Gary Lonesborough’s Good Young Men

About this episode

Gary Lonesborough discusses his new novel Good Young Men and the experiences of four Aboriginal boys growing up together.

The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. Gary Lonesborough is a Yuin writer, whose young adult novels, The Boy from the Mish, We Didn't Think It Through, and I'm Not Really Here have been shortlisted for numerous awards. Gary’s joining us today with his new novel Good Young Men. Four Aboriginal boys growing up together on the same street in a coastal village. It’s a ready made friendship group. Fast forward eight years and the boys are staring down the end of high school. Kallum’s been expelled from his fancy Sydney boarding school and lost his football scholarship. Jordy’s happier since he’s come out but that doesn’t mean his whole life is easy. Dylan’s struggling. He was the only witness when Brandon was shot and killed by police. He’s missing his mate and scared to death of what it might mean if he testifies. ⁠Final Draft is produced and presented by Andrew Pople⁠ Want more great conversations with Australian authors? ⁠Discover this and many more…

People in this episode

Host: Andrew Pople

Guest: Gary Lonesborough

Topics covered

• Australian writing
• young adult novels
• Aboriginal culture
• friendship
• high school experiences

Keywords

• Gary Lonesborough
• Good Young Men
• young adult novels
• Aboriginal boys
• high school

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Good Young Men, The Boy from the Mish, We Didn't Think It Through, I'm Not Really Here

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