274 Pack of Cook Books: Murdoch Books

Item: A pack of cook books from this highly reputable publisher, worth $500!

Details: The books will be signed (where possible) –

Quay by Peter Gilmore

Eating In by Philip Johnson

365 Good Reasons To Sit Down To Eat by Stephane Reynaud

The Food I Love by Neil Perry

Balance and Harmony by Neil Perry

My Party by Pete Evans

Kitchen Classics: Asian Flavours From The Murdoch Books Test Kitchen

See more of their amazing range here.

CV: Murdoch Books is a proudly independent, Australian publishing company, under private ownership.

We began life as a subsidiary of Murdoch Magazines, which our Chairman and owner, Matt Handbury, purchased from News Limited in 1991. Under Matt’s ownership, Murdoch Books has grown rapidly to become a significant international publisher.

With our offices based in one of Sydney’s heritage-listed piers on the Harbour, we have full in-house editorial, design, production and publishing capabilities, complete with our extensive test kitchens on site. Our award-winning Australian sales and marketing team is supported by a fully owned subsidiary sales and marketing company in the UK. Our significant international market presence is assisted by our UK team who manage our extensive European foreign language and export sales, and our International Sales department located in Sydney sell to the North American market. With our books translated into more than 20 languages, Murdoch Books has carved out a reputation as a high quality international publisher.

Our mission as a company is to excite, delight and inspire our readers with beautifully produced books that have an unswerving commitment to integrity of content, innovation in design and high production values.

We are currently Australia’s seventh largest publisher and enjoy leading market positions in the Food, Gardening, Craft and History categories. While we relish our reputation in illustrated publishing, we are equally proud of the range and diversity of our rapidly growing Pier 9 narrative list, with its eclectic mix of fiction from around the world, memoir, biography, popular history and strong human interest stories.

Regardless of the imprint or the subject matter, however, every book on the Murdoch Books publishing program represents our commitment to publish the very best of the best.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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250 Cook Book/Keep The Table Laughing 3 of 3: Susan Whelan & Meredith Flynn

ITEM: One copy of the cook book ‘Keep the Table Laughing’ by Susan Whelan and Meredith Flynn signed by both authors.

Details:

Forget your glossy pix and obscure ingredients – this is about aussie mums cooking dinkum food and with plenty of chat about it….Even if you don’t cook, this is a fun read – and a great antidote to the pretentiousness of most cookbooks today. Casey-Cardinia Library Corporation

http://www.cclc.vic.gov.au/news/bookreviews.html#keepthetable

“The funniest Cooking Book you will ever come across!”

“Keep the Table Laughing” is full of quick, tasty and practical recipes for real people, it is also full of funny anecdotes from the authors making it very entertaining. Smart-Mums
http://www.smart-mums.com.au/site/1435875/page/804020

BIO: Susan Whelan is a full-time mother of three, with a passion for words and literature. During high school, she contributed articles to school magazines and was involved in several extracurricular creative-writing projects. Since then, her creative writing has been largely limited to regular journal entries and frequent correspondence with friends and family both interstate and internationally. In the past few years, her writing skills have been honed through essays related to her university studies. Susan is currently completing a Bachelor of Arts with a focus on English and History. She is a member of the NSW Writers’ Centre and has recently been accepted as a member of Mensa.

BIO: Meredith Flynn is also a full-time mother, who until recently also worked in a busy travel agency, where she found that organising last-minute round-the-world itineraries was an absolute doddle compared with looking after two young children. Over the years she has particularly enjoyed the people-contact side of the job, both with her clients in Australia and during her travels overseas. Meredith’s interest in words and writing also began in high school where she was an active member of the public speaking and debating teams. This led her to completing a Bachelor of Arts degree with a dual major in English and German literature.

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200 Cook Book/The Blue Ribbon Cook Book: Liz Harfull

ITEM: One copy of  ‘The Blue Ribbon Cook Book’ by Liz Harfull signed by the author.

DETAILS: Every year hundreds of talented amateurs spend countless hours preparing entries for cookery competitions run as part of some 600 country shows across Australia. These cooks range from stalwarts well known and respected in their local communities for their prize-winning efforts over many years, to talented newcomers using tried and true recipes and techniques handed down from generation to generation.

