PAUL KELLY - THE ESSAYS is a collection of essays from ten Australian writers around themes of music, writers, love, sport, God, Indigenous Australia and family, inspired by the documentary film PAUL KELLY - STORIES OF ME. Edited by David Leser, contributors include Toby Creswell, Sophie Cunningham, Martin Flanagan, Richard Guilliatt, Jordan Leser, Alex McGregor, Rachel Perkins and Nicholas Tonti-Filippini. The book exists as a hardcopy paperback and an interactive book for apple devices including footage, galleries and music. An eBook is also available. The book also makes up part of the extensive education and outreach materials associated with the film, other titles include "we're All Here For The Drowning An Oral History" and "Paul Kelly - Stories of Me A Transcript".