Sharing new conversations and fresh ideas for living life well. October 2020 – July 2021 Contents AT THE TABLE 7 SUSTAINABLE LIVING 21 HOME AND FAMILY 27 PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION AND SELF HELP 37 BACKLIST 51 INDEX 75 SALES CONTACTS 78 Books for living life well. What a year it has been. Perhaps that is enough said on that! From a publishing perspective, it has reinforced our philosophy at Murdoch Books of publishing books that add value to people’s lives. What we call books for ‘living life well.’ A taste of our upcoming line-up includes food waste pioneer Ronni Kahn’s uplifting memoir, A Repurposed Life; Durkhanai Ayubi’s love letter to her family’s homeland, Parwana: Recipes and Stories from an Afghan Kitchen; Alice Zaslavsky’s joyous celebration of all things vegetable, In Praise of Veg; Bill Granger’s very grown up Australian Food; Duncan Welgemoed’s take-no- prisoners cookbook inspired by his South African Heritage and award-winning restaurant, Africola: Slow food, fast words, cult chef; bestselling international author Belinda Alexandra’s ode to the relationship between women and their cats, The Divine Feline; a first aid kit for anxiety in book form by Tammi Kirkness, The Panic Button Book; Emily Ehlers’ self help guide for the modern era, Hope is a Verb; and the mouth-watering and eye opening Amber & Rye: A Baltic food journey through Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania from Zuza Zak. Stay safe! Lou Johnson Publishing Director, Murdoch Books Lou Johnson is the Publishing Director of Murdoch Books. Kelly Doust’s career in publishing spans 20+ years in the roles She has previously held senior roles across leading publishing of publisher, publicity manager and as an author of eight books houses, including Managing Director for Simon and Schuster of fiction and non-fiction. Publishing across health, wellness, Australia. She founded her own publishing start-up, The Author parenting, personal development and new spirituality with People before joining Murdoch Books in 2016. She has also a keen eye on emerging trends, Kelly has collaborated with represented the industry through the Australian Book Industry a number of high profile authors and influencers to create Collaborative Council and as Vice President of the Australian on-trend bestsellers with distinctive flair. Her upcoming titles Publishers Association. Lou is known for fostering innovation in this catalogue include: The Divine Feline, Higher Love, Single and collaboration and is passionate about supporting the Pringle, Tea & Honesty, Do Something For Nothing, The Why, relationship between creators and audiences. The Single Mother’s Social Club, In My Past Life I Was Cleopatra and When We Become Strangers. Contact details: [email protected] Contact details: [email protected] Corinne Roberts joined Murdoch Books in 2013 and her career Jane Morrow is a publisher with deep experience shaping spans 30+ years in Lifestyle publishing, shaping books for both non-fiction books for a broad, popular audience. She has created local and international markets. Corinne was Lifestyle Publisher a list that is known for igniting conversations around food, health, at DK (Penguin Random House) in the UK, commissioning titles sustainable and conscious living, including category busters and publishing internationally, particularly in food, health, In Praise of Veg; Meat: The Ultimate Companion; Low Tox Life, personal development and well-being. Upcoming titles include The Panic Button Book; and The Mind Strength Method. Duncan Welgemoed’s Africola ,Sophie Hansen’s In Good Company, Zuza Zak’s Amber and Rye and The New Teen Age by Contact details: [email protected] GP Dr Ginni Mansberg and clinical psychologist Dr Jo Lamble. 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