Some of their stories and recipes have been captured in The Blue Ribbon Cookbook, published by Wakefield Press in September 2008. The book focusses on 50 South Australian shows and their top cooks, capturing their secret tips and the recipes they have used to win those precious first prizes and blue ribbons.

Now in its third print run, the best-seller was named runner-up in the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards announced in Paris in July 2009, after competing against 56 finalists from around the world. In April 2010 it was short-listed for the biennial Le Cordon Bleu World Food Media Awards.

Author Liz Harfull is now researching and writing a national version capturing more stories and recipes from across Australia.

CV: Liz Harfull only 10 years old when she decided to become a journalist and writer. At the age of 12 she contributed her first published piece to a book in memory of Robe author Kathleen Bermingham, who was an early mentor; and at 17 she started her cadetship as a journalist at her local newspaper, The Border Watch.

Since then Liz has worked for a range of Australian and overseas publications as a full-time journalist, freelance writer and photographer. She also spent more than 10 years with one of Australia’s leading public relations consultancies, building a national reputation in the rural sector and being awarded a Churchill Fellowship which took her overseas to study better ways to communicate with farmers.

Today she lives and writes from her home in the  beautiful Adelaide Hills. In her spare time Liz volunteers as a committee member of her local historical society, and as president of the Australian Council of Agricultural Journalists – the umbrella organisation for the country’s five rural press clubs.

The Blue Ribbon Cookbook was her first book, bringing together her love of country shows, cooking and story-telling.  A keen amateur cook who thinks whipping up afternoon tea for 20 people is a great way to relax at the weekend, she became a prize-winning show cook in her own right while researching the book, winning prizes for her scones and jubilee cake. Her late father helped to set up one of the smallest surviving district shows in Australia – at Mil Lel.

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252 Cook Book/Keep The Table Laughing 1 of 3: Susan Whelan & Meredith Flynn

ITEM: One copy of the cook book ‘Keep the Table Laughing’ by Susan Whelan and Meredith Flynn signed by both authors.

Details:

Forget your glossy pix and obscure ingredients – this is about aussie mums cooking dinkum food and with plenty of chat about it….Even if you don’t cook, this is a fun read – and a great antidote to the pretentiousness of most cookbooks today. Casey-Cardinia Library Corporation

http://www.cclc.vic.gov.au/news/bookreviews.html#keepthetable

“The funniest Cooking Book you will ever come across!”

“Keep the Table Laughing” is full of quick, tasty and practical recipes for real people, it is also full of funny anecdotes from the authors making it very entertaining. Smart-Mums
http://www.smart-mums.com.au/site/1435875/page/804020

BIO: Susan Whelan is a full-time mother of three, with a passion for words and literature. During high school, she contributed articles to school magazines and was involved in several extracurricular creative-writing projects. Since then, her creative writing has been largely limited to regular journal entries and frequent correspondence with friends and family both interstate and internationally. In the past few years, her writing skills have been honed through essays related to her university studies. Susan is currently completing a Bachelor of Arts with a focus on English and History. She is a member of the NSW Writers’ Centre and has recently been accepted as a member of Mensa.

BIO: Meredith Flynn is also a full-time mother, who until recently also worked in a busy travel agency, where she found that organising last-minute round-the-world itineraries was an absolute doddle compared with looking after two young children. Over the years she has particularly enjoyed the people-contact side of the job, both with her clients in Australia and during her travels overseas. Meredith’s interest in words and writing also began in high school where she was an active member of the public speaking and debating teams. This led her to completing a Bachelor of Arts degree with a dual major in English and German literature.

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251 Cook Book/Keep The Table Laughing 2 of 3: Susan Whelan & Meredith Flynn

ITEM: One copy of the cook book ‘Keep the Table Laughing’ by Susan Whelan and Meredith Flynn signed by both authors.

Details:

Forget your glossy pix and obscure ingredients – this is about aussie mums cooking dinkum food and with plenty of chat about it….Even if you don’t cook, this is a fun read – and a great antidote to the pretentiousness of most cookbooks today. Casey-Cardinia Library Corporation

http://www.cclc.vic.gov.au/news/bookreviews.html#keepthetable

“The funniest Cooking Book you will ever come across!”

