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.auhttps://bsky.app/profile/fairplaybooks.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/fairplaybooks.bsky.social/post/3mv7rllgkc227"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.11 Sep 2026 04:55 +0000at://did:plc:46hh3su4sdmlkthh34twdmlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv7rllgkc227https://bsky.app/profile/fairplaybooks.bsky.social/post/3mv5bmqnw2526How did sport get to where it is? Read this - out next month - and find out. buff.ly/ZzunXig10 Sep 2026 05:04 +0000at://did:plc:46hh3su4sdmlkthh34twdmlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv5bmqnw2526https://bsky.app/profile/fairplaybooks.bsky.social/post/3mv2f36nwg22iWe 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 2025.09 Sep 2026 01:27 +0000at://did:plc:46hh3su4sdmlkthh34twdmlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv2f36nwg22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/fairplaybooks.bsky.social/post/3muo6d4s2732iGot 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!04 Sep 2026 04:55 +0000at://did:plc:46hh3su4sdmlkthh34twdmlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3muo6d4s2732ihttps://bsky.app/profile/fairplaybooks.bsky.social/post/3muloecfoep2iFather’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 #FathersDay03 Sep 2026 05:04 +0000at://did:plc:46hh3su4sdmlkthh34twdmlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3muloecfoep2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/fairplaybooks.bsky.social/post/3mu74nhjhej2kFather'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/RA7CRxf29 Aug 2026 05:15 +0000at://did:plc:46hh3su4sdmlkthh34twdmlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu74nhjhej2khttps://bsky.app/profile/fairplaybooks.bsky.social/post/3mu57n6t42w2uPut 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 https://fairplaypublishing.com.au/products/encyclopedia-of-socceroos-third-edition28 Aug 2026 11:03 +0000at://did:plc:46hh3su4sdmlkthh34twdmlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu57n6t42w2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/fairplaybooks.bsky.social/post/3mtzhnmuoos2iTwo clocks ticking: #BookWeek is here and #FathersDay is close. Our eight Father's Day picks ship in time if you order by Sunday 30 August. Code DAD2026 for a surprise. 🎁 buff.ly/RA7CRxf26 Aug 2026 23:16 +0000at://did:plc:46hh3su4sdmlkthh34twdmlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtzhnmuoos2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/fairplaybooks.bsky.social/post/3mtwudgzxsn22#BookWeek: stories of women who would not stay where they were put. RADICALISED BY FIFA, WOMAN OFFSIDE, WHATEVER IT TAKES, THE GIRL WHO CLIMBED ON ROOVES, GET YOUR T*TS OUT FOR THE LADS and THE RIM OF THE SKY. buff.ly/iJisi3y25 Aug 2026 22:25 +0000at://did:plc:46hh3su4sdmlkthh34twdmlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwudgzxsn22https://bsky.app/profile/fairplaybooks.bsky.social/post/3mtuznwnb3b23Book Week, continued. ROSEMARY BOY is a book for young readers about real life - for kids who like true stories as much as made-up ones. buff.ly/9JNWPNY https://www.fairplaypublishing.com.au/collections/amy-coomer/products/rosemary-boy25 Aug 2026 04:55 +0000at://did:plc:46hh3su4sdmlkthh34twdmlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtuznwnb3b23https://bsky.app/profile/fairplaybooks.bsky.social/post/3mtpj3l42mh2gIt's Book Week! 🎉 For young readers who'd rather be on the field but might just be talked into a book. Start with RIPPA II! YOUNG PILGRIM and explore our whole junior list. buff.ly/jhBUgR523 Aug 2026 00:15 +0000at://did:plc:46hh3su4sdmlkthh34twdmlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtpj3l42mh2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/fairplaybooks.bsky.social/post/3mtmd42zj3k2uEverything we make is chosen, edited and shipped by a small Australian team who genuinely love these books. Backing an indie publisher makes a real difference - thank you. 