The Tap-Dancing Knife Thrower

PAUL HOGAN

Having grown up watching Hoges, Delvine and Strop on The Paul Hogan Show, I was thrilled to get the call from Publisher Jude McGee to work on this book. Our goal was to really capture the working-class hero, who put Aussie humour in the spotlight both here and abroad. Getting the right cover image was the trickiest part of this project. 

Apparently, the life-size cut-out of Hoges – in his teeny Stubbies having a schooey at the pub – was a hit in stores. 

#1 AUTOBIOGRAPHY

+ Book design: cover and internal, endpapers, digital marketing, POS marketing, outdoor

“As a copywriter and book publisher and editor, I’ve been collaborating with Lisa Reidy for more than a decade on everything from print ads, brochures, sales presenters, digital assets, presentations, pitches and more, to the design and layout of books and book covers. Lisa is, quite simply, my favourite designer to work with in the world! Her extraordinary talent and skill is matched by her eye for detail, her carefully finished work, her ability to quickly grasp and understand the tone, look and what’s needed, her willingness to go the extra mile to get it right, her limitless calm under pressure and her helpfulness and always lovely manner. I can’t recommend her highly enough. She is one in a million.”

Jude McGee
Publisher, HarperCollins Publishers