Read This: Malcolm Knox Finds Comedy in Toxic Friendships

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. On this episode of Read This , Malcolm sits down with Michael to discuss his seventh and latest novel, The First Friend . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.