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Catch Fremantle Press authors at the following events:

PENGUIN NOVEL SELECTION: BEAUTIFUL MONSTER
Tuesday 17 August, 4-6.30pm
Penguin Group Australia, 250 Camberwell Road, Camberwell
Join best-selling author Kate McCaffrey plus Gabrielle Wang, Oliver Phommavanh, Penny Tangey and Robyn Bavati for an evening about books in secondary schools.
RSVP: rsvp@au.penguingroup.com or 03 9811 2416

BOOK LAUNCH: WILDFLOWER COUNTRY
Wednesday 18 August, 5.30pm
Lavan Legal Boardroom, 1 Williams Street Perth
Celebrate the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity as Kevin Thiele of the Western Australian Herbarium launches Wildflower Country by Stanley and Kaisa Breeden.
RSVP: admin@fremantlepress.com.au or 08 9430 6331

UWA EXTENSION COURSE: WILDFLOWER COUNTRY
Thursday 19 August, 7-8.30pm
Join award-winning photographers Stanley and Kaisa Breeden for an evening of wildflowers, travel and fine art photography. Course: 10358281 Entry: $29 Bookings: 08 94882433 or http://www.extension.uwa.edu.au

BOOK LAUNCH: EQUATOR
Friday 27 August, 6pm
Annandale Galleries, Sydney
Fremantle Press invites you to celebrate the release of Wayne Ashton’s second novel. To be launched by Anthony Bond OAM, Assistant Director of the NSW Art Gallery with a reading by William Zappa.
RSVP: admin@fremantlepress.com.au or 08 9430 6331

INDIGENOUS LITERACY DAY: FREE FUN FOR KIDS
Wednesday 1 September, 9.30am to 2.30pm
Perth Cultural Centre
Join Indigenous authors and illustrators Sally Morgan, May O’Brien, Cheryl Kickett-Tucker, Tjalaminu Mia, Jessica Lister and Sharon Eagan for a fun day of tours, workshops and book discussion.
Bookings: admin@fremantlepress.com.au or 08 9430 6331

1,2,3 YA: FREE TEACHERS EVENING
Tuesday 7 September, 6.30pm
Fremantle Children’s Literature Centre
Join Lynne Cahill of Newspapers in Education as she hosts a panel with first time author Deb Fitzpatrick, second time author A.J. Betts and third time author Kate McCaffrey.
Bookings: admin@fremantlepress.com.au or 08 9430 6331

2010 BIG SKY WRITER’S FESTIVAL, GERALDTON
10,11 and 12 September
Meet A.J. Betts, Wavelength and Natasha Lester, What is Left Over, After.
http://www.library.cgg.wa.gov.au/content/view/221/80/

2010 FLAVOURS OF CHITTERING
12 September, Chittering Valley
Meet Emmanuel Mollois author of Et Voila!
http://www.flavoursofchittering.com.au/

2010 SPRUNG WRITERS FESTIVAL, ALBANY
16-19 September 2010
Meet Emmanuel Mollois, Et Voila!, A.J. Betts, Wavelength, and Ron Elliott, Spinner.

BOOK LAUNCH: BHUTAN HEARTLAND
by Libby Lloyd and Robert van Koesveld
Wednesday 13 October, 6.30pm
Lionel Samson Wine Cellar, Fremantle
RSVP: admin@fremantlepress.com.au or 08 9430 6331

ROCK CONCERT: JIVE, TWIST AND SHOUT
compiled by Murray Gracie and John Mills
28 November 2010
Embassy Ballroom
RSVP: admin@fremantlepress.com.au or 08 9430 6331

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  • Jive, Twist and Stomp

    by John Mills & Murray Gracie

    From Bon Scott to Johnny Young, from Western Australia to the national arena, Jive, Twist and Stomp is a backstage pass into the lives and music of Western Australia’s pioneers of popular music.

