Ben's Book Club: January
Ben’s Book Club
Tuesday 28 January | 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Online via zoom
Join Ben Hobson in conversation with author Ella Baxter discussing her new novel Woo Woo.
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.
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.
About the book
Follow Sabine, a conceptual artist teetering on the edge of a career-defining photo exhibition, as she navigates her inner neuroses and craves validation from her pragmatic husband, a devoted TikTok fanbase, and even a mysterious stalker.
Guided by her eccentric alter egos—including lifelike baby puppets and the ghost of artist Carolee Schneemann—Sabine’s journey is both surreal and darkly funny.
Ella Baxter explores creativity, identity, and relationships with humour, empathy, and a touch of chaos, culminating in a powerful reflection on what it means to be seen as both an artist and a partner.
About the author
Ella Baxter is a writer and artist living on unceded land of the Wurundjeri people. She has had poetry published in Spineless Wonders, Gargouille Literary Journal, and Bowen St Press. Her sculptures have been exhibited in site specific locations around Victoria, as well as at Gasworks Arts Park, and featured in Beyond Words Literary Magazine.
In her spare time, she runs a small business making bespoke death shrouds. Her debut novel, New Animal, was published by Allen and Unwin in 2021. Woo Woo is her second 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.
