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Our latest newsletter has landed ✉️ — this month we’re featuring Revelation Beach by @susanfranciswriter, out in October. A literary page-turner for thriller lovers, Revelation Beach blends fact and fiction around the Balibo Five and the
Our latest newsletter has landed ✉️ — this month we’re featuring Revelation Beach by @susanfranciswriter, out in October. A literary page-turner for thriller lovers, Revelation Beach blends fact and fiction around the Balibo Five and the invasion of East Timor. Through Eleanor, an interpreter confronting long-buried truths, the story examines loyalty, loss, and Australia’s silence. 📖 Take a look inside now via Book2Look on our website and start reading today. Pre-order from your bookseller of choice — and don’t forget to ask your library or book club to order it in. Visit our shop 👉 link in bio. #RevelationBeach #SusanFrancis #WildDingoPress #AustralianBooks #AustralianLiterature #LiteraryThriller #Bookstagram #BaliboFive #EastTimor #NewRelease #PreOrderNow #book2look
We've been soo busy, we've only just gotten around to looking at photos you've sent to us from National Science Week and Children's Book Week. Thank you. Here are some photos from UNSW's Science in the Swamp where lots of kids received copies of our
We've been soo busy, we've only just gotten around to looking at photos you've sent to us from National Science Week and Children's Book Week. Thank you. Here are some photos from UNSW's Science in the Swamp where lots of kids received copies of our fabulous Aussie STEM Stars series. Thanks to Nouha for the photos. It looked like a wonderful day! #aussiestemstars #middlegrade #middlegradebooks #nonfiction #sciencestoriesforkids #biographies #wilddingopress #scienceintheswamp
Revelation Beach is more than a novel — it’s a story about truth, loss, and the power of bearing witness. We asked Susan Francis to share her thoughts on writing the book, the legacy of the Balibo Five, and the personal experiences that
Revelation Beach is more than a novel — it’s a story about truth, loss, and the power of bearing witness. We asked Susan Francis to share her thoughts on writing the book, the legacy of the Balibo Five, and the personal experiences that shaped her characters. Check it out on our blog today. Link to our website in bio. #wilddingopress #revelationbeach #novel #writersoninsta #writersofinstagram #authors #writerslife #writingcommunity #thriller #mystery #fiction #novel #australianauthors #booklover #wilddingopress @susanfranciswriter
'This heartfelt, finely wrought tribute to a community builder of extraordinary compassion and capacity comes at a time when it seems almost impossible to see past the raging pain and anger fracturing communities in Australia and the devastating blea
'This heartfelt, finely wrought tribute to a community builder of extraordinary compassion and capacity comes at a time when it seems almost impossible to see past the raging pain and anger fracturing communities in Australia and the devastating bleakness of events unfolding in Gaza.' Great to see Katia Ariel's 'Ferryman' reviewed in the Australian Book Review. Subscribers can read via our link in bio. #ferryman #ferrymanbook #katiaariel #wilddingopress #australianbookreview #bookreview #biography #australianbooks #indiepublishers #smallpress #bookreviews #abr #nonfiction #goodreads #readnow
Revelation Beach dares to expose one of Australia’s most shameful cover-ups, where lives were sacrificed for oil, gas and political expediency. At once a literary page-turner and a powerful reckoning, this novel asks the question: How far would
Revelation Beach dares to expose one of Australia’s most shameful cover-ups, where lives were sacrificed for oil, gas and political expediency. At once a literary page-turner and a powerful reckoning, this novel asks the question: How far would you go to uncover the truth? PRE-ORDER NOW. #wilddingopress #revelationbeach #susanfrancis #literarythriller #australianfiction #politicalthriller #easttimor #balibofive #aussiereads #historicalfiction #womenwriters #australianauthor @susanfranciswriter
We celebrate our wonderful Aussie STEM Stars this National Science Week. Written for 9-13 year olds, discover our world leading scientists and inventors today! #aussiestemstars #middlegradereads #nationalscienceweek #nationalscienceweek2025 @fiona_wood_foundation @lady_goanna @misterwootube @jalong57 @shipwreckmermaid @SuzyMareeUrbaniak @bugshop #fionawood #georgiawardfear #eddiewoo #giselakaplan #alanfinkel #johnlong #ajayrane #munjedalmuderis #michellesimmons #suzyurbaniak #skyeblackburnlang #maddymcallister #veenasahajwalla #creswelleastman #emmajohnston #wilddingopress
