Join us and Fremantle Press in celebrating Nock Loose, the debut novel of lifelong Fremantle local, Patrick Marlborough. 

Joy is a gifted archer, a retired Olympian and a former stuntwoman on a cult Japanese tokusatsu show. Raised by a feckless grifter, her home is Bodkins Point. For 150 years, this small town has hosted an annual ultra-violent medieval festival called ‘Agincourt’. During the festival, Bodkins Point transforms – assuming a parallel identity that plays tug-of-war with the way its townsfolk live for the rest of the year.

In the aftermath of a terrible fire, Joy’s past and the town’s dark history are set on a collision course as she takes the furious road to revenge.

Patrick is a neurodivergent nonbinary writer, comedian, journalist, critic and musician. They were shortlisted for the Fremantle Press Fogarty Award in 2021. The launch will feature live music from Nika Mo and New Nausea, as well as tunes from DJ Sliding Doors. Books available for purchase and signing on the night. For more information head to the Facebook event page here.