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With Carody Culver.Whether it's religious, political, societal, philosophical or spiritual in nature, the act of believing can be a lodestar, a comfort, a ritual, a guiding principle or a reason for living. Join Griffith Review 86 contributors Ceridwen Dovey and Zeynab Gamieldien as they explore what faith can tell us about our desires, our values and ourselves, in conversation with editor Carody Culver.Event details:Thu 06 Mar, 3:45pm | West Stage
Acclaimed writer Ceridwen Dovey brings real space objects to life in her new collection of short stories, Only The Astronauts (Penguin Books). Ceridwen reflects on the stories and inner lives she creates for Elon Musk's rocket test mannequin, 'Starman,' as well as the International Space Station, the first sculpture ever taken to the Moon, the Voyager 1 space probe carrying the Golden Record, and more. Ceridwen speaks with Amy in-depth about the restorative effects of reading and writing fiction, as well as her process for writing these wonderful short stories in the form of a fable. Listen to Amy's past interview with Ceridwen on the commercial satellite mega-constellations damaging the night sky: https://soundcloud.com/uncommonsense-rrr/interview-with-ceridwen-dovey
Acclaimed writer Ceridwen Dovey brings real space objects to life in her new collection of short stories, Only The Astronauts (Penguin Books). Ceridwen reflects on the stories and inner lives she creates for Elon Musk's rocket test mannequin, 'Starman,' as well as the International Space Station, the first sculpture ever taken to the Moon, the Voyager 1 space probe carrying the Golden Record, and more. Ceridwen speaks with Amy in-depth about the restorative effects of reading and writing fiction, as well as her process for writing these wonderful short stories in the form of a fable. Listen to Amy's past interview with Ceridwen on the commercial satellite mega-constellations damaging the night sky: https://soundcloud.com/uncommonsense-rrr/interview-with-ceridwen-dovey-only-the-astronautsCeridwen Dovey is an Australian fiction writer, creative non-fiction writer, science writer, and anthropologist based in Sydney. She is also the author of Blood Kin; Only The Animals; In the Garden of the Fugitives; On J.M. Coetzee: Writers on Writers; Life After Truth; Inner Worlds Outer Spaces; and Mothertongues (with co-writer Eliza Bell and original songs by Keppie Coutts). Ceridwen's science writing has been recognised with an Australian Museum Eureka Award and two UNSW Press Bragg Prizes for Science Writing.
ABSENT IN THE SPRING by Agatha Christie (writing as Mary Westmacott) (HarperCollins), chosen by Simon Brett IN THE GARDEN OF THE FUGITIVES by Ceridwen Dovey (Penguin), chosen by Denise Mina HIDE MY EYES by Margery Allingham (Penguin), chosen by Harriett GilbertCrime writers Denise Mina and Simon Brett join Harriett Gilbert to read each other's favourite books.Simon chooses Agatha Christie under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott, with Absent In The Spring. It's a story without any detective and one that, perhaps, reveals a more personal side to Christie's writing.Denise picks the novel In the Garden of the Fugitives by South African-Australian author Ceridwen Dovey, an epistolary novel which begins with a letter that breaks seventeen years of silence between a rich, elderly man with a broken heart and his former protegee, a young South African filmmaker.And for the occasion of having two crime authors, Harriett Gilbert picks a golden age crime book, Hide My Eyes by Margery Allingham, where private detective Albert Campion finds himself hunting down a serial killer.Producer: Eliza Lomas for BBC Audio in Bristol Join the conversation @agoodreadbbc Instagram
Winnie Dunn is used to being behind the scenes. As the general manager of Sweatshop Literacy Movement in Western Sydney, she has been instrumental in helping other writers find their voice. But now, the spotlight is on her. This week, Michael sits down with Winnie for a conversation about her debut novel, Dirt Poor Islanders. She reflects on the demonising narratives she had to fight and the piece of writing advice that she'd given to others that resonated for her.Reading list:Dirt Poor Islanders, Winnie Dunn, 2024I Am Lupe, Sela Ahosivi-Atiola, Yani Agustina, 2023Only the Astronauts, Ceridwen Dovey, 2024You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Winnie DunnSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Winnie Dunn is used to being behind the scenes. As the general manager of Sweatshop Literacy Movement in Western Sydney, she has been instrumental in helping other writers find their voice. But now, the spotlight is on her. This week, Michael sits down with Winnie for a conversation about her debut novel, Dirt Poor Islanders. She reflects on the demonising narratives she had to fight and the piece of writing advice that she'd given to others that resonated for her. Reading list: Dirt Poor Islanders, Winnie Dunn, 2024 I Am Lupe, Sela Ahosivi-Atiola, Yani Agustina, 2023 Only the Astronauts, Ceridwen Dovey, 2024 You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and Twitter Guest: Winnie Dunn
British author Benjamin Myers says he likes to be on the margins as a writer and his latest novel, The Perfect Golden Circle, is about the crop circles that appeared in 1989 in the English countryside and explores the type of people who created them. Also Ceridwen Dovey and Eliza Bell explain their genre-bending book, Mothertongues and Noongar author, Claire G Coleman's mysterious and unsettling book, Enclave, set in a walled Australian city.
