Welcome back to Book Club in the Pub, your new favourite podcast where we discuss your favourite books with your favourite authors, every other Tuesday. Joining us for our second episode is none other than Benjamin Dean - celebrity journalist turned World Book Day author - he is also the writer behind the greatest pop culture revelation of 2016; Queen Riri can't wink.

In this episode, Ben tells us everything about his career, from what it takes to write a fantastic thriller and craft believable character motivations, to revealing his experience working at BuzzFeed as a celebrity journalist during the golden age of the internet.

Join Esmie and Ben in the pub as they talk about young adult thrillers, what it's like to navigate a PR crisis as an author, and decide which nepo baby they would sacrifice to bring about world peace...!

This weeks' theme is MURDER and MAYHEM! Cheers!🥂🎧✨

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CREDITS:

Host, Writer, Director: Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson

Visual and Sound Producer, Editor: Tin Vlainić

Producer: Nell Bevan

Dial Tone Productions

Production Assistant: Elise Lane

Runner: Aphra Jikiemi-Pearson

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Welcome to Book Club in the Pub, the podcast where we discuss your favourite books with your favourite authors. Joining us for our first EVER episode is none other than YA Fantasy icon CHLOE GONG. Pull up a chair, the drinks are on the house!

Chloe Gong is a writer at the top of her game. Her first novel,These Violent Delights, debuted at the number one spot on the New York Times Bestseller list. She was twenty-one. Ever since, her novels have gone from strength to strength and her latest work is no different - Coldwire is a strong pivot into the dystopian, arguably a genius move at a time when real life has started to feel a little too Orwellian...

Join Esmie and Chloe in the pub as they talk about tech billionaires, the bravery of young novelists, how to write a truly strong female character, and SO much more.

Not to mention, Chloe finally addresses the question on everyone's minds: can she actually tell the future?!

This weeks' theme is CYBERPUNK and ANARCHY. Cheers!🥂

Thank you so much for listening! Don't forget to follow Esmie on Instagram, Tik Tok (@esmiejp) and Youtube (search: esmie the author)! Sign up to Esmie's newsletter on Substack, for news about new episodes, new book releases, and general ramblings about the life of a writer.

CREDITS:

Host, Writer, Director: Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson

Visual and Sound Producer, Editor: Tin Vlainić

Producer: Nell Bevan

Dial Tone Productions

Production Assistant: Elise Lane

Runner: Aphra Jikiemi-Pearson

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.