“Keep the Table Laughing” is full of quick, tasty and practical recipes for real people, it is also full of funny anecdotes from the authors making it very entertaining. Smart-Mums
http://www.smart-mums.com.au/site/1435875/page/804020

BIO: Susan Whelan is a full-time mother of three, with a passion for words and literature. During high school, she contributed articles to school magazines and was involved in several extracurricular creative-writing projects. Since then, her creative writing has been largely limited to regular journal entries and frequent correspondence with friends and family both interstate and internationally. In the past few years, her writing skills have been honed through essays related to her university studies. Susan is currently completing a Bachelor of Arts with a focus on English and History. She is a member of the NSW Writers’ Centre and has recently been accepted as a member of Mensa.

BIO: Meredith Flynn is also a full-time mother, who until recently also worked in a busy travel agency, where she found that organising last-minute round-the-world itineraries was an absolute doddle compared with looking after two young children. Over the years she has particularly enjoyed the people-contact side of the job, both with her clients in Australia and during her travels overseas. Meredith’s interest in words and writing also began in high school where she was an active member of the public speaking and debating teams. This led her to completing a Bachelor of Arts degree with a dual major in English and German literature.

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233 Biography/Affection (USA Edition): Krissy Kneen

ITEM: One signed copy of ‘Affection A memoir of love, sex and intimacy’ by Krissy Kneen.

DETAILS:

• shortlisted, Biography of the Year, ABIA, 2010
• shortlisted, Non-Fiction category, QLD Premier’s Literary Awards, 2010

Colour. I see colour. I feel heat and pressure and the edges of everything become indistinct. I hover at the edge of a thought. When I fall over the edge I am surprised. Pleased. It is as if I have succumbed to colour. I am filled with it, and full of the idea of smell. My body pulses in the aftermath of this transformation.

This is my first orgasm. I can name it now. I can re-live it. But back then, at the beginning of things, there was no line between the colours and the heat and the scent.

When she was a child Krissy Kneen fell deeply, helplessly in love with her own sexuality. As a young woman she pursued her desires down whatever risk-strewn paths they led. Now, middle-aged and happily married, she remains driven by the need for orgasm, racked by obsessive lust, constantly in thrall to the temptation of pornography.

Could this be a problem?

Affection is the true story of a woman, her body and the extraordinary adventures they’ve shared. It is erotic, insightful and gorgeously written—a profound and disturbing odyssey of self-acceptance, from a major new voice in Australian literature.

CV:Krissy Kneen is a writer and bookseller. She is the author of a short collection of erotica, Swallow the Sound, and she lives in New Farm, Brisbane with her husband.Affection is her first full-length book.

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55 Signed Copy of Mad as Country Folk (1 of 2): Jame Mclean

Item: Mad as Country Folk vol. 1 A collection of short anecdotes and recollections about daily life in rural Australia by Jame Mclean. 

Details: “Jame Mclean is refreshingly Australian in his writing, drawing on a personality forged in the rugged Queensland bush to craft stories and yarns that are immensely enjoyable and easy to read.”

“This collection of short anecdotes and recollections he has compiled while going about daily life in rural Australia are further testament to his ability to encapsulate a landscape and its people in the pages of a book, a rare feat indeed” – Shane Webcke.

This book is signed by both Jame and Queensland legend Shane Webcke.

For more info visit Jame’s website.

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284 A signed copy of Salvation – Vikki Petraitis – 1 of 2

Item: One of two signed copies of Salvation by Vikki Petraitis.

Details:

Book Information: In the early 1950s, Rod Braybon’s father had died, leaving his mother with eight children she couldn’t care for. As a ward of the state, Rod was passed from institution to institution until he finally ended up at the notorious Bayswater Boys’ Home run by the Salvation Army. Rod endured years of ill-treatment at the hands of the Salvation Army, then spent a life-time repressing the memories that haunted him.

Finally, Rod decided to speak out. His story created a nation-wide sensation and won a prestigious award for the journalist who broke it.
That Rod survived at all, is nothing short of a miracle. Salvation is a story of courage and the indomitable Aussie spirit.

Brief Bio: Vikki Petraitis has been writing crime books for nearly two decades. Her book on Frankston serial killer, Paul Denyer has become a classic in the genre.

Above all else, Vikki is known for the human side to her stories. She asks the questions: why do people do what they do? How do people cope when they are victims of crime, or the loved ones left behind? What is the human cost when people choose the wrong path?