British author Benjamin Myers says he likes to be on the margins as a writer and his latest novel, The Perfect Golden Circle, is about the crop circles that appeared in 1989 in the English countryside and explores the type of people who created them. Also Ceridwen Dovey and Eliza Bell explain their genre-bending book, Mothertongues and Noongar author, Claire G Coleman's mysterious and unsettling book, Enclave, set in a walled Australian city.
Ceridwen Dovey and Eliza Bell collaborated to create a genre-defying work about motherhood. Ceridwen is a writer based in Sydney. She's the author of several acclaimed works of fiction (Blood Kin, Only the Animals, In the Garden of the Fugitives, Life After Truth, Once More With Feeling) and non-fiction (On J.M. Coetzee: Writers on Writers and Inner Worlds Outer Spaces: The Working Lives of Others). Her non-fiction essays have been published by newyorker.com, the Smithsonian Magazine, WIRED, Vogue, the Monthly and Alexander, among many others. She's the recipient of an Australian Museum Eureka Award, and the 2020 and 2021 UNSW Press Bragg Prize for science writing. Eliza is a teacher, writer and theatre actor, originally from America and now living permanently in Australia. Her theatre performances include: The Memory of Water, A Midsummer Night's Dream, New Jerusalem, The Accident, Charles Mee's Snow in June, Donnie Darko and Three Sisters. She trained at Studio Magenia Ecole de Mime in Paris and the Moscow Art Theatre, UC Berkeley and the ART Institute at Harvard University. Ceridwen has appeared on The Garret twice before, and you can listen to her interview from 2018 here, and her interview from 2020 here. About The Garret Read the transcript of this interview at thegarretpodcast.com. You can also follow The Garret on Twitter and Instagram, or follow our host Astrid Edwards on Twitter or Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We return with a conversation recorded, this past summer, between Ceridwen Dovey and our own Timothy Neale and David Boarder Giles. Dovey is a Sydney-based writer of fiction, creative non-fiction, and in-depth essays and profiles, as well as a filmmaker. Born in South Africa, she grew up between South Africa and Australia, studied as an undergraduate at Harvard University and as a postgraduate in anthropology at New York University. But, as we learn in this episode, Dovey did not become an anthropologist, and instead moved to a different but related set of analytical and representational problems as a fiction writer. Is fiction ethnographic? How do the commitments of creative non-fiction and anthropology differ? And, what does the moon think about all this? Tune in to find out. Interested in learning more? Check out https://www.ceridwendovey.com/ Show Credits Lead Production: Timothy Neale Deputy Production: David Boarder Giles and Mythily Meher Editing: Timothy Neale and Mythily Meher This conversation was produced by Timothy Neale on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. Check us out on Twitter @ anthroconvo and our website anthroconvo.com
“Some might say that it's still better to send an imperfect message to the future than nothing at all, but what we choose to memorialise is as political and flawed as what we choose to forget.” – Ceridwen Dovey For our 2021 Festival, an all-star line-up of guests came together to deliver a speech on the Festival theme, Within Reach. Speakers celebrated the power of writing to generate empathy, imagination and action. In this stellar highlight, social anthropologist and author Ceridwen Dovey discusses NASA's Golden Record and the warped legacy of what we choose to remember. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Have you heard about the damage being done to our orbital environments by rapidly growing satellite mega-constellations? Writer Ceridwen Dovey discusses her award-winning essay, "Everlasting Free Fall” with Amy. In the essay she writes that, “in the past 2 years, over 1000 new commercial satellites have been shot into low Earth Orbit.” These satellites are altering the night sky and have many consequences for the science of astronomy and our ability to spot potentially life-threatening asteroids. Listen as Ceridwen explains this concerning development, what it means for us, and the mental shift that needs to take place about space. Broadcast on 30 November, 2021.