    John Mills and Murray Gracie are part of a generation of musicians who rocked Western Australia in the 50s and 60sRead more »

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  • Bhutan Heartland

    by Robert van Koesveld & Libby Lloyd

    This stunning photographic journey goes straight to the heart of Bhutan – a Bhuddist country on the cusp of opening its doors to the West. It explores the culture, history, beliefs and dazzling Himalayan landscapes of the world’s newest democracy taking us into the lives of its people as their country enters the modern worldRead more »

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  • What is left over, after

    by Natasha Lester

    In my defence I can only put forward this disclaimer: I don’t consider myself to be a promiscuous person. Promiscuity implies a degree of carelessness whereas I was very particular about who I slept with.

    When it comes to love, Gaelle is careful. But when it comes to friendship, her heart betrays her in unexpected ways.

    Fleeing her life…Read more »

    Coming Soon

  • Spinner: A Novel

    by Ron Elliott

    A simple boy with an amazing gift.
    A promise to a dying man.
    And a nation that wants to believe.

    Can a twelve year old boy be the hero his country needs?

    David Donald is a simple boy with an amazing bowling arm. He’s a spinner who becomes the stuff of legend. His guardian, Uncle Michael, is also a spinner — a great Australian bullshit…Read more »

    Price $27.95 Add to cart

  • Wildflower Country: Discovering Biodiversity in Australia's Southwest

    by Stan & Kaisa Breeden

    There are few other places on earth where flowers are so all pervasive, so varied and as sumptuous as in southwest Western Australia. It is one of 39 special places in the world, named International Biodiversity Hotspots, where there have been explosions of evolution—veritable cauldrons of species making.

    Award-winning photographers Stanley and…Read more »

    Price $75.00 Add to cart

  • Wavelength

    by AJ Betts

    Oliver’s world has shrunk. It’s all about Year 12 finals. It’s about that magic 80% average he needs to get into uni, get his dream job and get cashed up. If only he can find a quiet place to study – away from the chaos and mess of living with two small kids and his Mum’s booming muffin business.

    A study break in a small coastal town seems…Read more »

    Price $17.95 Add to cart

  • 90 Packets of Instant Noodles

    by Deb Fitzpatrick

    Joel and Craggs are in it together. They drink booze together, they flirt with petty theft together and, when Craggs turns violent, they face the consequences together too. That’s until Joel’s dad makes a deal with the police. Craggs is off to juvenile detention and Joel to solitary confinement.

    Ninety days of fending for himself in a remote…Read more »

    Price $17.95 Add to cart

  • Beautiful Monster

    by Kate McCaffrey

    It only takes a few blood-stained seconds for Tessa’s life to change forever. Her brother is gone and now she wants her old life back. She wants her mum and dad the way they were.

    If it wasn’t for Ned, she’d be all alone. He’s her greatest support and her staunchest ally, privy to her deepest secrets. Ned is like her other half, and he…Read more »

    Price $19.95 Add to cart

  • Et voila! French pastries from Choux Café

    by Emmanuel Mollois with photography by Karin Calvert-Borshoff

    Chef Emmanuel Mollois’ irrepressible enthusiasm is baked into every page of this gorgeous cookbook. You’ll be tempted by Emmanuel’s delicious and easy-to-follow recipes and seduced by photographer Karin Calvert-Borshoff’s mouth-watering pictures.

    Emmanuel has selected some of the most popular French pastriesRead more »

    Price $45.00 Add to cart

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1.2.3. YA

Fremantle press and the Fremantle Children’s Literature Centre invite you to join us for an evening with first time novelist Deb Fitzpatrick, second time novelist A.J. Betts and third time novelist Kate McCaffrey.

Chaired by Lynne Cahill, The West Australian, Newspapers in Education.

When: 6.30pm, Tuesday 7 September 2010
Where: Fremantle Children’s Literature Centre, Old Prison Hospital, Cnr Knutsford and Hampton Road, Fremantle, (Parry St carpark)

RSVP:08 9430 6331 or admin@fremantlepress.com.au