Alex Sawyer's Rat Daniels is a luminous coming-of-age novel set on the fringes of a small Australian community, where a boy named Jimmy must decide how far his loyalty will stretch — and whether he can live with what he knows. Winner of the 2023 Richell Prize for Emerging Writers, Sawyer brings his background as a clinical psychologist to bear on a story that is tender, troubling and deeply human.

Fernanda Dahlstrom's The Framing is a memoir about what happens when the justice system fails the people closest to us. When Fernanda was eight years old, her mother went to jail. Years later, as a practising lawyer, she revisits the case and the childhood it shattered. Shortlisted for the Glendower Award and highly commended in the Next Chapter 2024, Dahlstrom writes with precision, fury and heart. Come and discover your next favourite author, or two.

Opportunity to purchase signed copies after the talk, kindly supported by local bookseller Shakespeare’s Books.