Malcolm Knox began his career as a journalist for the Sydney Morning Herald, back in the 90s. His breakout was in 2004 when, as literary editor, he broke the story of the fake Jordanian memoirist, Norma Khouri for which he won a Walkley Award. Since then he has written more than a dozen books of nonfiction and has been publishing fiction since 2000. The First Friend is his seventh novel.

Reading list:

The Wonder Lover, Malcolm Knox, 2015

Bluebird, Malcolm Knox, 2020

The First Friend, Malcolm Knox, 2024

The Temperature, Katerina Gibson, 2024

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