Online Book Club - Ben's Book Club
Ben's Book Club is a digital book club available exclusively to Australian and New Zealand libraries, hosted by best-selling author Ben Hobson.
Members of Lake Mac Libraries can now read the selected title in Libby, before joining Ben Hobson online each month to meet the author discuss the book.
As more and more Australians read and listen to books on their smartphone or tablet, Lake Mac Libraries is pleased to announce that library card holders can now borrow the book chosen for Ben's Book Club each month with no waiting or holds on the Libby reading app. Users with a library card can download Lake Mac Libraries digital content on any device 24/7 on the Libby App or by visiting https://libbyapp.com/library/lakemac.
28 January 2025 - 'Woo Woo' By Ella Baxter
Zoom Event - Woo Woo follows Sabine, a conceptual artist on the verge of pivotal photo exhibition, plunges deeper into neuroses, seeking validation in relationships—with her frustratingly rational chef husband, her horde of devoted Gen Z TikTok followers, and even a mysterious, potentially violent stalker.
During this digital book club, guests will have the opportunity to ask questions, interact with the authors, and enjoy a bookish discussion. Ben’s Book Club is a free monthly digital book club – hosted by Ben Hobson – brought to you via Libby, the library reading app: https://www.overdrive.com
Register Here
Reserve a physical copy on our catalogue: 'Woo Woo' By Ella Baxter
Reserve an e-book copy on Libby: 'Woo Woo' By Ella Baxter
25 February 2025 - 'Leave the Girls Behind' By Jacqueline Bublitz
Zoom Event - Jacqueline 'Rock' Bublitz is a writer, feminist and arachnophobe, who lives between Melbourne, Australia, and her hometown on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island. She wrote her debut novel ‘Before You Knew My Name’ after spending a summer in New York. ‘Leave the Girls Behind’ is her second novel.
During this digital book club, guests will have the opportunity to ask questions, interact with the authors, and enjoy a bookish discussion. Ben’s Book Club is a free monthly digital book club – hosted by Ben Hobson – brought to you via Libby, the library reading app: https://www.overdrive.com
Register Here
Reserve a physical copy on our catalogue: 'Leave the Girls Behind' By Jacqueline Bublitz
Reserve an e-book copy on Libby: 'Leave the Girls Behind' By Jacqueline Bublitz
25 March 2025 - 'The Campers' By Mayrose Cuskelly
Zoom Event - Mayrose Cuskelly is a best-selling writer of fiction and non-fiction. Her novel ‘The Cane’ was shortlisted for the best crime fiction debut in the 2022 Davitt Awards. Mayrose lives in Melbourne and ‘The Campers’ is inspired both by the housing crisis and explores what neighbours will do protect their own patch.
During this digital book club, guests will have the opportunity to ask questions, interact with the authors, and enjoy a bookish discussion. Ben’s Book Club is a free monthly digital book club – hosted by Ben Hobson – brought to you via Libby, the library reading app: https://www.overdrive.com
Register Here
Reserve a physical copy on our catalogue: 'The Campers' By Mayrose Cuskelly
Reserve an e-book copy on Libby: 'The Campers' By Mayrose Cuskelly