Bruce Nash and Malcolm Knox's latest novels tell very different stories by deftly wielding dark humour and satire, skating that line between drama and comedy as a way into complex and challenging subjects. They speak with Dr Joshua Lobb.

Buy The First Friend:⁠ https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Malcolm-Knox-First-Friend-9781761470431

Buy All the Words We Know: https://www.thenile.com.au/books/bruce-nash/all-the-words-we-know/9781761472695

ⓘ South Coast Readers & Writers Festival 2026 info + tickets

The South Coast Readers & Writers Festival 2026 is on in Thirroul on 25 & 26 July. For more info go to⁠ ⁠https://southcoastwriters.org/festival ⁠⁠

Early bird tickets are available now at:⁠ https://events.humanitix.com/south-coast-readers-and-writers-festival-2026

Credits

Recorded by Peter Frankis

The South Coast Writers Centre acknowledges the Wodi Wodi people of the Dharawal nation as the traditional custodians of the land on which we live and work, and we offer our respect to elders past, present and emerging.

Nikki Gemmell is one of Australia's bestselling authors. Her latest novel, Wing, is a searing examination of what it means to be female today. She sits down with author Meredith Jaffé to talk about writingwomen from memoir to thriller and everything in-between.

Buy Wing: https://www.booktopia.com.au/wing-nikki-gemmell/book/9781460761564

ⓘ South Coast Readers & Writers Festival 2026 info + tickets

The South Coast Readers & Writers Festival 2026 is on in Thirroul on 25 & 26 July. For more info go to⁠ ⁠https://southcoastwriters.org/festival ⁠⁠

Early bird tickets are available now at:⁠ https://events.humanitix.com/south-coast-readers-and-writers-festival-2026

Credits

Recorded by Peter Frankis

The South Coast Writers Centre acknowledges the Wodi Wodi people of the Dharawal nation as the traditional custodians of the land on which we live and work, and we offer our respect to elders past, present and emerging.

Ryan Butta's The Bravest Scout at Gallipoli is a history that recovers lost perspectives and people, bringing them back into light. He discusses Australian history and how it is lost and found, with Jeremy Lasek.

Buy The Bravest Scout at Gallipoli: https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/The-Bravest-Scout-at-Gallipoli/Ryan-Butta/9781922992086

ⓘ South Coast Readers & Writers Festival 2026

The South Coast Readers & Writers Festival 2026 is on in Thirroul on 25 & 26 July. For more info go to⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://southcoastwriters.org/festival⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠

Early bird tickets are available now at:⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://events.humanitix.com/south-coast-readers-and-writers-festival-2026⁠

Credits

Recorded by Peter Frankis

The South Coast Writers Centre acknowledges the Wodi Wodi people of the Dharawal nation as the traditional custodians of the land on which we live and work, and we offer our respect to elders past, present and emerging.