Ben’s Book Club

Name: Ben’s Book Club
Start: 2022-11-22T19:00:00+11:00
End: 2022-11-22T20:00:00+11:00
Location: Virtual

Join Ben Hobson and Craig Silvey as they discuss his latest novel ‘Runt’.

Tuesday November 22, at 7:00PM AEDT

Ben’s Book Club is a free monthly digital book club hosted by author Ben Hobson – brought to you by OverDrive. Join in on the fourth Tuesday of each month to engage and interact with authors from all genres. During this digital book club, guests will have the opportunity to ask questions, interact with the authors, and enjoy a well-rounded bookish discussion.

Book in to access the event via the Zoom link posted online here.

This month’s featured title, ‘Runt’, is available to borrow from Libby with no waits or holds, follow the links below to borrow the eBook or the eAudiobook, or reserve a copy from the Library.

Click here to download the eBook.

Click here to download the eAudiobook.

Click here to download a copy from the Library.

About the author:

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.

About the ‘The Liar’:

Annie Shearer likes to fix things. She lives in the country town of Upson Downs with her best friend, an adopted stray dog called Runt. The two share a very special bond.

After years evading capture, Runt is remarkably fast and agile, perfect for herding runaway sheep. But when greedy local landowner Earl Robert-Barren puts her family’s home at risk, Annie directs Runt’s extraordinary talents towards a different pursuit – winning the Agility Course Grand Championship at the lucrative Krumpets Dog Show in London.

However, two things stand in her way.

There is Fergus Fink, a vain and villainous dog handler determined to prevent Annie from upstaging him.

And a curious predicament: Runt will only obey Annie’s commands if nobody else is watching.

Though she’s used to fixing problems on her own, Annie enlists the help of her quirky family. There’s Susie, her vibrantly fashionable mother, who is the worst baker in the nation. Her father, Bryan, who inherited the family farm and has a hidden passion for flower cultivation. Her teenage brother Max, an aspiring daredevil. And her grandmother Dolly, a one time champion sportswoman who, years after the death of her husband Wally, is now looking for love. Each make sacrifices and employ their own unique skills to get Annie and Runt to London.

With all eyes on them, Annie and Runt must beat the odds and the fastest dogs in the world to save her farm.

Runt is a heartwarming and hilarious tale of kindness, friendship, hurdles, hoops, tunnels, see-saws, and, above all, being yourself and bringing out the best in others.