For more information please visit the author’s website:

http://www.vikkipetraitis.com/

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143 Signed copy of ‘Beneath the Pale Blue Burqa’ – Kay Danes

Item: A signed copy of ‘Beneath the Pale Blue Burqa’

Details:

Website:http://www.bigskypublishing.com.au/bookview.php?iid=172&vt=B

Book information: One Woman’s journey through Taliban strongholds

On September 11, 2001, the World changed forever when ruthless Al-Qaeda terrorists launched an aerial attack on the United States of America. Oblivious to the world’s terror, Kay and Kerry Danes sat half a world away, secure in an Embassy after a terrifying 11-month hostage ordeal in communist Laos.

As fear gripped the globe, Kerry an Australian Special Forces soldier,comforted his wife Kay, as they struggled to come to terms with their hellish ordeal of torture, mock executions and the helplessness of leaving behind 58 political prisoners of a long forgotten war. The couple’s hopes focused only on seeing their children again.

In the years after regaining their freedom and working to re-piece together family life, Kerry returned to active duty with the Special Forces and Kay turned her dark experiences towards creating social justice, over the years becoming a leading international humanitarian. In November 2008, amidst haunting memories of her Laos ordeal, Kay faced her fears and embarked on a humanitarian aid mission to deliver life-changing opportunities and aid to people devastated in war-torn Afghanistan.

In an old dusty Toyota mini-van, armed only with hope, Kay and her companions, a florist from Arizona, a nurse from Texas, a public servant from Australia and a US Marine Korean War veteran, drove the ancient Silk Road amidst kidnappings, suicide bombings, carnage and chaos.

This powerful story will have you gripping your chair and holding your breath, as you travel with Kay through Taliban strongholds and the remote wastelands of Al Qaeda terrorists. Her story provides a rare glimpse of places we may never visit and the courageous Afghan people determined to persevere against overwhelming odds. Beneath the Pale Blue Burqa is a truly inspiring journey and an important contribution to the selfless efforts of all who have gone before to brave the perils of Afghanistan.

Brief Bio: Kay Danes is the bestselling author of “Families Behind Bars”- Stories of Injustice, Endurance and Hope (2008), and her own inspirational survival story “Standing Ground”- (2009) [UK release Nightmare in Laos].

On December 23, 2000, while managing an international security company in Laos, Kay and Kerry Danes were centred in a dispute between their client and corrupt Lao Government officials. Kay and Kerry endured brutal interrogations, mock executions, torture, and the forced separation from their three small children for 10 harrowing months. If not for the Australian government’s strong intervention and lobbying, Kay and Kerry Danes would not have regained their freedom.

Kay Danes is the recipient of numerous humanitarian awards, including two Australia Day Awards. Kay is also the Australian Liaison for the Childlight Foundation for Afghan Children (a registered USA Charity working alongside the US State Department and Rotary).

144 Signed copy of LIFE LOVE TAROT – Dawn Alice – 1 of 2

Item: A signed copy of LIFE LOVE TAROT

Details:

Book Information: LIFE LOVE TAROT ‘A doorway to understanding life’s journey’ is unlike any other tarot book. It truly is a book of life and love. Yes, it is based around the tarot, but the tarot cards are merely a prop to explain the many aspects of life. Dawn Alice opens her heart as she speaks candidly about many of her life experiences, including the death of her daughter through tongue cancer, leaving her first husband for another man, her quadriplegic step-daughter and the still-birth of her grandson.

A book of motivation and inspiration that can be read by anyone; LIFE LOVE TAROT is easy reading that will touch your soul at the deepest level. Become the illustrator of your own life and open your mind and heart to the power within. LIFE LOVE TAROT contains 78 different affirmations to build confidence, self-esteem and right attitude. Discover the energies of 78 assorted crystals and how they can eliminate negativity, bring luck and enhance your life. Awaken your passions and transform aspects of your life through creative exercises and visualizations. Unlock psychological blocks, clear the mind, release tension or connect to spirit guides through the art of meditation. This journey of spiritual development eradicates ignorance, stimulates thought and action, and encourages the reader to grow through life’s lessons.

Brief Bio: Dawn Alice’s early childhood was different to most other children who only had cats, dogs and birds as pets – Dawn had monkeys, foxes, peacocks and other exotic creatures. Her free- spirit was allowed to bloom in the wide open spaces of her parent’s zoo. Her vivid imagination, charismatic personality and psychic awareness have taken her down many paths that broadened her outlook on life. Exhibiting a wealth of knowledge and wisdom, Dawn Alice is happy to share with all who are willing to learn. Writing LIFE LOVE TAROT seemed to be a natural progression, which stemmed from Dawn Alice’s career as a Tarot Reader, Numerologist, Reiki Master, Crystal Therapist and Workshop Facilitator.

