Great Conversations features interviews with authors and writers, exploring books, writing and literary culture from Australia and the world.

Today's episode features Kay Kerr discussing her debut novel Please Don't Hug Me.

High school is tough for everyone, but Erin has to wonder if someone is trying to make it especially difficult. She’s been fired from her job for dropping truth bombs and her clique of friends are the sort you’re sometimes better off without.

Erin’s trying to complete high school and schoolies is the unofficial/official finishing line. Erin is on the autism spectrum but only a few people know. Her best friend Dee is always ready with doughnuts to fix a bad day, and her new friend Aggie just knows the right thing to say. But Erin still has to figure out her world and where she fits in it. She has a one of a kind brain and what she really wants is to talk with her big brother Rudy about how he survived high school.