📚 www.fairplaypublishing.com.au https://www.fairplaypublishing.com.au21 Aug 2026 17:50 +0000at://did:plc:46hh3su4sdmlkthh34twdmlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmd42zj3k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/fairplaybooks.bsky.social/post/3mtgldrijdu2sMemoir. Exposé. Manifesto. FIXING FOOTBALL is Mel Brennan's account from inside CONCACAF — and the case for reform that outlasts any tournament. buff.ly/9B74OxA19 Aug 2026 11:01 +0000at://did:plc:46hh3su4sdmlkthh34twdmlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgldrijdu2shttps://bsky.app/profile/fairplaybooks.bsky.social/post/3mtdgfjnss622Every #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).18 Aug 2026 04:55 +0000at://did:plc:46hh3su4sdmlkthh34twdmlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtdgfjnss622https://bsky.app/profile/fairplaybooks.bsky.social/post/3mtawihkyrb24For 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/QqvUaHw17 Aug 2026 05:05 +0000at://did:plc:46hh3su4sdmlkthh34twdmlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtawihkyrb24https://bsky.app/profile/fairplaybooks.bsky.social/post/3mt5vt55wx322It's #FathersDay soon (6 September). Our eight picks (plus code DAD2026 for a little surprise) are ready when you are. 🎁 buff.ly/NDSVs2C16 Aug 2026 00:15 +0000at://did:plc:46hh3su4sdmlkthh34twdmlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt5vt55wx322https://bsky.app/profile/fairplaybooks.bsky.social/post/3mszw53ghcl2dThe 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/Ld22JLz14 Aug 2026 10:10 +0000at://did:plc:46hh3su4sdmlkthh34twdmlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mszw53ghcl2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/fairplaybooks.bsky.social/post/3mswb4pagv522The #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/jvy9v0R12 Aug 2026 23:16 +0000at://did:plc:46hh3su4sdmlkthh34twdmlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mswb4pagv522https://bsky.app/profile/fairplaybooks.bsky.social/post/3msudlx3eaz2mMidweek 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 https://fairplaypublishing.com.au12 Aug 2026 04:55 +0000at://did:plc:46hh3su4sdmlkthh34twdmlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3msudlx3eaz2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/fairplaybooks.bsky.social/post/3mstb545tic2b🙌🏼11 Aug 2026 18:38 +0000at://did:plc:46hh3su4sdmlkthh34twdmlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mstb545tic2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/fairplaybooks.bsky.social/post/3mss6cvamj62vTomorrow 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/uK8W0y611 Aug 2026 08:15 +0000at://did:plc:46hh3su4sdmlkthh34twdmlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mss6cvamj62vhttps://bsky.app/profile/fairplaybooks.bsky.social/post/3msrh3627rx2qRevolutionary 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 https://fairplaypublishing.com.au/products/the-rim-of-the-sky11 Aug 2026 01:19 +0000at://did:plc:46hh3su4sdmlkthh34twdmlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3msrh3627rx2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/fairplaybooks.bsky.social/post/3msng22sfk72qStuck 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/NDSVs2C09 Aug 2026 10:50 +0000at://did:plc:46hh3su4sdmlkthh34twdmlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3msng22sfk72qhttps://bsky.app/profile/fairplaybooks.bsky.social/post/3msjs3qekh724#Weekend question. #Fiction or #nonfiction to unwind? We're no help at all. We publish both. 😄 fairplaypublishing.com.au08 Aug 2026 00:15 +0000at://did:plc:46hh3su4sdmlkthh34twdmlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3msjs3qekh724https://bsky.app/profile/fairplaybooks.bsky.social/post/3msicermfmz2aWho 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/Ld22JLz07 Aug 2026 10:01 +0000at://did:plc:46hh3su4sdmlkthh34twdmlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3msicermfmz2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/fairplaybooks.bsky.social/post/3msfbcjk5nj2nFour 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.au06 Aug 2026 05:04 +0000at://did:plc:46hh3su4sdmlkthh34twdmlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3msfbcjk5nj2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/fairplaybooks.bsky.social/post/3mscqdiz3px22⚽📚 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 #FootballFiction05 Aug 2026 04:55 +0000at://did:plc:46hh3su4sdmlkthh34twdmlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mscqdiz3px22