WHO
The Author People was co-founded by Lou Johnson and Tom Galletta. Fusing extensive book publishing industry knowledge and commercial capability with new thinking and a deep passion for the relationship between Authors and People. We are committed to partnership, possibility, transparency, integrity, relevancy, fairness, accountability and excellence. Read More
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HOW
The Author People represent Authors, and partner with them and collaborators to explore all connection opportunities.
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ABOUT US

The Author People was co-founded by Lou Johnson and Tom Galletta. Fusing extensive book publishing industry knowledge and commercial capability with new thinking and a deep passion for the relationship between Authors and People. We are committed to partnership, possibility, transparency, integrity, relevancy, fairness, accountability and excellence.
WHO
THE AUTHORS

Polly McGee is one part writer, and many parts assorted thinker, do-er, talker, eater, drinker, explorer and dog wrangler. She has worked in kitchens, bars and restaurants from frantic to fancy, managed multi-million dollar innovation grants programs, worked with hundreds of start-ups to refine their business ideas and source funding, and championed causes from...

POLLY
McGEE
THE AUTHORS

KIM
KELLY
Kim Kelly is the author of four novels and one novella about Australia, its heritage and its people that are loved by readers all over the world. Her stories shine a bright light on forgotten corners of our past and the tales of ordinary people living through extraordinary times.


MICHAEL
KATAKIS

Writer and photographer Michael Katakis has
been writing about and photographing a wide range
of cultures and geographic locations for the past
thirty five years. He has traveled extensively
throughout the People’s Republic of China,
West Africa, Cuba, Hungary, Morocco, Turkey,
the United States, Korea, the Philippines, Taiwan,
Italy, Greece, England, France and Spain to name
a few.
THE AUTHORS

LINDA
BUCHAN
My name is Linda Buchan and when I was 18 years old I died.
It was a winter’s day, Saturday June 27, 1998 when my young life ended and my new life began. A life that was to be so completely different to the one that I had envisaged, the one that I had expected…


LAURA
BLOOM

It’s the people traditionally left out of the frame who interest Laura the most, as well as what happens after what would be the climax in many stories. A couple reuniting after the war, in IN THE MOOD; a woman who has changed her name and started a new life, only to find her old life catching up with her, in THE CLEANSKIN; what happens when you break up with the perfect person, in CHOOSING ZOE.
THE AUTHORS

SUSY
PARKER
Susy's first passion is her family, her
husband and their three young children.
Her second passion is helping her 8-year-old
daughter, Sarah*, to live, love and laugh
with ADHD. In her first book Saving Sarah:
Learning to Live, Love and Laugh with ADHD
Susy shares in raw, painful and honest detail,
the dark side of parenting a child with ADHD
but also paints the positive picture that people
often don't see or understand.


ONDINE
SHERMAN
Ondine is a life-long animal advocate, and is passionate about promoting respect and compassion for all creatures. In 2004, she and her father, Brian Sherman AM, founded Voiceless; the organisation is now one of Australia’s leading animal protection groups. And Ondine’s social-media platform, Franimals, has become a popular community for animal-loving teens across the globe.

THE AUTHORS

KELLY BROOKE
NICHOLLS
Kelly Brooke Nicholls’ fascination with other cultures was instilled
in her early years growing up on a boat in the south pacific islands.
She’s been passionate about human rights from an early age
and following a stint as a journalist at Australian Associated Press
she moved to Latin America when she was 23. From there she
was compelled to make a difference and help people affected by
conflict, abuse and extreme poverty. She has over 15 years’ senior
leadership experience working for NGOs ranging from Medecins
Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders to a small
indigenous-led organisation in the Ecuadorian Amazon.

THE BOOKS

An intelligent thriller filled with human drama, reminiscent of William Boyd’s Restless. From the dark heart of The Troubles, The Cleanskin is a story of intense human relationships with a cast of flawed and entirely believable characters.

THE CLEANSKIN
LAURA BLOOM
Paperback $26.99 (AUD)
eBook $9.99 (AUD)

It’s February 1946, and Robert Booker is just home from the war. Home is a pretty
weatherboard house in Sydney, where his wife, Catherine, is waiting. They haven’t
seen each for three years, yet they are separated by so much more than time.

