In Conversation with Joanna Jenkins

Join us for a compelling In Conversation event as Joanna Jenkins is interviewed by fellow author Jack Heath. Joanna Jenkins, a former solicitor and University of Queensland graduate, now writes full-time. Based in Brisbane with her family, she debuted with How to Kill a Client in 2023 and her second novel, The Bluff, in 2025. Hear about Joanna's latest novel, Bad Neighbours.

In Bad Neighbours, Ruth Dawson finds her ideal living space in an Art Deco building in Potts Point, The Lumen. A twenty-minute walk from her office in the city, the apartment boasts parquetry flooring, a wall of books and Harbour Bridge views from the sofa. It's perfect until Ben, the homeless guy, dies under the corrugated iron lean-to in the garden where he lived. The residents of The Lumen do little to hide their relief. They can case their half-hearted attempts to find an acceptable solution to 'the Ben problem', and return to more important issues. They are not happy when Ruth brings in a detective. But she's certain Ben was poisoned, and one of her neighbours knows it too.

Book sales and signing will be available at the event.