Maggie Alderson (Author, Editor)

Books by Maggie Alderson

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Book Cover:  Cents and Sensibility
Published: 04/06/2007
Format: Digital
ISBN: 9781742282756
Book Cover:  Cents and Sensibility

Stella Fain has a rule for men she likes: Make them wait . . . But the gorgeous Jay proves an exception to the rule when he bowls Stella off her Prada wedges at a press junket on the Cote d'Azur.

He might seem to have everything going for him, but Stella is about to realise that while jetset lifestyles can be fabulous, her career as a journalist isn't something she wants to jeopardise for any man...

Stella Fain has a rule for men she likes: Make them wait . . . But the gorgeous Jay proves an exception to the rule when he bowls Stella off her Prada wedges at a press junket on the Cote d'Azur.

He might...

Published: 04/06/2007
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143006060
RRP: $19.95
Book Cover:  Evangeline Wish Keeper's Helper
Evangeline the toy elephant lies under the bed all day, waiting and waiting for something to happen. If only she could be useful somewhere . . . Will her wish be granted?
Evangeline the toy elephant lies under the bed all day, waiting and waiting for something to happen. If only she could be useful somewhere . . . Will her wish be granted?
Published: 28/09/2011
Format: Digital
ISBN: 9781742533964
Book Cover:  Evangeline, The Wish Keeper's Helper
Evangeline the toy elephant lies under the bed all day, waiting and waiting for something to happen. If only she could be useful somewhere . . . Will her wish be granted?
Evangeline the toy elephant lies under the bed all day, waiting and waiting for something to happen. If only she could be useful somewhere . . . Will her wish be granted?
Published: 03/10/2011
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9780670075355
RRP: $19.95
Book Cover:  Girls' Night In 4
Once more the editors have scoured the globe for A-list talent, and Girls' Night In 4 is jam-packed with exciting new stories that carry on the humour and warmth of the previous titles.

Girls' Night In 4 is another wonderful night in: not only is it a fabulous read, but the proceeds from sales of the book will be donated to the charities War Child and No Strings, making a major contribution to the...

Once more the editors have scoured the globe for A-list talent, and Girls' Night In 4 is jam-packed with exciting new stories that carry on the humour and warmth of the previous titles.

Girls' Night In...

Published: 26/09/2005
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143003793
RRP: $24.95
Book Cover:  Gravity Sucks
Published: 29/10/2007
Format: Digital
ISBN: 9781742281971
Book Cover:  Gravity Sucks
Is it OK to wear a bikini after forty?
What about peacock-blue toenail polish with bright-white hair and a faceful of slap?
If you don't bother with make-up, bosom upholstery and foot facials are you letting yourself go, or just letting go?

Is it OK to wear a bikini after forty?
What about peacock-blue toenail polish with bright-white hair and a faceful of slap?
If you don't bother with make-up, bosom upholstery and foot facials are you letting...

Published: 29/10/2007
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143007050
RRP: $29.95
Book Cover:  Handbag Heaven
Published: 01/11/2001
Format: Digital
ISBN: 9781742281025
Book Cover:  Handbag Heaven
Maggie Alderson is a firm believer in heaven – handbag heaven that is. Why else would finding a vintage Kelly bag seem like a blessing and resisting that Jamin Puech bag feel so hellish?

In this witty and irreverent book Maggie Alderson guides you through not only the perils of shopping but also everyday life, explaining among other things why even the smallest clothing purchase is a major life...

Maggie Alderson is a firm believer in heaven – handbag heaven that is. Why else would finding a vintage Kelly bag seem like a blessing and resisting that Jamin Puech bag feel so hellish?

In this...

Published: 01/11/2001
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143000051
RRP: $24.95
Book Cover:  Handbags and Gladrags
Published: 21/11/2005
Format: Digital
ISBN: 9781742284040
Book Cover:  Handbags and Gladrags

Fashion stylist Emily Pointer is a natural blonde, a tall size 10, travels the world for work and gets 30 per cent discount at Prada. As far as she's concerned, life is perfect.

So surely a night of wild sex with a hunky Australian photographer will be just another fabulous experience to add to the package? Instead, Emily starts to discover that life can be messy – and the designer clothes in...

