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EPISODE · Mar 17, 2026 · 45 MIN

Where is Benjamin Dean's Pulitzer for Journalism?

from Book Club in the Pub

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!🥂🎧✨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-PearsonVisual and Sound Producer, Editor: Tin VlainićProducer: Nell BevanDial Tone ProductionsProduction Assistant: Elise LaneRunner: Aphra Jikiemi-Pearson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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!🥂🎧✨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-PearsonVisual and Sound Producer, Editor: Tin VlainićProducer: Nell BevanDial Tone ProductionsProduction Assistant: Elise LaneRunner: Aphra Jikiemi-Pearson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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