Recommended Read - Feb 2025

The Bogan Book Club - John Larkin

What could be better than having a book about a book club for a book club? Well, maybe having an Australian book about a book club - but with a difference. This read promises to be funny, uplifting and decidedly Australian. Something that we could all do with more of right now!

James Larwood's life is perfect - until a single mistake sees him lose everything.

When James is released from prison, he is penniless and potentially homeless. Enter James' tradie brother, Larry, who employs him as a cleaner and starts a factory Book Club to try and get his brother back on his feet. James expects to be lumped with a bunch of uneducated bogans and westies, but comes to realise that this group of misfits are some of the warmest, funniest and most intelligent humans he has ever met.

Can James claw back the life he once had? The Bogan Book Club - You won't know whether to laugh or cry, so you'll probably do both!

About the author

Sydney-based author and screenwriter, John Larkin, was born in England but grew up in the western suburbs of Sydney. He has, at various stages of his writing career, supported his habit by working as a supermarket trolley boy, shelf-stacker, factory hand, forklift driver, professional soccer player and computer programmer. He now writes full-time. John has a BA in English Literature and a MA in Creative Writing from Macquarie University. John is currently the Writer-in-Residence at Knox Grammar School and UTS (School of Education).

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