FOOTBALL and THE RIM OF THE SKY. Fiction, football and history. Which would you pick up first? fairplaypublishing.com.au
⚽📚 Great feature for PJ Laverty & RIPPA II Young Pilgrim in GT Magazine. Joey Rippa: a Perth surfer chasing a football dream in cold 1980s England, homesick for the waves. PJ's mission is to get young blokes reading, one "gateway" yarn at a time. fairplaypublishing.com.au #FootballFiction
One of our very fine football novels hits the nail on the head of what sport is about - and it's not private equity. buff.ly/XuA2f58
A veteran sports journalist facing redundancy. A mysterious red pigeon. A fox colony. An under-nine rugby team. THE CASTOFFS is a Sydney novel about everyone, and everything, living at the margins. buff.ly/5xYEtzm
The Castoffs
Sydney, the early 2000s. Lou Spanner is a veteran sports journalist facing redundancy, a man whose world is shrinking just as he begins to notice the wild things living at its edges. When he kills a…
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New month, new reading. Four very different new books from one small independent Australian publisher - contemporary fiction, comic football fiction, a football exposé and historical fiction. Where would you start? 📚 buff.ly/qfzu0rF
What's it like trying to reform #football? Just ask Lise Klaveness from 🇳🇴⚽️ who has tried to so from within (spoiler alert: it doesn't work). Journalist & author, Marius Lien, spent a year following her as she tried to do so. buff.ly/fZ4NjTv
Resistance is one thing; now the real test begins for #football, because the problem is not just one person. A piece in @jensweinreich.bsky.social www.sportandpolitics.de/after-fifa-f... #FIFA #FIFAcomedy
After FIFA Forward Enterprise, the real test begins
By scrapping FFE, Gianni Infantino is trying to save his own skin. The reaction to his plans has been overwhelmingly negative worldwide, and within FIFA itself, a key figure – COO Kevin Lamour – has s...
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New FIFA scandal, old FIFA scandal, writing about the failure to reform for nearly 30 years and can feel like on a loop. Read about how this poor governance has impacted the women’s World Cup since 1999 in Radicalised by FIFA, @fairplaybooks.bsky.social & t’will undoubtedly affect Brazil 2027.
OUT NOW: The Castoffs by Phil Wilkins. A fox killed on a pre-dawn drive. A fierce old man guarding a hidden colony. A schoolboy rugby team nobody wanted. And a mystery above the Harbour Bridge. Literary fiction with a sporting heart from one of Australia's finest sports writers. buff.ly/Y3wkhno
An interview on Northern Beaches Radio with me, recorded *last week* (but published today), principally to talk about the #WorldCup and about @fairplaybooks.bsky.social. Somewhat prescient.
World Cup 2026 The FIFA Infantino Way: Bonita Mersiades, Sports Author Publisher (vol#555)
northern beaches resident, sports publisher (fair play publishing), bonita mersiades, former senior executive, public affairs, football federation australia, author of the whistleblowing book…
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Great stories find a way. 📖 We are thrilled that 'The Castoffs' by Phil Wilkins, a rich, unforgettable read will be available from tomorrow. 👇 🔗 buff.ly/FgZQSxb #TheCastoffs #BookLovers #IndieBooks #MustRead
The Castoffs
Sydney, the early 2000s. Lou Spanner is a veteran sports journalist facing redundancy, a man whose world is shrinking just as he begins to notice the wild things living at its edges. When he kills a…
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Where the #worldgame went wrong & how to fix it ... the sub-title of @segunirora.bsky.social's book, 'Fixing Football'. BUT can anything fix #football governed by Infantino and a little help from his American (et al) friends in high places? buff.ly/sx0eowj
Great books don’t just tell a story; they leave a mark. 📚✨ Whether you’re diving into compelling sports history, unforgettable fiction, or non-fiction, we bring you stories that matter, written by voices that deserve to be heard. 🔗 Explore our full lineup:
Fair Play Publishing
An independent publisher of really good non-fiction and fiction books about sport and life.
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Today's the day. Spent half my life living in Aus. To say that I've embraced my opportunity to live in this wonderful diverse, multicultural country would be an understatement. Fiercely proud of my country, Aussie citizen, Australian kids and an Aussie partner. I am, you are, we are Australian!
Our author P.J. Laverty talking boys & reading with Yellow Shelf #podcast, and specifically his latest novel, RIPPA II - Young Pilgrim. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EGy...
RIPPA Young Pilgram #author PJ Laverty #newbook #booktube #booktok #football #bookrecommendations
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An interview with author Sue Woolfe about her latest novel, 'The Girl Who Climbed on Rooves' with Yellow Shelf. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Xcy... Buy it here: ➡️ www.fairplaypublishing.com.au/collections/... or at really good bookstores.
The Girl Who Climbed on Rooves #author Sue Woolfe #memoir #newbook #bookrecommendations #books
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Vale #KevinKeegan. A giant of English football - and also part of Australian football history. In 1985, he came out of retirement for two guest appearances with Blacktown City, scoring on debut. The story is told in 'Be My Guest: Football Superstars in Australia'. buff.ly/46yC7lC
