The Kiama Library hosted a captivating author talk featuring Anne Buist and Graeme Simsion on 5 April, 2024

Organised by the Friends of Kiama Library, the event attracted a keen audience eager to explore the creative process behind the pair’s new novel, The Glass House: a novel of mental health.

Anne Buist is an Australian researcher and practising psychiatrist specialising in women’s mental health. Her previous works include Locked Ward and Medea’s Curse. 

Graeme Simsion brings the light touch that made The Rosie Project an international bestseller and a respected contribution to the autism conversation.  

Glass House is a compelling and addictive novel, and would appeal to readers who enjoyed Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman. 

The story follows Doctor Hannah Wright, a country girl with a chaotic history as she navigates her new job at the psychiatric ward at Menzies Hospital.

Guests had the opportunity to purchase signed copies of The Glass House and have a chat with the two authors. The author talk was a memorable affair, leaving readers and attendees inspired by Buist and Simsion’s storytelling.