Fashion stylist Emily Pointer is a natural blonde, a tall size 10, travels the world for work and gets 30 per cent discount at Prada. As far as she's concerned, life is perfect.

So surely a night of wild...

Published: 21/11/2005
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143003687
RRP: $19.95
Book Cover:  How to Break Your Own Heart
Published: 31/08/2009
Format: Digital
ISBN: 9781742281995
Book Cover:  How to Break Your Own Heart

Amelia Bradlow seems to have everything she needs to be happy – a handsome husband, a beautiful home, money, good looks and a glamour job.   Everything, that is, except the thing she wants most – a baby.

Ed, her husband, is funny, affectionate and sophisticated by simply not interested in parenthood.   He likes his life neat and tidy.   And he likes having a wife who attends...

Amelia Bradlow seems to have everything she needs to be happy – a handsome husband, a beautiful home, money, good looks and a glamour job.   Everything, that is, except the thing she wants...

Published: 31/08/2009
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143009658
RRP: $19.95
Book Cover:  Mad About the Boy
Published: 01/11/2002
Format: Digital
ISBN: 9781742284170
Book Cover:  Mad About the Boy
Of all the nightmare options that passed through Antonia Heaveringham's head when her husband Hugo uttered the words, 'I've got something to tell you . . .', a coming out speech never figured.
Of all the nightmare options that passed through Antonia Heaveringham's head when her husband Hugo uttered the words, 'I've got something to tell you . . .', a coming out speech never figured.
Published: 01/11/2002
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143000020
RRP: $19.95
Book Cover:  Pants on Fire
Published: 01/08/2003
Format: Digital
ISBN: 9781742284255
Book Cover:  Pants on Fire
When London editor Georgia Abbott comes to Sydney to work on Glow , a glossy woman's magazine, she has high hopes for a bright new start. Leaving behind a broken heart (her own) and a philandering ex-fiance, she's look forward to immersing herself in the Tim Tam-eating sisterhood of woman's mags. No to mention being whisked off into the dusty Australian sunset by a suntanned, Akubra-hatted fantasy...
When London editor Georgia Abbott comes to Sydney to work on Glow , a glossy woman's magazine, she has high hopes for a bright new start. Leaving behind a broken heart (her own) and a philandering ex-fiance...
Published: 01/08/2003
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780140279689
RRP: $19.95
Book Cover:  Shall We Dance?
Published: 20/10/2010
Format: Digital
ISBN: 9781742531625
Book Cover:  Shall We Dance?
Loulou Landers, London's undisputed Queen of Vintage Fashion, meets a man on the eve of her dreaded forty-ninth birthday. Unfortunately, he's barely half her age, and Loulou's just not ready to 'go cougar'.
Loulou Landers, London's undisputed Queen of Vintage Fashion, meets a man on the eve of her dreaded forty-ninth birthday. Unfortunately, he's barely half her age, and Loulou's just not ready to 'go cougar'.
Published: 29/08/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143205609
RRP: $19.95
Book Cover:  Shall We Dance?
London's undisputed Queen of Vintage Fashion meets a man on the eve of her dreaded forty-ninth birthday. Unfortunately, he's barely half her age.
London's undisputed Queen of Vintage Fashion meets a man on the eve of her dreaded forty-ninth birthday. Unfortunately, he's barely half her age.
Published: 25/10/2010
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781921518133
RRP: $32.95
Book Cover:  Shoe Money
Published: 01/10/1998
Format: Digital
ISBN: 9781742284477
Book Cover:  Style Notes
Maggie Alderson, novelist, philosopher of fashion and arbiter of style, brings us a new collection of her much-loved Style Notes column.
Maggie Alderson, novelist, philosopher of fashion and arbiter of style, brings us a new collection of her much-loved Style Notes column.
Published: 02/05/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143565789
RRP: $24.95
Book Cover:  Style Notes
Published: 27/04/2011
Format: Digital
ISBN: 9781742533278

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21 May 2012
2012 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) - winners

The Australian Book Industry Awards were held in Sydney on Friday night. It was a great night for Penguin with our books taking the top honors in four book categories including the prestigious Book of the Year. Congratulations also to Peg McColl, Kate McCormack and the rights team who won the International (Rights) Award for the second year running for Paul French's book Midnight in Peking. United Book Distributors were again named Distributor of the Year.

Illustrated Book of the Year

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