Media Bites Feb 2020

Not A Diet Book JAME S SM I TH

Self-confessed disruptor of a billion- dollar diet industry, James is armed with every tool you’ll ever need to achieve incredible results from dieting, training, and staying in shape to identifying the fads, phonies and nonsense that get in the way of genuinely lasting progress.

Against My Will SOPH I E CROCK E T T & DOUGL AS WI GHT Sophie Crockett spent most of her

Released: 20/01/20 TPB | 320pp

AU $32.99 NZ $37.99 Imprint: HarperCollins Publicity contact: Kajal Narayan kajal.narayan@harpercollins.com.au

childhood suffering from crippling anxiety. Diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome, she became afraid to venture outside. Sophie had the courage to re-enter society in her late teens. She was 17 when she fell prey to ST, a violent bully who exploited her vulnerability and cruelly assumed complete coercive control over her life. Sophie endured countless tirades of mental and physical abuse, kept as his sex slave while he repeatedly threatened to kill her. Through her bravery, and with little help from the authorities, Sophie was able to escape. This is her story.

jamessmithacademy.com

Miss-Connection J US T I N COU L SON

Released: 20/01/20 TPB | 304pp AU $32.99 NZ $35.00 Imprint: ABC Books Publicity contact: Matt Howard matthew.howard@harpercollins.com.au There has never been a better time to be a teenage girl. But perhaps there has never been a harder time. We know that connection is at the heart of our teenage daughters’ happiness. And we do our best to have strong connections with our girls. But despite this, we often feel a disconnect. Or perhaps, more precisely, a mis-connect.

Released: 20/01/20 BPB | 304pp

AU $19.99 NZ $22.99 Imprint: HarperCollins Publicity contact: Lara Wallace lara.wallace@harpercollins.com.au

happyfamilies.com.au

NON - F ICT ION