Death at Newport is a thriller which knots together a story of intrigue and revenge against the backdrop of that famous millionaire's playground during the 1974 America's Cup races.

The mystery's separate strands originate in places as far removed as the embittering jungles of Vietnam and the desperate shanty towns of Rio. An Australian journalist, Jonathan Hunter, becomes involved with the svelte secretary of the fabulously wealthy Newport identity Penelope Pike.

Derryn Hinch has strong views. His willingness to stand up and be counted on controversial issues has made him one of the most quoted personalities in the country. Every Australian has an opinion about Derryn Hinch.

In this book. Hinch gives us his view of life as only he can. As an adolescent becoming sexually aware in the 50's. As a foreign correspondent in the 60's and 70's. About his time in jail - over a principle. And of his very public sacking from his prime-time current affairs programme.

Through an entertaining dialogue, full of "hearty" personal anecdotes. Derryn Hinch demonstrates that it is possible to lose weight without total denial.

Who's Who lists cooking as Derryn Hinch's favourite hobby. To be more honest it should say 'eating'. Especially at long lunches. Call him a toothman, a trencherman, a legend in his own lunch-time, Hinch knows his way around a menu - and a wine list. So iti is all the more remarkable that in recent times he has lost more than 20 kilos on a diet devsied by himself

Once it would have seemed preposterous that a movie sex symbol could be targeted for death. Until July 10, 1985 it would have seemed preposturous that a peace ship would be destroyed in the harbour of a friendly alley.....

The sinking of the Rainbow Warrior provides the tragic backdrop for Derryn Hinch's hard-hitting thriller, Death in Paradise. It is a suspenseful, fast-moving drama which weaves a tale of international intrigue with one of the environmental activism and personal sacrifice.

There are about ten million mobile phones in Australia. How many of them have been lost oor stolen? How many of them have you lost?

When people were told that I was writing this book they flooded me with personal phone loss stories. They were a mixture of embarrassment, sham, stupidity and expensive resignation. I suspect a couple were urban myths.

You will surely identify with one of these 101 Ways To Lose Your Mobile Phone that keep separating mobile phone user from that pesky, elusive, all-power clump of plastic

Thirty years ago a callow Hinch wrote the first ever book about Scrabble. It was simply called The Scrabble Book and was named Book of the Month in the U.S.

He has now updated that tome with heaps of new words and tactics and it has been published as The Ultimate Guide to Winning Scrabble.

It is now on sale in Australia and New Zealand and is about to be released in the US and England.

AIDS- Most of the Questions. Some of the Answers.

Back in the 1970s and early 1980s the world was so ignorant of what caused AIDS that its first acronym was GRID. It stood for Gay Related Immune Deficiency. It started in Africa and in a new century is still decimating that continent. This book is the result of a three-and-a-half hour radio programme devoted to the AIDS issue. And remember: The life you save through AIDS-awareness may be your own – or the life of someone you love.

Shortly before he died one of Australia’s greatest artists, Clifton Pugh, completed a favourite project. He was captivated by the Outback – as his last paintings showed. He was also fascinated by the legend of Leda and the Swan. With writer Pamela Blashki he adapted it to the Australian Outback and transformed it into Leda and the Emu.

That talented embrace of words and paintings led to a book which I was proud to publish. It has a foreword by Professor Manning Clark.

The Legend also includes some rare and exclusive copies of charcoal nude studies by Clifton Pugh.