Ceridwen Dovey and Emily Maguire shed light on their riveting new novels, both electrifying tales of trust and consequences, with Bridie Jabour. A murder mystery and study of modern manners, Ceridwen's Life After Truth tells of former Harvard classmates whose weekend reunion is rocked by the death of a fellow alumnus. Emily is a Miles Franklin Award shortlisted writer whose latest novel, Love Objects, is the insightful, compassionately drawn story of a young woman whose aunt is imperilled by compulsive hoarding. Together, the two discuss the writing process, midlife opportunities (rather than midlife crises), and the power of fiction to generate empathy. “More and more I feel that in fiction we are all rehearsing for real life...it continues to astound me that as humans we have no real way of knowing what is going on in anybody else's mind and yet we still manage to come together and try so hard to communicate between one another, there's something heartbreaking about that. And for me that's what fiction is...it's the most profound tool we have at our fingertips to get into each other's experiences.” – Ceridwen Dovey See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Economist Dr Richard Denniss debunks the political spin from Canberra during the last sitting week of parliament. He looks at the modelling and "plan" behind the Coalition's 'Net Zero by 2050' target, as well as the pandemic failures of the Morrison government. Nic Maclellan, Pacific Affairs Correspondent for Inside Story, discusses New Caledonia's third independence referendum controversy, civil unrest in the Solomon Islands, and much more. Writer Ceridwen Dovey explores her award-winning essay, "Everlasting Free Fall.” Have you heard about the damage being done to our orbital environments by rapidly growing satellite mega-constellations? “In the past 2 years, over 1000 new commercial satellites have been shot into low Earth Orbit.” These satellites are altering the night sky and have many consequences for the science of astronomy and our ability to spot potentially life-threatening asteroids. Ceridwen explains this concerning development, what it means for us, and the mental shift that needs to take place about space. "Everlasting Free Fall" is published in The Best Australian Science Writing 2021 (NewSouth Books) and on the Alexander digital storytelling platform.
Have you heard about the damage being done to our orbital environments by rapidly growing satellite mega-constellations? Writer Ceridwen Dovey discusses her award-winning essay, "Everlasting Free Fall.” She writes that, “in the past 2 years, over 1000 new commercial satellites have been shot into low Earth Orbit.” These satellites are altering the night sky and have many consequences for the science of astronomy and our ability to spot potentially life-threatening asteroids. Listen as Ceridwen explains this concerning development, what it means for us, and the mental shift that needs to take place about space. "Everlasting Free Fall" is published in The Best Australian Science Writing 2021 (NewSouth Books) and on the Alexander digital storytelling platform.
The prize winners, the anthology, the history remembered. The Science Show this week is all Bragg.
The prize winners, the anthology, the history remembered. The Science Show this week is all Bragg.
A panel of experts join Amy to discuss why the Moon has a "right to exist, persist and continue its vital cycles unaltered, unharmed and unpolluted by human beings." Hear from co-authors of the 'Declaration of the Rights of the Moon’; US-based nature rights advocate Mari Margil, space archaeologist Alice Gorman aka 'Dr Space Junk', and landscape architect Thomas Gooch. They talk about why we must protect the moon from human exploitation and interference, especially with plans currently underway to mine and extract resources on the Moon. Two additional co-authors were involved in the writing of the Declaration; Ceridwen Dovey and Dr Michelle Maloney. Broadcast on 23 March 2021.
A panel of experts join Amy to discuss why the Moon has a "right to exist, persist and continue its vital cycles unaltered, unharmed and unpolluted by human beings." Hear from co-authors of the 'Declaration of the Rights of the Moon’; US-based nature rights advocate Mari Margil, space archaeologist Alice Gorman aka 'Dr Space Junk', and landscape architect Thomas Gooch. They talk about why we must protect the moon from human exploitation and interference, especially with plans currently underway to mine and extract resources on the Moon. Two additional co-authors were involved in the writing of the Declaration; Ceridwen Dovey and Dr Michelle Maloney.
Five old friends on the cusp of middle age meet at their fifteen year Harvard reunion and wonder if they're wasting or realising their potential. And then their erstwhile classmate, the President's much despised son, turns up dead. With razor sharp wit and focus, the hugely enjoyable Life After Truth explores friendship, parenthood, success and fame, as it examines how we narrate the stories of our lives, and the gap between our inner selves and the persona we present to the world. Chaired by Tali Lavi
The early era of space exploration was dominated by romantic ideas of universal connectedness. But the increasingly privatised nature of the space industry has obscured that vision. Today, Ceridwen Dovey on the new space industry entrepreneurs, and why we should be worried about what they’re planning. Guest: Writer for The Monthly Ceridwen Dovey.Background reading: Pale blue dot in The Monthly See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Sales has a new celebrity crush while Crabb's fandom when it comes to men of note remains firmly rooted in 1980s London. (0.40) The Picture of Dorian Gray by Sydney Theatre Company (3.20) Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh on Audible (4.10) The Alan Clark Diaries - In Power 1983-1992 by Alan Clark on Audible (5.40) Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey on Audible (11.00) Blowing The Bloody Doors Off by Michael Caine (11.30) Alfie Trailer (13.20) Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov on Audible (14.10) Inside Story by Martin Amis (16.20) The Child In Time by Ian McEwen (18.20) Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason (20.00) You Be Mother by Meg Mason (21.00) Olive Again by Elizabeth Strout (21.30) Olive Kitteridge | Binge | Trailer (21.45) Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout (22.40) A Fraction of the Whole by Steve Toltz (23.50) Lightseekers by Femi Kayode (26.50) Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (27.30) His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie (28.00) Life After Truth by Ceridwen Dovey (28.50) A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara (30.00) The Undoing | Binge | Trailer (30.30) Based on the Book You Should Have Known by Jean Hanff Korelitz (31.00) Your Honor | Stan | Trailer A DM Media Production See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sales has a new celebrity crush while Crabb’s fandom when it comes to men of note remains firmly rooted in 1980s London. (0.40) The Picture of Dorian Gray by Sydney Theatre Company (3.20) Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh on Audible (4.10) The Alan Clark Diaries - In Power 1983-1992 by Alan Clark on Audible (5.40) Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey on Audible (11.00) Blowing The Bloody Doors Off by Michael Caine (11.30) Alfie Trailer (13.20) Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov on Audible (14.10) Inside Story by Martin Amis (16.20) The Child In Time by Ian McEwen (18.20) Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason (20.00) You Be Mother by Meg Mason (21.00) Olive Again by Elizabeth Strout (21.30) Olive Kitteridge | Binge | Trailer (21.45) Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout (22.40) A Fraction of the Whole by Steve Toltz (23.50) Lightseekers by Femi Kayode (26.50) Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (27.30) His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie (28.00) Life After Truth by Ceridwen Dovey (28.50) A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara (30.00) The Undoing | Binge | Trailer (30.30) Based on the Book You Should Have Known by Jean Hanff Korelitz (31.00) Your Honor | Stan | Trailer A DM Media Production
Ceridwen Dovey discusses her fabulous new novel, “Life After Truth”, about a group of friends at their 15-year Harvard reunion.SHOW NOTES: Nicole AbadeeWebsite: https://www.nicoleabadee.com.auFacebook: @nicole.abadeeTwitter: @NicoleAbadeeCeridwen Dovey https://www.ceridwendovey.comPenguin "Life After Death": https://www.penguin.com.au/books/life-after-truth-9781760895365See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The searing debut novel of one of Australia’s most lauded journalists, Act of Grace bears the same passion and political fire as Anna Krien’s non-fiction works, Night Games and Into the Woods. Told through the eyes of a returned Australian soldier, a young Indigenous woman and an Iraqi refugee formerly embroiled in the atrocities of Saddam Hussein’s reign, Act of Grace has been hailed as “breathtakingly humane” by Anna Funder and “a work of stunning virtuosity” by Ceridwen Dovey. Catherine Keenan AM speaks with Anna about the damage one generation bestows upon the next, and the potential for transformation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Social anthropologist and author Ceridwen Dovey talks to Cheryl Akle about her multicultural upbringing and how her experience at Harvard shaped her latest book, Life After Truth. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
So You Want To Be A Writer with Valerie Khoo and Allison Tait: Australian Writers' Centre podcast
Meet Ceridwen Dovey, author of 'Life After Truth'. Discover tips on how to share your writing for the first time. Plus, we have 3 copies of 'The Werewolves Who Weren't' by T.C. Shelley to give away. Read the show notes Connect with Valerie, Allison and listeners in the podcast community on Facebook Visit WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The guest is Ceridwen Dovey. The book is Life After Truth. Ceridwen is an author, essayist and academic. She attended Harvard University on a scholarship where she met Jared Kushner and Natalie Portman. Her brilliant latest novel, Life After Truth, is inspired by her experience of attending the 15 year reunion of her class at Harvard. We talk about tech, machine learning, politics, how people change, an ill fated meeting with George Lucas and about raising children among many other things. This was one of my favourite interviews and Ceridwen is an author everyone should read.
Ceridwen Dovey is a writer of fiction, creative non-fiction essays and profiles. Her books include Blood Kin, Only the Animals and In the Garden of Fugitives.I’ve got Ceridwen’s new novel, Life After Truth, for you and it is fantastically entertaining as well as thought provoking and genre defying.On the eve of their fifteenth reunion five friends return to Harvard University. The school has been formative for the group. As the scene of their fondest memories it has bound them together. Now spread around the world, the excuse of the reunion propels them back towards younger conceptions for themselves.Unfortunately reunions are never limited to friends and the group must confront old flames, bullies and the ubiquitous jerk, who is now the son of the American President.Fred Reese is one of the most despised men in the country, second only to his father, but when he winds up dead - did anyone hate him enough to kill him?Life After Truth leads with the discovery of the dead Fred Reese and seemingly sets up the reader for a detective style mystery as we seek to uncover the truth. Dovey flips these conventions though and propels us back to the beginning of the reunion and into the psyches of the friends;Mariam and Rowan were married after graduation. They’ve bucked the trend and stayed in love.Jomo is charismatic and beautiful, and as a celebrity gemologist gets to see the world.Eloise never left Harvard. As a celebrated professor of hedonics she seems to have an inside scoop on the happy life.Jules was a star when the group met her and she still lives the life of one of the world’s most famous actresses.Back in their old dorms the group are ready to celebrate each other but amidst the triumphs no one can help but look on with some envy at the choices they never made.Life After Truth is an incredibly sophisticated exploration of life and living. Through flashbacks we come to see how the group have grown from their student days, subtly altering themselves at life's various challenges. Thrown into the reunion, however, we see how amongst old acquaintances we remain the sum of our ill-advised youthful moments.The story opens up the mysteries of time and the seeming impossible leap from adolescence into adulthood. Dovey exposes each and every one of us for our grappling insecurity and desire for support. In a world of fake news she challenges us with the possibility that the greatest falsehood are the lies we tell about ourselves.Oh, and the dead son of the president?You’ll have to read on to find out...