IN THE MOOD
LAURA BLOOM
Paperback $26.99 (AUD)
eBook $9.99 (AUD)
THE BOOKS

March, 1912. A sultry Indian summer hangs over the
west coast of Australia and aboard the luxury
steamship SS Koombana, three tales entwine.

JEWEL SEA
KIM KELLY
Paperback $24.99 (AUD)
eBook $8.99 (AUD)
Audiobook (Free with
Audible 30-day
trial membership)

My name is Linda Buchan and when I was 18 years old I died.
It was a winter’s day, Saturday June 27, 1998 when my young life ended and my new life began. A life that was to be so completely different to the one that I had envisaged, the one that I had expected…

STEP BY STEP
LINDA BUCHAN
Paperback $29.99 (AUD)
eBook $11.99 (AUD)
THE BOOKS

Dogs, monkeys, corruption and sexual politics: Dogs of India draws on the complex, chaotic and colourful tradition of Indian storytelling in a spicy literary blend of Animal Farm vs. Holy Cow via Bollywood.

DOGS OF INDIA
POLLY McGEE
Paperback $24.99 (AUD)
eBook $9.99 (AUD)
Audiobook (Free with
Audible 30-day
trial membership)

A gripping novel of that gives readers a rare glimpse into Colombia’s notorious drug wars and their impact on ordinary citizens, told by someone who knows the landscape intimately.

KELLY BROOKE NICHOLLS
Paperback $26.99 (AUD)
eBook $9.99 (AUD)
THE BOOKS

The story of a journey from Ireland to Australia in the early 1900's, along threads of love, family, war and peace.

WILD CHICORY
KIM KELLY
Paperback $14.99 (AUD)
eBook $6.99 (AUD)
Audiobook (Free with
Audible 30-day
trial membership)

Once upon a time, Michael Katakis lived in a place of big dreams, bright colours and sleight of hand. That place was America.

A THOUSAND SHARDS OF GLASS
MICHAEL KATAKIS
Paperback $11.99 (USD)
eBook $7.99 (USD)
Audiobook (Free with
Audible 30-day
trial membership)
THE BOOKS

I am sharing Sarah's story to let other parents know that there can be another way and that miracles do happen, because a miracle happened to us.
ADHD, it’s just a different way to be. - Susy Parker

SAVING SARAH
SUSY PARKER
Paperback $26.99 (AUD)
eBook $9.99 (AUD)

SKY
ONDINE SHERMAN
Sometimes you have to lose everything to find yourself.
A story for teens about standing up for what you believe in.

Paperback $18.99 (AUD)
eBook $8.99 (AUD)
THE BOOKS

THE CLEANSKIN
LAURA BLOOM
An intelligent thriller filled with human drama, reminiscent of William Boyd’s Restless. From the dark heart of The Troubles, The Cleanskin is a story of intense human relationships with a cast of flawed and entirely believable characters.

IN THE MOOD
LAURA BLOOM
It’s February 1946, and Robert Booker is just home from the war. Home is a pretty weatherboard house in Sydney, where his wife, Catherine, is waiting. They haven’t seen each for three years, yet they are separated by so much more than time.

JEWEL SEA
KIM KELLY
March, 1912. A sultry Indian summer hangs over the west coast of Australia and aboard the luxury steamship SS Koombana, three tales entwine.

STEP BY STEP
LINDA BUCHAN
My name is Linda Buchan and when I was 18 years old I died. It was a winter’s day, Saturday June 27, 1998 when my young life ended and my new life began. A life that was to be so completely different to the one that I had envisaged, the one that I had expected…

WILD CHICORY
KIM KELLY
The story of a journey from Ireland to Australia in the early 1900's, along threads of love, family, war and peace.

A THOUSAND SHARDS OF GLASS
MICHAEL KATAKIS
Once upon a time, Michael Katakis lived in a place of big dreams, bright colours and sleight of hand. That place was America.

DOGS OF INDIA
POLLY McGEE
Dogs, monkeys, corruption and sexual politics: Dogs of India draws on the complex, chaotic and colourful tradition of Indian storytelling in a spicy literary blend of Animal Farm vs. Holy Cow via Bollywood.

SAVING SARAH
SUSY PARKER
I am sharing Sarah's story to let other parents know that there can be another way and that miracles do happen, because a miracle happened to us. ADHD, it’s just a different way to be. - Susy
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