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Ian Hooper IBF Minisode

Ian is a kind and generous person who was one of the organisers of the Indie Author Bookfair event, and this is not the only one. Leschenault Press and The Book reality experience were front of mind during our conversation and it was so nice to hear what he had to say.


Who is Ian?

Ian Hooper grew up in the coastal town of Larne, Northern Ireland. He joined the Royal Air Force at age eighteen and worked initially as an aircraft technician before being commissioned as an Intelligence Officer. After serving for two decades, he and his Australian wife relocated to the southwest of Western Australia.

In 2014, writing under the pen name of Ian Andrew, his first novel, A Time to Every Purpose, was released to critical acclaim, and in 2018, the first of his ‘Wright and Tran’ crime series, Face Value, won the Publishers Weekly Booklife prize for fiction. In 2024, his poem, Just Enough won the Shore Lines writing for performance prize.

He is now the executive director of independent publisher, Leschenault Press and its imprint, The Book Reality Experience, as well as being an author, editor and ghost-writer. In addition, he is the co-founder of the international series of independent author book fairs. A fellow of the Australian Institute of Management, he holds qualifications in management, training, and learning design as well as a master’s in creative writing.

Living in rural Western Australia, surrounded by a resident mob of kangaroos, he is currently working on the next novel in the Wright & Tran series of detective stories.


What has he written?

Face Value: A UK Military Detective Thriller (Wright & Tran series Book 1)

Flight Path: A UK Military Detective Thriller (A Wright & Tran Novel Book 2)

Fall Guys: A UK Military Detective Thriller (A Wright & Tran Novel Book 3)

A Time To Every Purpose

The Little Book Of Silly Rhymes & Odd Verses

You'll Never Walk Alone: A Very Rough Guide to the Camino Francés

Carrying the Light: A Collection of Short Stories by Graduates of the University of Hull's MA in Creative Writing

Slaughtered Nursery Rhymes: For Grown-Ups


Where can you find him online?


I hope you enjoy learning more about Ian's journey.




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