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Simon & Schuster Australia is part of the Viacom CBS Corporation and is a major force in today’s publishing industry, dedicated to bringing an extensive range of books, in all formats, into the hands of readers. Simon & Schuster Australia publishes and distributes a variety of books in Australia and New Zealand across a range of genres including fiction, non-fiction and children’s books under our local and international imprints.

ECHOES OF WAR

Tania Blanchard

Set in Mussolini’s Italy amid great upheaval, this is the story of one woman’s determination to find her place in a world that men are threatening to tear apart. Another heartrending novel inspired by a true story from Australia’s best-selling author of The Girl from Munich.

• S&S Australia’s fastest-growing author Tania Blanchard’s first three novels, The Girl from Munich (2017), Suitcase of Dreams (2018), and Letters from Berlin (2020), have sold more than 150,000 copies. Each have also made Better Reading’s Top 100 list.

• Tania’s novels are inspired by her family history, ensuring authenticity and plenty of exciting PR opportunities.

RELEASE DATE: 09/2021 ISBN: 9781760852085 RRP (AUD): $32.99 FORMAT: PB, 448pp RIGHTS: World CATEGORY: Fiction, Historical Fiction

WILD & WITCHY

Allira Potter

Manifesting queen and influencer Allira Potter has devised a ‘guidebook’ for life. Imagine your dream life. Who are you with? What are you doing? How do you feel? If you’re ready to call in everything you ever wanted, from a new lover to your perfect job, Allira knows the secret to creating an abundant AF life.

• Tasks, tools, techniques and a few witchy rituals to help you bring in your most abundant life ever.

• Written in Allira’s trademark unapologetic, no-f*cks-given style.

• Allira is a proud Yorta Yorta woman, a trained reiki practitioner, intuitive reader, energy healer, life coach and meditation guide. She has over 35k followers on Instagram.

RELEASE DATE: 02/2022 ISBN: 9781761101878 RRP (AUD): $35.00 FORMAT: HB, 256pp RIGHTS: World ex ANZ CATEGORY: Non-fiction, Health and Personal Development

THE NAZIS KNEW MY NAME

Magda Hellinger, Maya Lee and David Brewster

The extraordinarily moving memoir by Australian Slovakian Holocaust survivor Magda Hellinger, who saved an untold number of lives at Auschwitz through everyday acts of courage, kindness and ingenuity. The book is based on Magda’s personal account and completed by her daughter Maya’s extensive research and includes testimonies from fellow Auschwitz survivors.

• Rights sold (at proposal stage) to Simon & Schuster USA (author tour post COVID-19), Simon & Schuster UK, Italy, Finland, Poland , Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovak republic, Romania, China, Mexico and The Netherlands.

• For readers of The Tattooist of Auschwitz (over 330,000 BookScan) and The Happiest Man on Earth (127,000).

• The book will feature personal photographs of Magda from the era, including postcards sent from Auschwitz.

RELEASE DATE: 09/2021 ISBN: 9781760859299 RRP (AUD): $32.99 FORMAT: PB, 304pp RIGHTS: World CATEGORY: Non-fiction

SIGNS AND WONDERS

DISPATCHES FROM A TIME OF BEAUTY AND LOSS

Delia Falconer

The celebrated, Walkley Award-winning author, Delia Falconer, writes on how global warming is changing not only our climate but our culture. Beautifully observed, brilliantly argued and deeply felt, these essays show how our emotions, our art and our relationships with the generations around us, have been transformed.

• Falconer has written two novels (In the Service of Clouds 1997, shortlisted for the Miles Franklin, and The Lost Thoughts of Soldiers 2005) and the non-fiction Sydney (9,300 HBs).

• Brilliant and evocative blend of memoir and non-fiction.

• Fresh take on how climate change is affecting our culture; exploring our emotional and imaginative relationship with our environment and each other.

RELEASE DATE: 09/2021 ISBN: 9781760857820 RRP (AUD): $32.99 FORMAT: PB, 304pp RIGHTS: World CATEGORY: Non-fiction