On October 24th 2023, Wayne Holdsworth's life changed forever. LIke he had done many times before, Wayne had gone to his son Mac's room to wake him up for work. But on this occasion, Wayne discovered Mac had ended his life.

Just on three years since that fateful morning, Wayne joins me to talk about surviving such a traumatic event and the path that has led to creating a movement for saving young lives www.smacktalk.org.au and writing the book Smack Talk (Melbourne Books) www.melbournebooks.com.au

As Wayne mentions, if you need to talk to someone, help is as close as Lifeline: 13 11 14.

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It is a great time for readers with a never ending supply of great books coming for summer. In this episode the spotlight falls on two excellent new releases. Nautilus (Simon & Schuster) by Nick Croydon and A Suitable Man (Harper Collins) by Jock Serong.

Nick follows up his debut novel' The Turning Protocol' with another page turner, carrying on from the last big adventure. As well as being an emerging writer, Nick is CEO of QBD Books. We delve into his thoughts on all aspects of the industry.

Jock Serong is best known as a popular novellist but turns his hand to a memoir of Fletcher Jones, the man behind the very successful clothing empire. Fletcher is a most fascinating figure in the Australian business world and has a most remarkable story that Jock has brilliantly brought to print.

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Music and cars is always a winning combo and our featured authors in this episode bring some great stories from those worlds through the pages of their latest work.

Jeff Apter returns to Authorised with Reckless - The Saga of Australian Crawl, while debut author but well-known motoring writer Stephen Corby has produced Drives a Bit Funny.

Writing the Australian Crawl story seems a natural progression for Jeff, Australia's best-selling music biographer. He was a Crawl fan and saw the band's first Sydney shows back in the late seventies supporting The Knack.

Stephen Corby has been described as Australia's Jeremy Clarkson - just younger, funnier and less pompous - but he has his own views on that, as you will hear. We bring you Stephen's journey, in and out of a moving vehicle, to becoming Australia's favourite motoring writer and now an author.

Thanks to my podcast partners CSCG, a one stop destination for your financial planning. The CSCG team is dedicated, talented and committed. It is this team who make CSCG a trusted and valuable part of your financial future.Call them to find out more (03) 9974 8333 or visit www.cscg.com.au

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