The Costello Memoirs

The Costello Memoirs is a collection of writings by Australian politician and long-standing treasurer and deputy Liberal leader Peter Costello and co-authored by former New South Wales Liberal Leader and Costello's father-in-law, Peter Coleman. The book was launched on 16 September 2008 at the National Press Club and released in stores on 17 September 2008.

The Costello Memoirs

The Costello Memoirs
Author	Peter Costello Peter Coleman
Subject	The Liberal Party and the Howard government
Genre	Politics
Publisher	Melbourne University Publishing
Publication date	September 2008
Publication place	Australia
Pages	400 + 16pp pictures
ISBN	978-0-522-85582-1
OCLC	276602673

Booksellers were obliged by Melbourne University Publishing to sign a confidentiality agreement, common with new release books, stating they would not release the book before the official release date, with harsh legal ramifications if they did.^[1]

Extracts from the book appeared in newspapers across Australia before the book's release.^[2]