Join Ben Hobson in conversation with bestselling author Craig Silvey to discuss his new book ‘Runt’. This event will be hosted on Zoom, the link will be sent to all attendees on the day of the event.

Craig Silvey is an author and screenwriter from Fremantle, Western Australia. His critically acclaimed debut novel, ‘Rhubarb’, was published in 2004. His bestselling second novel, ‘Jasper Jones’, was released in 2009 and is considered a modern Australian classic. Published in over a dozen territories, ‘Jasper Jones’ has won plaudits in three continents. ‘Jasper Jones’ was the Australian Book Industry Awards Book of the Year for 2010. The stage adaptation of ‘Jasper Jones’ was produced for stage by no less than five different companies, who all performed separate sell-out productions. Craig’s third novel ‘Honeybee’ was published in 2020 to critical acclaim and sold over 100,000 copies of the first edition.

During this digital book club, guests will have the opportunity to ask questions, interact with the authors, and enjoy a well-rounded bookish discussion.

Ben’s Book Club is a free monthly digital book club hosted by author Ben Hobson – brought to you by OverDrive. We welcome guests to join us the fourth Tuesday of each month to engage and interact with authors from all genres. The Zoom link will be emailed to all attendees on the day of the event.

This month’s featured title, ‘Runt’, should be available to borrow from your local library with no waitlists or holds! If not, you can request your library buys this title. Download Libby and find your local library to start reading: meet.libbyapp.com

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