Born in November 1955, Dawn Alice is an effervescent Sagittarius with a passion for life. Her roles as a wife, mother, step-mother and grandmother have precedence over all episodes in her life. Dawn Alice currently resides in Brisbane, Australia.

19 The Self-Publisher’s Marketing Guide (9 of 10): Deborah Jane Higgs

ITEM: A copy of the soon-to-be-launched book The Self-Publishers Marketing Guide by Deborah Jane Higgs of Palmer Higgs Books

DETAILS: The Self-publisher’s Marketing Guide provides authors with the advice and practical know-how to successfully market their own book in three easy stages:

• Research

• How to Create a Marketing Plan and Media Release

• Implementation

An essential guide for Australian authors aiming to market their book or eBook to a local or global audience.

CV: Deborah Higgs’ company, Palmer Higgs, has provided book production services to major publishers since 1994. They now also have a division to provide production, marketing and distribution services for self published authors. They also have an online bookstore for self published authors and love to help authors find their way through the publishing maze to create a special book AND sell it!

See the Palmer Higgs website for further details.

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67 Signed copy of LIFE LOVE TAROT – Dawn Alice – 2 of 2

Item: A signed copy of LIFE LOVE TAROT

Details:

Book Information: LIFE LOVE TAROT ‘A doorway to understanding life’s journey’ is unlike any other tarot book. It truly is a book of life and love. Yes, it is based around the tarot, but the tarot cards are merely a prop to explain the many aspects of life. Dawn Alice opens her heart as she speaks candidly about many of her life experiences, including the death of her daughter through tongue cancer, leaving her first husband for another man, her quadriplegic step-daughter and the still-birth of her grandson.

A book of motivation and inspiration that can be read by anyone; LIFE LOVE TAROT is easy reading that will touch your soul at the deepest level. Become the illustrator of your own life and open your mind and heart to the power within. LIFE LOVE TAROT contains 78 different affirmations to build confidence, self-esteem and right attitude. Discover the energies of 78 assorted crystals and how they can eliminate negativity, bring luck and enhance your life. Awaken your passions and transform aspects of your life through creative exercises and visualizations. Unlock psychological blocks, clear the mind, release tension or connect to spirit guides through the art of meditation. This journey of spiritual development eradicates ignorance, stimulates thought and action, and encourages the reader to grow through life’s lessons.

Brief Bio: Dawn Alice’s early childhood was different to most other children who only had cats, dogs and birds as pets – Dawn had monkeys, foxes, peacocks and other exotic creatures. Her free- spirit was allowed to bloom in the wide open spaces of her parent’s zoo. Her vivid imagination, charismatic personality and psychic awareness have taken her down many paths that broadened her outlook on life. Exhibiting a wealth of knowledge and wisdom, Dawn Alice is happy to share with all who are willing to learn. Writing LIFE LOVE TAROT seemed to be a natural progression, which stemmed from Dawn Alice’s career as a Tarot Reader, Numerologist, Reiki Master, Crystal Therapist and Workshop Facilitator.

Born in November 1955, Dawn Alice is an effervescent Sagittarius with a passion for life. Her roles as a wife, mother, step-mother and grandmother have precedence over all episodes in her life. Dawn Alice currently resides in Brisbane, Australia.

17 The Self-Publisher’s Marketing Guide (7 of 10): Deborah Jane Higgs

ITEM: A copy of the soon-to-be-launched book The Self-Publishers Marketing Guide by Deborah Jane Higgs of Palmer Higgs Books

DETAILS: The Self-publisher’s Marketing Guide provides authors with the advice and practical know-how to successfully market their own book in three easy stages:

• Research

• How to Create a Marketing Plan and Media Release

• Implementation

An essential guide for Australian authors aiming to market their book or eBook to a local or global audience.

CV: Deborah Higgs’ company, Palmer Higgs, has provided book production services to major publishers since 1994. They now also have a division to provide production, marketing and distribution services for self published authors. They also have an online bookstore for self published authors and love to help authors find their way through the publishing maze to create a special book AND sell it!

See the Palmer Higgs website for further details.

