Ben Hunter (@itsbenhunter) header
Ben Hunter (@itsbenhunter) profile picture

Ben Hunter

@itsbenhunter

Book reader, time waster. All opinions are my own. Gushes about books on @TheBooktopian

 Gadigal Land
Joined March 2013
  • Tweets125
  • Following375
  • Followers192
16Media
Photo by Ben Hunter (@itsbenhunter)Photo by Ben Hunter (@itsbenhunter)Photo by Ben Hunter (@itsbenhunter)Photo by Ben Hunter (@itsbenhunter)Photo by Ben Hunter (@itsbenhunter)Photo by Ben Hunter (@itsbenhunter)Photo by Ben Hunter (@itsbenhunter)Photo by Ben Hunter (@itsbenhunter)Photo by Ben Hunter (@itsbenhunter)Photo by Ben Hunter (@itsbenhunter)
My biggest accomplishment of 2020 will be getting to the end of a chapstick without losing it for the first time in my life.
5
"I adore this book’s grip on the disappointments, the longings and the deep loves that permeate our lives." @itsbenhunter reviews Kokomo, the debut novel of @victorialhannan --> bit.ly/2D4McSF | @HachetteAus
Image from The Booktopian (@TheBooktopian)
4
11
🎧NEW PODCAST! 🎧 Continuing our celebration of #CrimeMonth, @itsbenhunter sat down with @gobergmoser to discuss his upcoming book, The Hunted (out through @HarperCollinsAU), his love of Tarantino and Jane Harper, and more! LISTEN NOW: soundcloud.com/booktopiapodc…
Image from Tell Me What To Read (@booktopia)
1
3
1
5
Do you say "Wolf Hall Trilogy" or "Thomas Cromwell Trilogy" Why not "Thomas and Friends" ???
5
I wrote about All Our Shimmering Skies. It’s a beautiful book that makes you feel stuff.
The Booktopian (@TheBooktopian) profile pictureThe Booktopian@TheBooktopian14 Feb 2020
"A new tale of the Australian Gothic crossed with a psychotropic cowboy movie." It's the one you've been waiting for: @itsbenhunter reviews All Our Shimmering Skies by @TrentDalton. Read it here --> bit.ly/2uL3cZF (@HarperCollinsAU)
Image from The Booktopian (@TheBooktopian)
1
3
18
Host reading out pub trivia answers: “...and the author of the dragon tattoo girl series was, you guessed it, Steve Larson.”
1
4
Psychotropic Dream Book!
The Booktopian (@TheBooktopian) profile pictureThe Booktopian@TheBooktopian5 Feb 2020
The cover for @TrentDalton's upcoming novel, All Our Shimmering Skies, is here and it's a BEAUTY. Check it out here! --> bit.ly/37Z7ISF (@HarperCollinsAU)
Image from The Booktopian (@TheBooktopian)
1
Update: I finished the @margaret_bea - We Were Never Friends and it’s FANTASTIC! Thank you @BrioPublishing for getting me an early copy.
The Booktopian (@TheBooktopian) profile pictureThe Booktopian@TheBooktopian5 Jan 2020
Are you excited about reading in 2020? Our fiction expert @itsbenhunter is here to tell you why you should be! Ben reviews five new and upcoming books by @DervlaMcTiernan, @Soph_Hardcastle, @jeaninecummins and more --> bit.ly/36riJf5
Image from The Booktopian (@TheBooktopian)
1
4
9
REVIEW by local smartie @livfricot: Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid booktopia.com.au/blog/2020/0…
2
Very jealous of this old man’s reading year.
John Purcell (@Bookeboy) profile pictureJohn Purcell@Bookeboy22 Dec 2019
This year I read my first Ali Smith. And my second. And my third. And my fourth. And not pictured, my fifth. They were brilliant. Both Deborah Levy and Ali Smith were recommended by book god @itsbenhunter
Image from John Purcell (@Bookeboy)
Image from John Purcell (@Bookeboy)
Image from John Purcell (@Bookeboy)
Image from John Purcell (@Bookeboy)
5
Wonderful to have @JPPomare back for another signing! His new book is called #InTheClearing and we hiiiiiighly recommend getting your hands on a signed copy before they run out! --> bit.ly/2skwv3E
Image from Tell Me What To Read (@booktopia)
Image from Tell Me What To Read (@booktopia)
2
5
13
From disbelief to dread: the dismal new routine of life in Sydney's smoke haze | Charlotte Wood theguardian.com/australia-ne…
From disbelief to dread: the dismal new routine of life in Sydney's smoke haze | Charlotte Wood

From disbelief to dread: the dismal new routine of life in Sydney's smoke haze | Charlotte Wood

There’s nothing like going to sleep with the taste of ash in your throat to give you an actual, physiological understanding of real fear

theguardian.com
1
2
Lovely to meet @EmmaViskic this morning! If you haven't checked out her award-winning #CalebZelic series, now is the time 🎉 We have signed copies of the first three books in the series - including the new #DarknessForLight! Get yours here --> bit.ly/2rlB3GD
Image from Tell Me What To Read (@booktopia)
Image from Tell Me What To Read (@booktopia)
Image from Tell Me What To Read (@booktopia)
1
5
2
12
I just arrived in New Zealand. So exciting to get freedom after more than six years. I have been invited by Word Festival in Christchurch and will participate in an event here. Thank you to all the friends who made this happen.
978
2,694
503
15,509
When it comes to crime fiction, you can’t get more legendary than Michael Connelly, the creator of Harry Bosch and Renee Ballard. Booktopia's Sarah and Ben had a chat with Michael all about his new book, The Night Fire. Listen here! --> bit.ly/2pTaVCQ
Image from The Booktopian (@TheBooktopian)
3
8
Listen to this podcast. I just shut up and let the guy open up about years of soul-searching, research and the thoughtful, brutal and epic book resulted.
Tell Me What To Read (@booktopia) profile pictureTell Me What To Read@booktopia23 Oct 2019
"What connects Damascus to the other books is a search for what makes a good life, how to be an honourable, good and compassionate person." - Christos Tsiolkas on #Damascus | Signed copies available --> bit.ly/2BAV1is | @AllenAndUnwin soundcloud.com/booktopiapodc…
6
I just missed my stop commuting home because I was completely lost in @1melissaashley’s new novel.
1
1
Book in one hand, phone out googling French words with the other. I’m grossly uncultured!
"I don’t think anyone is just one thing." - @Tara_Moss talking to @itsbenhunter & @bronwyneley about her new novel #DeadManSwitch | Signed copies available --> bit.ly/32nV0dG | @HarperCollinsAU soundcloud.com/booktopiapodc…
3
3
Endlessly fascinated by @KJohnsonauthor’s Paris Savages listen to her on the @booktopia podcast and go buy the book! booktopia.com.au/blog/2019/1…
2
3
Load more