Ben's Book Club: June
Ben’s Book Club
Tuesday 24 June | 7:30 pm onwards | Online via zoom
Join Ben Hobson in conversation with author Joanna Jenkins discussing her novel "The Bluff".
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
An unputdownable crime novel of deception, The Bluff reveals an enmeshed web of family and community loyalties, set in the lush rural hinterland where isolation breeds secrets and danger lurks beneath the surface. The setting is loosely based on the author's own hometown.
With its vivid portrayal of landscapes and tightly-knit communities, The Bluff pulls readers into a world where trust is scarce, and every neighbour could be hiding something sinister.
About Joanna Jenkins
Joanna Jenkins grew up on a small farm in country Queensland. After graduating from the University of Queensland with degrees in English Literature and Law, she practiced as a solicitor, including for many years as a partner of an international law firm. It was early days for working mothers. In one law firm she worked at, she was the first person to work part time after having a baby and in another was, for a couple of years, the only female partner in the Brisbane office.
She now writes full-time. Married with three sons, Joanna lives in Brisbane. Her debut novel, How to Kill a Client, was published in 2023. The Bluff 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.
