Debut author and Text Prize winner Nina Kenwood will be in converastion with beloved Sydney author Melina Marchetta, discussing the release of her first novel, It Sounded Better in My Head. 

The YA romantic comedy of the year, this is the story of Natalie: unsure of herself in the summer between high school and university, Natalie’s world is falling apart. Her parents are separating and her two best friends have hooked up, leaving her always on the sidelines. It’s a time of change and uncertainty, but then an unexpected romance complicates things even more.

This book is for anyone that’s ever hidden in the bathroom at a party or cringed inwardly at something they’ve said. It’s for the awkward teen in all of us!