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Description
Hannah McElhinney joins us to discus her new book 'Wormhole' that tells the tragic story of the loss of Hannah's cousin, Lauren, to a dangerous medical procedure and takes a wider-lens look at the cult of alternative medicine.
A groundbreaking, deeply researched and big-scope non-fiction examination of alternative therapies, conspiracy theories and medical misogyny with a tragic personal story at its heart – the death of a young woman.
Lauren went down the alternative medicine wormhole. Two years after her tragic death, her cousin resolved to examine what happened.
In October 2022, Lauren – an Australian woman in her mid-thirties – left for Malaysia to undergo an alternative medical treatment for chronic Lyme disease. She never returned.
Haunted by her cousin’s death, writer Hannah McElhinney retraces Lauren’s descent into the alternative medicine wormhole to investigate how she got there, and how easy it may be for others to do the same.
Hannah McElhinney is the writer and creator of Rainbow History Class, a globally recognised social media channel and book that shares the queer and trans history we so rarely have the opportunity to learn. She wrote and directed the Webby-nominated docuseries TransAthletica, for which she won an Australian Directors’ Guild award, as well as its sequel, HOOPS. Hannah is the co-founder and chief creator of Snack Drawer, a social-first creative agency. She lives in Naarm/Melbourne with her wife and dog. This is her second book.
Date & Time
Thu, Aug 13, 2026 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Venue Details
Robinsons Bookshop - Frankston
Shop 3/11 Station Street MallFrankston, Victoria 3199