The wonderful Debra Gavranach appeared on Croatian television recently talking about ‘The Girl Who Left: from Croatia to the Canefields’. Published in 2021 the book continues to resonate with readers. The book tells the story of Deb’s mother Marija who lives in a small village of Korčula who at the age of 18 agreed to a proxy marriage to a 27 year old sugarcane farmer in Far North Queensland who had left the village as a small child. #thegirlwholeft @the.girl.who.left #debragavranich #wilddingopress #proxymarriage #migrantstories #lovestories #croatia
"So much ground is covered in this book, from the power of ritual in times of grief, the importance of community, of seeing everyone with empathy, about how connected we all are to one another, about the nature of time with all of its strange co
"So much ground is covered in this book, from the power of ritual in times of grief, the importance of community, of seeing everyone with empathy, about how connected we all are to one another, about the nature of time with all of its strange contradictions, and means to be alive in the face of our inevitable mortality. Ferryman is an exquisite story told with deep sensitivity. In creating such a mercurial, exquisitely wrought and tender portrait, Katia Ariel has given us all a gift." Thank you Magdalena Ball for your thoughtful review of 'Ferryman' for Compulsive Reader. @katia_deer #ferryman #ferrymanbook #katiaariel #bookreview #compulsivereader #bookrecommendations #wilddingopress #biography #nonfiction #goodreads #mustreads
@thirty_books At a book launch last night I protected my peace (not to mention my limited patience) and scurried away to buy another book (so not the book being launched) and read in the corner. From the first page alone @katia_deer Ferryman @wildd
@thirty_books At a book launch last night I protected my peace (not to mention my limited patience) and scurried away to buy another book (so not the book being launched) and read in the corner. From the first page alone @katia_deer Ferryman @wilddingopress exudes generosity and curiosity and I know that she has crafted a beautiful, important and magnificent story. She is the type of writer I want to hear. #AustralianWomenWriters #AustralianWriters #NonFiction #nonfictionbooks
Our latest newsletter has landed ✉️ — this month we’re featuring Revelation Beach by @susanfranciswriter, out in October. A literary page-turner for thriller lovers, Revelation Beach blends fact and fiction around the Balibo Five and the We've been soo busy, we've only just gotten around to looking at photos you've sent to us from National Science Week and Children's Book Week. Thank you. Here are some photos from UNSW's Science in the Swamp where lots of kids received copies of our Revelation Beach is more than a novel — it’s a story about truth, loss, and the power of bearing witness. We asked Susan Francis to share her thoughts on writing the book, the legacy of the Balibo Five, and the personal experiences that 'This heartfelt, finely wrought tribute to a community builder of extraordinary compassion and capacity comes at a time when it seems almost impossible to see past the raging pain and anger fracturing communities in Australia and the devastating blea Revelation Beach dares to expose one of Australia’s most shameful cover-ups, where lives were sacrificed for oil, gas and political expediency. At once a literary page-turner and a powerful reckoning, this novel asks the question: How far would
We celebrate our wonderful Aussie STEM Stars this National Science Week. Written for 9-13 year olds, discover our world leading scientists and inventors today! #aussiestemstars #middlegradereads #nationalscienceweek #nationalscienceweek2025 @fiona_wo
The wonderful Debra Gavranach appeared on Croatian television recently talking about ‘The Girl Who Left: from Croatia to the Canefields’. Published in 2021 the book continues to resonate with readers. The book tells the story of Deb&rsquo
"So much ground is covered in this book, from the power of ritual in times of grief, the importance of community, of seeing everyone with empathy, about how connected we all are to one another, about the nature of time with all of its strange co @thirty_books At a book launch last night I protected my peace (not to mention my limited patience) and scurried away to buy another book (so not the book being launched) and read in the corner. From the first page alone @katia_deer Ferryman @wildd

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Q&A with author Susan Francis
Q&A with author Susan Francis

Revelation Beach by Susan Francis is a page-turning thriller inspired by the Balibo Five and the invasion of East Timor. In this Q&A, she discusses the story’s real-life roots, her fictional protagonist Eleanor, and the themes of truth, loyalty, and bearing witness.