Ben's Book Club: May
Hosted by best-selling author Ben Hobson, each monthly event features a virtual interview with an author about their selected book.
Library card holders can borrow the book chosen for Ben's Book Club, with no waiting or holds on the Libby reading app. Users with a library card can download the selected title on any device 24/7 on the Libby app or by visiting OverDrive, read the title, and then join Ben online each month to meet the authors, and discuss their books. For each event, a Zoom link will be posted here for guests to join the discussion instantly.
Ben also has a Facebook group where readers can post comments and interact with Ben before each Ben's Book Club event.
When and Where:
Ben’s Book Club
Tuesday 28 May 2024
7:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Join Ben Hobson in conversation with author interviewing Louise Milligan about her new book "Pheasants nest", who is a multi-award-winning investigative journalist for ABC TV's Four Corners and has been received multiple awards.
About the book
Kate Delaney has made the biggest mistake of her life. She picked the wrong guy to humiliate on a girls' night out and now she is living every woman's worst nightmare. Kate finds herself brutalised, bound and gagged in the back of a car being driven god knows where by a man whose name she doesn't know, and she is petrified about what's in store for her.
‘A gripping, sinister–yet also wryly funny and realistic–crime thriller.' Jane Caro
‘A rollercoaster ride of peril and nail-biting tension.' Vikki Petraitis
'A story as addictive as Gone Girl but with a distinctive Australian voice.' Patricia Karvelas
'A page-turning novel that examines the ripple effects of a devastating crime in real time.' Jacqueline Bublitz
About the author
Louise Milligan is one of Australia’s most experienced and awarded journalists. During her time at the ABC her Four Corners stories have included I Am That Girl, which led to changes in NSW consent laws (two Walkley Awards and a Quill Award),Inside The Canberra Bubble(nominated for a Quill Award) and Bursting the Canberra Bubble (nominated for two Walkley Awards and shortlisted for a Logie), raised issues concerning the treatment of women in Canberra Parliament House and, Guilty, about the conviction of George Pell (nominated for a Walkley Award and a Quill Award).
She started her career in newspapers and is a former High Court correspondent and political reporter. Born in Ireland to an Irish mother and Scottish father, Louise moved to Australia as a child. She lives in Melbourne with her husband and two children. Pheasants Nest is Louise's first novel.
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About Ben Hobson
Ben lives in Brisbane with his wife and their two small boys. He currently teaches English and Music at a Brisbane High School.
In 2014 his novella, If the Saddle Breaks My Spine, was shortlisted for the Viva La Novella prize, run by Seizure online. To Become a Whale, his first novel, published in 2017, was longlisted for the ABIA Debut Fiction award, and the Courier Mail’s People Choice Award. His second novel, Snake Island, was released in 2019.
You can watch all of the previous Ben's Book Club episodes via the link below.
