Connor Court Publishing

Connor Court Publishing is an Australian husband-and-wife publishing company based in the small town of Ballan, Victoria.^[1] The owners are Anthony and Brigid Cappello, and John Roskam of the conservative Institute of Public Affairs sits on the editorial board.^[2][3] The company, founded in September 2005, ^[3] publishes books on religion —including many books on Christianity and Catholicism in particular— global warming scepticism, culture and education.

The name "Connor Court" comes from a concatenation of Catholic writer Flannery O'Connor and 17th century Dutch economist Pieter de la Court.

Authors published include Cardinal George Pell, Peter Coleman and James Franklin. Its books have been launched by prominent public figures such as Peter Costello, Tony Abbott, Dean Brown, Jack Snelling and Warren Mundine.

Recent authors include Ken Phillips, Mark Lopez, Ian Plimer, Garth Paltridge, James Murray as well as Bishop Julian Porteous. Titles for 2009 included books on Bioethics, Global Warming, Ecology and Utilitarianism and in 2010 it published the latest book from Cardinal George Pell.

One of its titles, The Light River, by Hal G.P. Colebatch won the Poetry Category in the 2007 Premier's Award of Western Australia.

In 2009 it published Heaven and Earth by Ian Plimer. According to the publisher, the book sold over 30,000 copies and reached number one on the Neilsen Bookscan Australia, 2 May 2009.^[4]

In 2010 it recently launched its new imprint Modotti Press, which is dedicated to publishing titles on Religion with the motto "where religion does matter".

Publications

Publications include:

• Mark Lawson, (2010), A Guide to Climate Change Lunacy, ISBN 9781921421426
• Ian Plimer (2009), Heaven and Earth: Global Warming the missing Science, ISBN 978-1-921421-14-3
• Garth Paltridge (2009), The Climate Caper, ISBN 978-1-921421-25-9
• Robert L. Bradley, (2004), Climate Alarmism Reconsidered, ISBN 0255365411
• Anthony Paganoni, (2007), The Pastoral Care of Italians in Australia ISBN 978-1-921421-01-3
• George Pell, (2007), God and Caesar ISBN 9780980293685
• James Franklin, ed , (2007), Life to the Full: Rights and Social Justice in Australia, ISBN 978-1-921421-00-6
• Brian Coman, (2007) A Loose Canon: Essays on History, Modernity and Tradition, ISBN 9780980293623
• Peter Coleman, (2006), The Heart of James McAuley (2nd ed), ISBN 9780975801567
• James Franklin, (2006), Catholic Values and Australian Realities, ISBN 9780975801543
• Joseph N. Santamaria, The Education of Dr Joe, ISBN 0975081538
• John Flader, (2008) Question Time: 150 Questions and Answers on the Catholic Faith, ISBN 9781921421051
• Tess Livingstone, (2008) Enid Blyton at Old Thatch, ISBN 9781921421037
• Hal Colebatch, (2007) The Light River, ISBN 0-980293642
• Mark Lopez, (2008), The Little Black School Book: Volume 1. The Secret to Getting Straight ‘As’ at School and University, ISBN 978-1-921421-07-5
• George Pell, (2010), Test Everything, ISBN 978-1-921421-37-2
• Desmond O'Grady, (2010), A Word in Edgeways, ISBN 978-1-921421-358
• Chris Berg and John Roskam, (2010), 100 Great Books on Liberty, ISBN 978-1-921421-22-1
• John Molony, 2010, By Wendouree, Memories 1951-1963, ISBN 978-1-9210421-40-2
• Guy Barnett, 2010, Make a Difference: A Practical Guide to Lobbying, ISBN 978-1-9210421-41-9

References

1. ^ Bolt, Andrew (8 May 2009). "The book you nearly didn’t read". Herald Sun. http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/andrewbolt/index.php/heraldsun/comments/column_the_book_you_nearly_didnt_read/. Retrieved 11 April 2011. 
2. ^ "Connor Court Publishing Board". Connor Court. http://www.connorcourt.com/catalog1/index.php?main_page=page_4. Retrieved 11 April 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Ballan publisher in heaven after coup". The Courier. 28 June 2009. http://www.thecourier.com.au/news/local/news/general/ballan-publisher-in-heaven-after-coup/1553105.aspx?storypage=0. Retrieved 11 April 2011. 
4. ^ "Publisher's page on Heaven and Earth". Connor Court. http://www.connorcourt.com/catalog1/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=7&products_id=103. 

External links

• Connor Court Publishing
• Modotti Press

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