'When Hardie Grant Publishing was established in 1997, the company had two clear goals: to publish ‘strong nonfiction’ with an ‘Australian design sensibility’ for the Australian and global bookselling market; and to provide ‘expert custom publishing services’. ‘The values that were held at the start still hold true today,’ says group managing director Julie Pinkham. Hardie Grant’s first book was Labels by UK author Louis de Bernieres—a short story published in 1998 in conjunction with the author’s arrival at Adelaide Writers’ Week. A facsimile copy is being re-issued in February 2018 commemorating 20 years since its original publication.' (Introduction)