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16 The Self-Publishers Marketing Guide (6 of 10): Deborah Jane Higgs

ITEM: A copy of the soon-to-be-launched book The Self-Publishers Marketing Guide by Deborah Jane Higgs of Palmer Higgs Books

DETAILS: The Self-publisher’s Marketing Guide provides authors with the advice and practical know-how to successfully market their own book in three easy stages:

• Research

• How to Create a Marketing Plan and Media Release

• Implementation

An essential guide for Australian authors aiming to market their book or eBook to a local or global audience.

CV: Deborah Higgs’ company, Palmer Higgs, has provided book production services to major publishers since 1994. They now also have a division to provide production, marketing and distribution services for self published authors. They also have an online bookstore for self published authors and love to help authors find their way through the publishing maze to create a special book AND sell it!

See the Palmer Higgs website for further details.

Please bid in the comments box below.

 

15 The Self Publishers Marketing Guide (5 of 10): Deborah Jane Higgs

ITEM: A copy of the soon-to-be-launched book The Self-Publishers Marketing Guide by Deborah Jane Higgs of Palmer Higgs Books

DETAILS: The Self-publisher’s Marketing Guide provides authors with the advice and practical know-how to successfully market their own book in three easy stages:

• Research

• How to Create a Marketing Plan and Media Release

• Implementation

An essential guide for Australian authors aiming to market their book or eBook to a local or global audience.

CV: Deborah Higgs’ company, Palmer Higgs, has provided book production services to major publishers since 1994. They now also have a division to provide production, marketing and distribution services for self published authors. They also have an online bookstore for self published authors and love to help authors find their way through the publishing maze to create a special book AND sell it!

See the Palmer Higgs website for further details.

Please bid in the comments box below.

 

14 The Self-Publishers Marketing Guide (4 of 10): Deborah Jane Higgs

ITEM: A copy of the soon-to-be-launched book The Self-Publishers Marketing Guide by Deborah Jane Higgs of Palmer Higgs Books

DETAILS: The Self-publisher’s Marketing Guide provides authors with the advice and practical know-how to successfully market their own book in three easy stages:

• Research

• How to Create a Marketing Plan and Media Release

• Implementation

An essential guide for Australian authors aiming to market their book or eBook to a local or global audience.

CV: Deborah Higgs’ company, Palmer Higgs, has provided book production services to major publishers since 1994. They now also have a division to provide production, marketing and distribution services for self published authors. They also have an online bookstore for self published authors and love to help authors find their way through the publishing maze to create a special book AND sell it!

See the Palmer Higgs website for further details.

Please bid in the comments box below.

 

12 The Self-Publishers Marketing Guide (2 of 10): Deborah Jane Higgs

ITEM: A copy of the soon-to-be-launched book The Self-Publishers Marketing Guide by Deborah Jane Higgs of Palmer Higgs Books

DETAILS: The Self-publisher’s Marketing Guide provides authors with the advice and practical know-how to successfully market their own book in three easy stages:

• Research

• How to Create a Marketing Plan and Media Release

• Implementation

An essential guide for Australian authors aiming to market their book or eBook to a local or global audience.

CV: Deborah Higgs’ company, Palmer Higgs, has provided book production services to major publishers since 1994. They now also have a division to provide production, marketing and distribution services for self published authors. They also have an online bookstore for self published authors and love to help authors find their way through the publishing maze to create a special book AND sell it!

See the Palmer Higgs website for further details.

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69 Copy of the Fairfield Writers Group anthology – Beginnings: Queensland Stories – Lesley Dimmock

Item: A copy of the Fairfield Writers Group anthology – Beginnings: Queensland Stories

Details:

Book Information: 2009 is Queensland’s 150th birthday year. The Fairfield Writers Group is helping to celebrate with this anthology of Queensland stories.

Eight writers of the group use fact, fiction or fantasy to tell stories of ‘Beginnings’. They are new lives of migrants, fresh starts of faltered relationships, new competition between neighbouring country towns, new love interstate and new perspectives of Queensland icons.

Whether you live in Queensland, are a visitor, or are interested in Queensland living, you will identify with stories in this book. If you migrated here yourself or have origins overseas or interstate, or have moved from the country to a city, this anthology records the trauma of dislocation and the triumph of adaptation and participation in the Queensland community. That community is changing. There are new relationships full of surprises to delight every reader.

