True Locals with Jeff Apter, Erin O'Dwyer, Saul Griffith, Jeremy Lasek and Melinda James

Non-fiction authors walk among us! Four local writers tell ABC Illawarra host Melinda James about their exciting new titles. Biographer Jeff Apter reveals the life of trailblazing music producer Lee Gordon. Journalist Erin O'Dwyer has the inside story on the true crime memoir she co-wrote with a former beauty queen and convicted drug dealer. Electrify Everything guru Saul Griffith explains how to Plug In! to cut household costs and carbon emissions. And journalist Jeremy Lasek looks at the people who powered the Illawarra's Yes23 referendum campaign. Plus, our True Locals share their 'must-read' non-fiction recommendations.

About the AuthorsJeff Apter is a Wollongong-based biographer who has written over 30 books, including Lee Gordon Presents.Erin O'Dwyer is an award-winning journalist and co-author of Accessory (with Felicia Djamirze) and Swellbeing (with Blake Johnston).Saul Griffith is an engineer, entrepreneur, clean energy advocate, and author of Electrify, The Big Switch, and Plug In!Jeremy Lasek is an experienced local journalist and former media executive who writes for The Illawarra Flame.

ⓘ True Story Festival info

True Story is a festival of ideas celebrating the best creative non-fiction writing in Australia today. Bringing writers and readers together in Coledale, the festival showcases trusted voices, gripping yarns, and local perspectives that illuminate our world.

Credits

Recorded by Kingsley Reeve

Curated by Caroline Baum, Sarah Nicholson (South Coast Writers Centre) & Genevieve Swart

With thanks to The Illawarra Flame

The South Coast Writers Centre acknowledges the Wodi Wodi people of the Dharawal nation as the traditional custodians of the land on which we live and work, and we offer our respect to elders past, present and emerging.