Ernest Price’s debut novel The Pyramid of Needs is a dark, wry and deeply illuminating examination of family dynamics in a world full of division and misinformation. Join him for a discussion about the complexities of bringing a contemporary family to the page – one with a legacy of hurt, prejudice and pyramid-scheme brainwashing.

Ernest Price is a transgender man working as a secondary English teacher in Naarm/Melbourne. His writing has been published by Queerstories and Overland.

The Pyramid of Needs is a wickedly funny book. It is an assured debut – fast-paced, funny and compelling, and deeply affecting too. The Guardian