Virginia and Louise dive in to some highly anticipated new releases by best-selling Australian authors. They include a compelling character driven story about a university reunion, a fast paced crime novel set in Sydney, the story of a magical quest by a gravediggers daughter and a reimagined fictional memoir.Email hello@divinginpodcast.comInstagram @diving_in_podcastVirginia’s Instagram @virginia_readsLouise’s Instagram @louise_cooks_and_readsSong ‘Diving In’ – original music and lyrics written and performed by Laura Adeline – https://linkt.ree/llauraadelinePodcast sound production and editing by Andy Maher.Graphics by Orla Larkin - create@werkshop.com.auBooksTrust, Chris Hammer, 2020, Allen and UnwinLife After Truth, Ceridwen Dovey, 2020, Penguin BooksA Room Made of Leaves, Kate Grenville, 2020, text publishingAll Our Shimmering Skies, Trent Dalton, 2020, Harper Collins, 4th EstateOn Balance, Leila Seth, 2004, Penguin BooksTelevisionA Suitable Boy, BBC 6 part mini-series, 2020, Netflix (based on the novel by Vikram Seth)PodcastDispatch to a Friend, Annabelle Hickson & Gillian Bell
Ceridwen Dovey writes fiction, creative non-fiction, and in-depth essays and profiles. Born in South Africa, she grew up between South Africa and Australia, went to Harvard University on scholarship as an undergraduate, and did her postgraduate studies in social anthropology at New York University. Her debut novel, Blood Kin, was shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Award and selected for the U.S. National Book Foundation's prestigious "5 Under 35" honours list. Her second book, Only the Animals, won the inaugural Readings New Australian Writing Award, the Steele Rudd Award for a short story collection in the Queensland Literary Awards, and was co-winner of the People's Choice Award for Fiction at the NSW Premier's Literary Awards. Her 2018 novel, In the Garden of the Fugitives was longlisted for the 2019 ABIA Awards. Life After Truth, published in 2020, is her latest work. Listen to Ceridwen's previous interview on The Garret here. About The Garret Read the transcript of this interview at thegarretpodcast.com. The interview was recorded by Zoom, and we can't wait to start recording in person again soon. You can also follow The Garret on Twitter and Facebook, or follow our host Astrid Edwards on Twitter or Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Great Conversations features interviews with authors and writers, exploring books, writing and literary culture from Australia and the world.Today's episode features Ceridwen Dovey discussing her new novel Life After Truth.On the eve of their fifteenth reunion five friends return to Harvard University; the scene of their fondest memories. Now spread around the world, the reunion propels them back towards younger conceptions for themselves.Unfortunately a reunion is not limited to friends and the group must confront old flames, bullies and the ubiquitous jerk, now the son of the American President.Fred Reese is one of the most despised men in the country but when he winds up dead - did anyone hate him enough to kill him?In part two of our conversation Ceridwen discusses themes of parenthood and power, post humanism and android selves, as well as addressing some of the political parallels Life After Truth throws up.
Great Conversations features interviews with authors and writers, exploring books, writing and literary culture from Australia and the world.Today's episode features Ceridwen Dovey discussing her new novel Life After Truth.On the eve of their fifteenth reunion five friends return to Harvard University; the scene of their fondest memories. Now spread around the world, the reunion propels them back towards younger conceptions for themselves.Unfortunately a reunion is not limited to friends and the group must confront old flames, bullies and the ubiquitous jerk, now the son of the American President.Fred Reese is one of the most despised men in the country but when he winds up dead - did anyone hate him enough to kill him?In part one of our conversation Ceridwen discusses ideas around genre and flipping the murder/mystery on its head.
