William McInnes
William McInnes is one of Australia s most popular writers, delighting readers with his memoirs A MAN S GOT TO HAVE A HOBBY and THAT D BE RIGHT, his novel CRICKET KINGS, and his insight into Australian life since the 1940s, written with Essential Media and Entertainment, THE MAKING OF MODERN AUSTRALIA. In 2011, with his wife Sarah Watt he co-wrote WORSE THINGS HAPPEN AT SEA, their celebration of family life in words and pictures. A month after the book s release Sarah lost her battle with cancer. These works are bestsellers and award winners. In 2006 A MAN S GOT TO HAVE A HOBBY was selected as one of the Books Alive 50 Great Reads and William was named Australian Newcomer of the Year at the Australian Book Industry (ABIA) Awards, and in 2007 CRICKET KINGS was shortlisted in the Australian General Fiction Book of the Year category for these awards. WORSE THINGS HAPPEN AT SEA was named best the non-fiction title in the Indie Awards 2012. As an actor, William received critical and public acclaim for his leading role in the film Look Both Ways , written and directed by Sarah Watt. He is the Ambassador of the Year of Reading 2012, and Chair of the Museum of Democracy, Canberra.
William grew up in Queensland and now lives in Melbourne with his two children.
Previous Books:
A MAN S GOT TO HAVE A HOBBY, THAT D BE RIGHT, CRICKET KINGS, THE MAKING OF MODERN AUSTRALIA, WORSE THINGS HAPPEN AT SEA
Author Bibliography
The Making of Modern Australia
9780733627804 $22.99 Paperback - B Format August 2012
In THE MAKING OF MODERN AUSTRALIA, bestselling writer William McInnes brings together stories from regular Australians to create a personal view of our country since WWII. (Full details)
Worse Things Happen at Sea
9780733628023 $35.00 Hardback October 2011
WORSE THINGS HAPPEN AT SEA is about families, suburbs and homes, friends, love and day to day life written by bestselling author William McInnes and award winning filmmaker, photographer and animator Sarah Watt. (Full details)
The Making of Modern Australia
9780733624940 $29.99 Paperback - C Format July 2010
In THE MAKING OF MODERN AUSTRALIA, bestselling writer William McInnes brings together stories from regular Australians to create a personal view of our country since WWII. (Full details)
That'd Be Right
9780733624322 $22.99 Paperback - B Format August 2009
The same mixture of humour and thoughtfulness that readers loved in A MAN'S GOT TO HAVE A HOBBY is here in abundance, as William McInnes looks back at Australia over the last 30 years. (Full details)
Cricket Kings
9780733621932 $22.99 Paperback - B Format August 2007
Every weekend a team of middle-aged blokes come together to play cricket. They are mates with families and jobs, and they all have a story to tell. William makes each one a king as he brings them and their loved ones vividly and hilariously to life. (Full details)
A Man's Got to Have a Hobby
9780733620782 $22.99 Paperback - B Format July 2006
William McInnes' bestselling memoir takes us back to the long summer holidays of the 1960s and 70s, and the last of the baby-boomer childhoods. William writes with humour and affection about his family, and especially his mum and dad, who talked to the TV (Full details)
