Beginner’s pluck: Multimedia journalist Adam Maguire

'The Bailout Babies' asks what has become of the generation, born in the boom, who had to contend with the crash?

Adam Maguire wrote 'The Bailout Babies' in six months, fitting the writing around his work shifts.

From a young age, Adam enjoyed writing stories and wanted to be a writer, and in his teens decided as a back-up plan he’d study journalism.

“I found I really liked it and, by the time I graduated, I wanted to pursue radio. Writing a book went onto the back-burner.”