So You Want To Be A Writer with Valerie Khoo and Allison Tait: Australian Writers' Centre podcast
Meet Chris Hammer, author of the crime thriller 'Trust'. Discover what you need to know about traditional publishing and 8 signs you'd be a great freelance/content writer. Catch up on the Your Kid's Next Read author talk with Jacqueline Harvey. Plus, we have 3 copies of 'Life After Truth' by Ceridwen Dovey to give away. Read the show notes Connect with Valerie, Allison and listeners in the podcast community on Facebook Visit WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ceridwen Dovey's Life After Truth, Don Delillo's The Silence and Martin Amis' Inside Story: A novel with critics Tegan Bennett Daylight and Geordie Williamson
Featuring the invisible work of mothering, the dark and light of creativity, unhooking reality, Kangaroo Island post-fires, audio firsts, experimentation and expressing your inner weird. As well as writing prize-winning fiction, Ceridwen Dovey writes thought-provoking essays and profiles which have appeared in publications like Wired and The New Yorker. She has written a collection of short stories, Only the Animals, and the novels Blood Kin, In the Garden of the Fugitives and Life After Truth. A selection of her profiles were published in the collection Inner Worlds Outer Spaces and she has written a literary biography of J.M.Coetzee that's also a memoir of sorts. Her recent audio-only novel, Once More with Feeling, is now available on Audible. www.ceridwendovey.com Subscribe to The Secret Life of Writers for new episodes every second Thursday. Hosted by Jemma Birrell, and presented by Tablo Publishing.
The fiercely intelligent Australian author Ceridwen Dovey joins Jamila Rizvi and Astrid Edwards to discuss lust in literature and non-fiction. Introduction: How lust is depicted in literature, and how it needs to change. Why are we, as readers, drawn to stories of lust over love? Chapter 1: Power imbalances within a couple can fuel lust and often are the driver of romantic liaisons in literature. But can a meaningful relationship of equals ever be possible as a result? Chapter 2: Becoming, Michelle Obama. Chapter 3:In the Garden of the Fugitives, Ceridwen Dovey. Jamila, Astrid and Ceridwen talk lust, love and reflect on "the obsessive stuff, the stalkery stuff, and the stuff we sweep under the carpet of our normal lives”. Recommendations: Astrid recommends Atonement by Ian McEwan. Jamila recommendsThe Time Traveller’s Wife by Audrey Niffenger and - wait for it - Simple by Yotam Ottelenghi. CHAT WITH US Join our discussion using hashtag #AnonymousWasAWomanPod and don't forget to follow Jamila (on Instagram and Twitter) and Astrid (also on Instagram and Twitter) to continue the conversation. This podcast is brought to you by Future Women and Penguin Random House Australia. The podcast is produced by Bad Producer Productions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tom Keneally's The Dickens Boy, Joan Silber's Improvement, Ceridwen Dovey's Inner Worlds Outer Spaces, Ken Gelder's The Colonial Kangaroo Hunt and Jo Lennan's In the Time of Foxes
Milk the Cow has long been a favourite cheese destination of mine and the many varied and creative pairings were an early inspiration for this very podcast! Cheesemonger Laura took me through a tasting with some weird and wonderful cheeses, discussed how cheese is similar to books in the ways they both tell a story, shared some tips on how to pair things with cheese and, for those intrepid listeners who stick it out until the end, some terribly cheesy puns as well! The cheese and the books: Wyfe of Bath, England - succulent, nutty, creamy, taste of old England The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde is absolutely bonkers, witty and weird in that delightful English way. Set in an alternate Great Britain circa 1985 where time travel is routine, cloning is a reality (dodos are the resurrected pet of choice), and literature is taken very, very seriously. This book is ridiculously nutty, funky, fun and absorbing, smooth and creamy. Gjestost, Norway - Unusual, heated and reduced until it caramelizes. Extremely durable, sour but sweet, smooth and fudge-like Only the Animals by Ceridwen Dovey is made up of 10 fable-like tales told by the souls of animals killed in human conflicts in the past century or so. Each of these souls narrates their story and are playful and witty, beautifully written and poignant. This book has a depth and a sweetness, it is unusual and its fable-like style lends to the creamy, fudgy texture which just sticks with you and is a truly lovely read. Jacquin Tradition du Berry, France - smooth, dense, mild, lemony, clean and bright Mend the Living by Maylis de Kerangal. This story takes place over the twenty-four hours surrounding the resulting heart transplant, it is the story of the heart's journey – and the story of all the lives it will impact - in the hours between the accident that cuts short his life and the moment when his heart will begin to beat again in the body of someone else. The language is gorgeously smooth, rolling and warm whilst also clean and precise as this book examines the deepest feelings of everyone involved as they navigate decisions of life and death. It is a fine balance of emotion and pragmatism, definitely dense and altogether a book which can wash clean what is otherwise a turbulent story. Special extra ... the cheesiest book I know: Match me if you can by Susan Elizabeth Phillips is a romantic romp following the trials of matchmaker Annabelle as she attempts to land the hottest client in Windy City and falls in love in the process. So cheesy, really funny and just a nice, light read!
