Nick is a prolific Australian writer
having produced around 19 books across a wide range of genres and age ranges. I
first read his work when I was a Youth Services librarian trying to read teen
fiction. It was After January and it
made me see that teen fiction wasn't just for teens, I loved it.
His latest
is an adult book Analogue men which
has been described as the existential crisis of a man approaching fifty. It
encompasses some of the big themes of family, middle age, technology and of
course running {Nick runs daily}. Andrew Van Fleet is downscaling his career by
taking a job managing a struggling Brisbane radio station in an effort to
reconnect with his family: his wife Robyn a busy GP, his two teenagers and his
father who is grappling with a serious illness. Nick is a warm and engaging
speaker with some great one-liners and Analogue
men is a humorous and tender book which reminds me quite a bit of a recent
favourite The Full ridiculous by
Australian author Mark Lamprell.
Check out Nick Earls' books here.
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