Ben's Book Club: March
Ben’s Book Club
Tuesday 25 March | 7:30 pm onwards | Online via zoom
Join Ben Hobson in conversation with author Maryrose Cuskelly discussing her book "The Campers"
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
The Campers by Maryrose Cuskelly, bestselling author of The Cane, is a sharp and thought-provoking novel exploring privilege, community and what happens when well-meaning ideals clash with fear and self-interest.
Leah and her neighbours enjoy their safe, inner-city cul-de-sac — until a group of itinerant campers set up in their local park. Some neighbours are uneasy, others outraged, and everyone wants them gone.
When Leah meets Sholto, the group’s charismatic leader, her curiosity and attraction threaten to upend her comfortable life.
Inspired by Australia’s housing crisis, The Campers is a gripping and sometimes darkly funny look at how fear of the unknown can turn even the most welcoming community's toxic.
About the author
Maryrose Cuskelly is the best-selling author of The Cane, shortlisted for best crime fiction debut in the 2022 Davitt Awards.Her book Wedderburn: A True Tale of Blood and Dust was longlisted for Best Debut and Best True Crime in the 2019 Davitt Awards and in 2016,she was awarded the New England Thunderbolt Prize for Crime Writing for her essay on the 1972 abduction and murder of Marilyn Wallman.
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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.