In this episode I bring you part 2 of the live audio from the Moon Village Association forum on the moon in Melbourne last month.We hear talks from journalist and writer Ceridwen Dovey, Space Lawyer Donna Lawler, and Space Historian Kerrie Dougherty.https://moonvillageassociation.org/https://mpavilion.org/program/mva-mini-moon/https://officeofotherspaces.com/https://www.ceridwendovey.com/https://azimuthadvisory.com.au/http://atfpress.com/product/space-in-australia/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/space-junk-podcast. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/space-junk-podcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
This is the final instalment of the live audio from the Moon Vilalge Association event in Melbourne. In this episode, I join the panel to lead a conversation about space environmentalism, ethics, and exploration. The panellists are Alice Gorman, Gabrielle Harris, Ceridwen Dovey, Donna Lawler, and Kerrie Dougherty.https://mpavilion.org/program/mva-mini-moon/https://officeofotherspaces.com/https://www.flinders.edu.au/people/alice.gormanhttps://interchange.com.au/https://www.ceridwendovey.com/https://azimuthadvisory.com.au/http://atfpress.com/product/space-in-australia/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/space-junk-podcast. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/space-junk-podcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In this episode, I speak with Australian space historian Kerrie Dougherty about Australia's place in the history of space exploration. We reflect on Australia's history with the Apollo program, and how we see our place in the universe.Kerrie will be on a panel that I will be moderating on 26 Feb 2020 at 6:15pm at the MPavillion in Melbourne. Other panelists are Alice Gorman (aka dr spacejunk), Donna Lawler, Gabrielle Harris and Ceridwen Dovey. The event is a public forum on the Moon, put on by the Moon Village Association and the Office of Other Spaces. If you're in Melbourne and are interested in attending, you can head to https://www.mvapublicforum.com/. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/space-junk-podcast. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/space-junk-podcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In this episode, I speak to some grade 6 students about how they see the Moon, the Earth, and our place in the Cosmos. I also touch base with Madeleine Bandurski from the Moon Village Association, and Thomas Gooch, founder of the Office of Other Spaces and the Office of Planetary Observation.On Wednesday 26 February 2020 at 6:15pm I'll be moderating a panel discussion with Alice Gorman (aka dr spacejunk), Donna Lawler, Kerrie Dougherty, Gabrielle Harris and Ceridwen Dovey. The event is a public forum on the Moon, put on by the Moon Village Association and the Office of Other Spaces at the MPavillion. If you're in Melbourne and are interested in attending, you can head to https://www.mvapublicforum.com/. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/space-junk-podcast. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/space-junk-podcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
So You Want To Be A Writer with Valerie Khoo and Allison Tait: Australian Writers' Centre podcast
Meet Pamela Cook, author of Cross My Heart. Here's your short story plan of action for this year! Discover 20 words to inspire you to write in 2020. Plus, you could win one of 3 copies of Inner Worlds Outer Spaces: Working Lives of Others by Ceridwen Dovey. Read the show notes Connect with Valerie, Allison and listeners in the podcast community on Facebook Visit WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com
The discovery of water ice on the moon has started a new race in space exploration. This time, it is driven by tech start-ups and venture capital. Ceridwen Dovey on the legal framework that governs this race and Australia’s unique role in it.Guest: Writer and contributor to The Monthly Ceridwen Dovey. For more information on today’s episode, visit 7ampodcast.com.au.Background reading:Mining on the moon in The MonthlyThe Saturday PaperThe MonthlyFor more information on today’s episode, visit 7ampodcast.com.au. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
What does the relationships look like between an artist and their patron and what is expected of one from the other? Ceridwen Dovey speaks to host Angela Ledgerwood about the power, privilege and vulnerability of being a young, talented woman, how she found her voice as a writer and why she is exploring new voices. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What does the relationships look like between an artist and their patron and what is expected of one from the other? Ceridwen Dovey speaks to host Angela Ledgerwood about the power, privilege and vulnerability of being a young, talented woman, how she found her voice as a writer and why she is exploring new voices.
Writers Ceridwen Dovey and Kelly Gardiner join Kate and Cassie to talk new books, and Andrea Goldsmith reveals how reading has allowed her to be 'privately wild'.
What is guilt – and how can we escape the grip of the past? Ceridwen Dovey is the author of the award-winning 2014 short story collection Only the Animals, and the novel Blood Kin. Lately, she’s also been making her mark as a regular essayist for the New Yorker and the Monthly. In her highly anticipated second novel, In the Garden of the Fugitives, Dovey tells a spellbinding story of obsession, loss, repression and atonement. The narrative unfolds through a series of letters between Royce and Vita – an estranged benefactor and his protégé, each now trying to wriggle free from the astonishing weight of their histories. In conversation with Elizabeth McCarthy, Dovey talks about our human connections and failings, ideas of guilt and shame, the role of art in coming to terms with the past – and who has a right to bear witness. Books and Ideas at Montalto series sound design and music: Jon Tjhia.