Brief Bio:

Lesley Dimmock is one of the contributors to this anthology. More information about Lesley can be found at http://www.khumbukapers.blogspot.com/

172 Author Visit/Talk: Liz Harfull

ITEM: One fifty minute author presentation, or informal discussion, in the Adelaide metro are or Adelaide Hills, at a time and place to be negotiated between the author and the winning bidder.

DETAILS: Every year hundreds of talented amateurs spend countless hours preparing entries for cookery competitions run as part of some 600 country shows across Australia. These cooks range from stalwarts well known and respected in their local communities for their prize-winning efforts over many years, to talented newcomers using tried and true recipes and techniques handed down from generation to generation.

Some of their stories and recipes have been captured in The Blue Ribbon Cookbook, published by Wakefield Press in September 2008. The book focusses on 50 South Australian shows and their top cooks, capturing their secret tips and the recipes they have used to win those precious first prizes and blue ribbons.

Now in its third print run, the best-seller was named runner-up in the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards announced in Paris in July 2009, after competing against 56 finalists from around the world. In April 2010 it was short-listed for the biennial Le Cordon Bleu World Food Media Awards.

Author Liz Harfull is now researching and writing a national version capturing more stories and recipes from across Australia.

CV: Liz Harfull only 10 years old when she decided to become a journalist and writer. At the age of 12 she contributed her first published piece to a book in memory of Robe author Kathleen Bermingham, who was an early mentor; and at 17 she started her cadetship as a journalist at her local newspaper, The Border Watch.

Since then Liz has worked for a range of Australian and overseas publications as a full-time journalist, freelance writer and photographer. She also spent more than 10 years with one of Australia’s leading public relations consultancies, building a national reputation in the rural sector and being awarded a Churchill Fellowship which took her overseas to study better ways to communicate with farmers.

Today she lives and writes from her home in the  beautiful Adelaide Hills. In her spare time Liz volunteers as a committee member of her local historical society, and as president of the Australian Council of Agricultural Journalists – the umbrella organisation for the country’s five rural press clubs.

The Blue Ribbon Cookbook was her first book, bringing together her love of country shows, cooking and story-telling.  A keen amateur cook who thinks whipping up afternoon tea for 20 people is a great way to relax at the weekend, she became a prize-winning show cook in her own right while researching the book, winning prizes for her scones and jubilee cake. Her late father helped to set up one of the smallest surviving district shows in Australia – at Mil Lel.

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174 Grief/Griefabet 4 of 5: Karen Johnson

ITEM: One signed copy of  ‘Griefabet Everydaygrief letters to wrap around your heart’ by Karen Johnson.

DETAILS:  A comfort book for anyone living with loss, Griefabet: Everyday Letters to Wrap Around Your Heart, uses the alphabet to guide readers from A to Z along their grief journey. Griefabet gives readers:

• The Gift of Healing – Give Griefabet as a thoughtful condolence gift for someone you care about in need of a lift, or use it along your personal grief journey. Griefabet can also be utilized as a counseling tool for professionals.
• Hope Through Sadness – Loss can be triggered by numerous life events including: the death of a loved one, divorce, military deployment, the loss a job, the disintegration of a relationship or failing health. Griefabet offers hopeful coping strategies for each unique grief path.
• A Break from the Rules – Written with the individual griever in mind, Griefabet has no rules offering comfort on each page, in any order, on any day. Read one page each day for 26 days of support or read at your own pace to endure your unique sadness.

May this book encourage your sadness, your missing, your remembering, and your awakening of a newfound hope. There are no timelines to develop your private GriefAbility. Embrace the past, live today, and discover a different voice of gladness for the future.

CV: Karen O. Johnson, MEd has been a grief counselor since 1981, providing individual and group counseling to a large population of youth, families, and adults coping with loss issues. She has four decades of experience as an educator and is currently the Area Chair, Lead Faculty in the Social Sciences Human Services Program at the University of Phoenix, Utah main campus. She is also the founder of EveryDayGrief, LLC (www.everydaygrief.com), a company offering training seminars and innovative curriculum for helping professionals. Karen holds a BA in English/Speech from the University of Utah, a Masters of Education in School Counseling from Brigham Young University, an Administration Endorsement from Utah State University, and English as a Second Language Certification from the Utah State Office of Education. Karen is also a certified laughter yoga instructor and a Human Services-Board certified practitioner.

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