Hale & Iremonger
| Founded | 1977 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Sylvia Hale, John Iremonger & Roger Barnes |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Headquarters location | Sydney |
Hale & Iremonger is an Australian independent publisher. It was founded in 1977 by Sylvia Hale, John Iremonger and Roger Barnes.[1]
John left the company in 1980, moving to Allen & Unwin.[2] By 2002, when Sylvia became involved in NSW state politics,[3] some 500 books had been published on politics, urban history, women's studies and poetry.[1]
In 2010 Hale & Iremonger's list was bought by Michael Rakusin, formerly of Tower Books.[4]
Selected publications
[edit]Books published by Hale & Iremonger include:
Nonfiction
[edit]- Bettison, Margaret; Summers, Anne (1979). Her story : Australian women in print 1788–1975. Anne Roberts (photographer). Hale & Iremonger. ISBN 978-0-908094-52-3.
- Roe, Jill, ed. (1980). Twentieth century Sydney : studies in urban and social history. Hale & Iremonger in association with the Sydney History Group. ISBN 978-0-908094-62-2.
- Webby, Elizabeth (1982). Early Australian poetry : an annotated bibliography of original poems published in Australian newspapers, magazines & almanacks before 1850. Hale & Iremonger. ISBN 978-0-908094-91-2.
- Dawson, Madge; Radi, Heather, eds. (1984). Against the odds fifteen professional women reflect on their lives & careers. Sydney, NSW Hale & Iremonger. ISBN 978-0-86806-183-2.
Biography and autobiography
[edit]- Magarey, Susan (1985). Unbridling the tongues of women : a biography of Catherine Helen Spence. Hale & Iremonger. ISBN 0868061506.
- Moyal, Ann (1995). Breakfast with Beaverbrook : memoirs of an independent woman. Hale & Iremonger. ISBN 978-0-86806-569-4.
- Stewart, Douglas (1983). Springtime in Taranaki : an autobiography of youth. Hale & Iremonger. ISBN 978-0-86806-096-5.
Poetry
[edit]- Dobson, Rosemary (1984). The three fates & other poems. Hale & Iremonger. ISBN 978-0-86806-133-7. Winner of the Grace Leven Prize for Poetry, 1985[5]
- Kefala, Antigone (1988). European notebook. Hale & Iremonger. ISBN 978-0-86806-335-5.
- Skrzynecki, Peter; Dickerson, Robert (1989). Night swim : poems (1978–1988). Hale & Iremonger. ISBN 978-0-86806-363-8.
- Tranter, John (1982). Selected poems. Hale & Iremonger. ISBN 978-0-86806-029-3.
Authors
[edit]Other authors of books published by Hale & Iremonger include Doris Brett, Hazel Edwards, Ross Fitzgerald, Libby Gleeson, Robert Hughes, Grace Karskens, Mark O'Connor, Ron Pretty.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Hale and Iremonger". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "John Iremonger". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Ms Sylvia Phyllis HALE, BA LLB DipEd (1942–)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Rakusin acquires Hale & Iremonger". Books+Publishing. 16 March 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Poetry prize to Rosemary Dobson". The Canberra Times. Vol. 60, no. 18, 292. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 30 October 1985. p. 29. Retrieved 15 December 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
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