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Monday, 3 February 2020
'Ever since I was thirteen years old, all I wanted to do was perform. It was an unusual dream for a kid from the Northern Territory to have ... what...

Advance praise 

Sunday, 2 February 2020
‘This is a game-changing, life-changing novel, the kind that comes along right when you need it, and compels you to listen to its terrifying poetry. Compulsively readable and yet also...

About the book 

Sunday, 2 February 2020
Out on the road, no one speaks, everything talks. Hard-drinking, foul-mouthed, and allergic to bullshit, Jean is not your usual grandma. She’s never been good at getting on with other humans, apart...

About the author  

Sunday, 2 February 2020
Laura Jean McKay is the author of Holiday in Cambodia (Black Inc., 2013), shortlisted for three national book awards in Australia. Her work appears in Meanjin, Overland, Best Australian Stories, The Saturday Paper,...

Read an extract 

Sunday, 2 February 2020
Read an extract of The Animals in That Country here. 

From the author 

Sunday, 2 February 2020
‘I can see the wild in her…’ Watch Laura Jean McKay read from the book.  

Reading copy giveaway 

Sunday, 2 February 2020
For your chance to receive one of 20 advance copies of The Animals in That Country email danielle@scribepub.com.au with ‘The Animals in That Country ARC’ in the subject line. The first 20 people to respond will win a copy.

 

Saturday, 1 February 2020
Every Conceivable Way recounts one couple’s nine-year quest to become parents, while giving an honest and thought provoking account of the IVF and surrogacy industries, the fertility merry-go-round, and what it’s like...

About the book 

Saturday, 1 February 2020
Every Conceivable Way is an illuminating and poignant look at the strength of human endurance and the lengths one woman would go to become a parent. Despina Meris’ debut memoir...

About the author 

Saturday, 1 February 2020
Despina Meris is a Melbourne-based writer and editor. Her work has been published in International Traveller, Luxury Travel and Holidays for Couples, as well as Neos Kosmos, where she was...

A note from the author 

Saturday, 1 February 2020
My mother taught me that in life you must be strong and resilient. You will face challenges, but don’t ever let them stop you from achieving your dream. You have...

Author tour 

Saturday, 1 February 2020
Despina will be available for in-store appearances and events from publication in April 2020. For expressions of interest, please contact publicist hannahludbrook@hardiegrant.com.

Reading copy giveaway 

Saturday, 1 February 2020
If you’d like to receive an advance reading copy of Every Conceivable Way, send an email with the subject line ‘Every Conceivable Way’ and your postal address in the body...

Sample chapter 

Saturday, 1 February 2020
For a preview of Every Conceivable Way, download the first few pages here.