AWW21 Words and Worlds - Malcolm Knox and Jacqueline Maley

Published: March 23, 2021, 5:47 a.m.

Malcolm Knox and Jacqueline Maley are highly respected journalists, each a recipient of Australian journalism\u2019s highest honour, the Walkley Award.  But beyond the world of reporting, each has chosen to mine their imagination to great effect. Now with six novels to his name, Malcolm\u2019s latest is Bluebird, an incisive satire on the Australian Dream, set amongst sand and surf and broken dreams, that once again demonstrates his mastery of contemporary realism. Jacqueline\u2019s acclaimed debut novel is The Truth About Her\xb8 another slice of social realism that deals with the fallout from the suicide of a wellness blogger following a hard hitting expose by an investigative journalist.

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Chaired by Tali Lavi