AdvertisementCultureBooksTake 7 Thomas Keneally told Matt Nable to keep writing, so he quit his job Kylie Northover August 11, 2026 — 5:30am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. After retiring from sport in his 20s, he began writing a novel about the sporting world, and sought the advice of playwright and author Thomas Keneally, who mentored him. With the recent release of his latest novel, Mire, Nable says if it wasn’t for Keneally, he wouldn’t be enjoying the multifaceted career he has today. I’m not technological, so I fear I’d be redundant somewhere in the not-too-distant future. I’ve written about those memories to some degree in every novel that’s been published.