Second book signed with University of Queensland Press

Sally Piper

I have signed a publishing agreement for my second novel 'The Geography of Friendship', with University of Queensland Press. Publication is set for July 2018.

Nature’s chartreuse 💚

And here’s another superb book whose uniquely crafted characters won’t leave me any time soon. The Weekend is a tragic, funny, honest and deeply moving reflection on friendship, love, grief, regret, ageing and everything in between that binds and breaks people, sometimes both at once. A gem of a book. Absolutely loved it, and Charlotte’s conversation about her book @avidreader earlier this week 💙📚#charlottewood #theweekend @allenandunwin

Thanks so much @fionastager of @avidreader for pressing this glorious book into my hands. You’ve not let me down on a recommendation yet! It’s a beautifully lyrical novel, a tribute to a landscape as much as to a friendship between a boy and an older woman, and the enduring power of each to connect, sustain and define futures. One of my top 5 reads of the year. #theoffing #benjaminmyers @bloomsburypublishing

I was fortunate enough to be at the launch of this incredible novel @avidreader recently and I knew when @annakrien spoke about her writing of #actofgrace that I was in for a treat. Through the voice of four main characters, Anna has given readers a courageous and bold account of war and trauma and the legacy of each on individuals and the generations that follow. Such a powerful story that refuses to look away from the big issues currently facing humanity #booksiloved @blackincbooks

Host tree all but gone inside this strangler fig #perilsofnature

Despite the drought, there are thankfully still a few wet pockets here and there🌼 #waterlily

Another great Australian-authored book, this one by @leah_kam This beautifully crafted novel considers the cruelties enacted in the name of ‘science’ in pre-WWll Germany, in which Ernst Schafer (explorer, hunter, zoologist and member of the German SS) is brought to life in what feels like an honest, authentic and measured way. It’s a deeply intelligent, meticulously researched and fascinating story that explores the rise of Nazism from a different slant. #thehollowbones #leahkaminsky #booksiloved @vintagebooks

This friend hasn’t visited for a few weeks now 🦘#lovenature #wallaby

Nectar pals 🦋🐝🐞#lovenature #australiannativegrasstree

Wolfe Island by @lucytreloarwriter is all kinds of beautiful. Set in the near future, it gives a real and disturbing picture of what coastline communities specifically face with rising sea levels and how humanity will respond generally as more and more lives are disrupted by climate change. It asks questions about what freedom will look like in the future and the lengths people will go to in securing if for those they love. The characterization in this novel is superb and it really made me want to own a dog. #wolfeisland #lucytreloar @macmillanaus #booksiloved

Fantastic launch last night of #therewasstilllove by @favelparrett @avidreader. I think we’re in for a real treat with this story. Cant wait to dip in! And that gorgeous cover 🧡📚❤️

I’ve not read Robin Morgan before but I’m so pleased I’ve discovered her writing now. Parallax is an elegant, intelligent and imaginative novel about storytelling, told as tales within tales, many of which read as fables, others as warnings, and all of them undercut with warmth, generosity and wit. Loved it!💙📚 #parallax #robinmorgan @spinifexpress #booksiloved

Alien tree 👽

Good and bad signs on this afternoon’s walk. ✅❎

Marching with our best chance for the future🌏 #climatestrike

It’s #nationalreadingday today, an annual campaign encouraging people to pick up a book and read for one hour on your own or with the children in your life. I didn’t need any encouragement to spend an hour finishing this gem of a memoir by @ladyredjess. Left deaf following meningitis at the age of four, Jessica writes beautifully and truthfully about discovering and understanding her own deaf self with the help of archival research into Maud Praed, the deaf daughter of 19th century Australian novelist Rosa Praed. Scholarly, honest and elegant. #hearingmaud #jessicawhite #booksiloved @uwapublishing

Another great read, this one by Australian author @amandacniehaus. Poetic in language and structure, this is a strong debut about the amorphous nature of grief - how it sits outside of science, art and love; how it’s an emotion that often only knows itself and risks pulling people apart, not uniting them. And for a novel about loss, it has one of the most generous endings I’ve ever read. #amandaniehaus #thebreedingseason #booksiloved @allenandunwin

Loved this book by @soniaorchard. Such a perceptive exploration of friendship - the loyalty and intimacy that bind them but also the casual cruelties and betrayals that break them. #intothefire #soniaorchard #booksiloved

Book loot from @brisbane_writers_festival. Can’t wait to dip in @lucytreloarwriter @leah_kam @soniaorchard #bwf2019

Listened to these three legends on a panel at #bwf2019 today - Leah Kaminsky, Steven Carroll and Kristina Olsson. Perfect end to a great festival. @brisbane_writers_festival @leah_kam #thehollowbones #stevencarroll #theyearofthebeast #kristinaolsson #shell