Kate and Cassie speak to novelist Ceridwen Dovey about J M Coetzee, encounter very different ghosts in the latest novels of Sebastian Faulks (Paris Echo) and Kate Morton (The Clockmaker's Daughter), and encounter both cows and awkward teens in Irish fiction
In this 2018 Byron Writers Festival podcast, twice Miles Franklin Award winner Michele de Kretser and novelist Ceridwen Dovey discuss their latest books with Caroline Baum. Both authors explore the weight of things left unspoken. De Kretser's award-winning work, 'The Life to Come', is a mesmerising novel about the stories we tell and don't tell ourselves as individuals, as societies and as nations, while Dovey's 'In the Garden of the Fugitives', is a tale of obsession, guilt, and the power of the past to possess the present.
Hanan Al-Shaykh and Nada Awar Jarrar on writing about Beirut close up and from a distance
Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Ceridwen Dovey, (KER EH DWIN DOUGH VEE) author of In The Garden Of The Fugitives, published, in America, in May by FSG. Ceridwen’s previous work includes her debut novel Blood Kin which has been published in fifteen countries and was selected for the National Book Foundation’s 5 under 35 honors list. She next gave us Only The Animals, a collection of short stories. She will publish Writers on Writers: her view of J.M. Coetzee (COAT_SEE) . She lives in Sydney. In The Garden of The Fugitives is an epistolary work, or at least it appears to be in many ways. It tells a story through letters about two antagonists who have been silent running for 20 years until the one who was shut out begins a tentative overture. His name is Royce. Hers is Vita. Royce is, seemingly, reaching out to discover and share their joint and dark pasts. Vita’s is both a spatial and a psychological journey, while Royce’s is center for the most part in Pompeii at an archeological dig, where he has followed his longtime unrequited love and what follows is both surprising, extremely unsettling and horribly wrong. The book in short, describes what happens when we face the consequences of telling stories about ourselves. Much like in Julian Barnes A Sense of an Ending Enough of my rambling, as I say pretty much every week and welcome Ker eh Dwin to the show.
Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Ceridwen Dovey, (KER EH DWIN DOUGH VEE) author of In The Garden Of The Fugitives, published, in America, in May by FSG. Ceridwen’s previous work includes her debut novel Blood Kin which has been published in fifteen countries and was selected for the National Book Foundation’s 5 under 35 honors list. She next gave us Only The Animals, a collection of short stories. She will publish Writers on Writers: her view of J.M. Coetzee (COAT_SEE) . She lives in Sydney. In The Garden of The Fugitives is an epistolary work, or at least it appears to be in many ways. It tells a story through letters about two antagonists who have been silent running for 20 years until the one who was shut out begins a tentative overture. His name is Royce. Hers is Vita. Royce is, seemingly, reaching out to discover and share their joint and dark pasts. Vita’s is both a spatial and a psychological journey, while Royce’s is center for the most part in Pompeii at an archeological dig, where he has followed his longtime unrequited love and what follows is both surprising, extremely unsettling and horribly wrong. The book in short, describes what happens when we face the consequences of telling stories about ourselves. Much like in Julian Barnes A Sense of an Ending Enough of my rambling, as I say pretty much every week and welcome Ker eh Dwin to the show.
Welcome to The Cluttered Desk Podcast! In this episode of The Cluttered Desk Podcast, Colin and Andrew explore reading lists, serendipity, and prescriptivism in Ceridwen Dovey's New Yorker piece, “Can Reading Make You Happier?” Next, our hosts investigate the construction of narrative voice while sharing their favorites voices. Finally, in the coda, Colin and Andrew discuss what they are drinking. Here are links to some of the things we discuss in this episode: Ceridwen Dovey's “Can Reading Make You Happier?” The Moviegoerby Walker Percy Tender is the Nightby F. Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsbyby F. Scott Fitzgerald What We Saw From The Cheap Seats by Regina Spektor -We sample a few seconds from the track “Open” Sierra Nevada's Nooner Pilsner by Sierra Nevada Searching for Sunday by Rachel Held Evans Dark Bird is Home by The Tallest Man on Earth kojonada's video essay on Wes Anderson, “Wes Anderson: Centered” Please find us on Twitter and Facebook. You can find Andrew on Facebook and you can find Colin on Twitter @ColinAshleyCox. We would like to thank Test Dream for supplying The Cluttered Desk Podcast's theme music. You can find Test Dream at their website, testdream.bandcamp.com, on Facebook, and on Twitter @testdream. This episode is available here on iTunes along with our entire catalogue of episodes. If you have a moment, please rate and review The Cluttered Desk Podcast. Thank you!
Episode 2: Our Titlepage reads: You Always Remember Your First Time and features Sloane Crosley, Keith Gessen, Julie Klam and Ceridwen Dovey.
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Episode 2: Our Titlepage reads: You Always Remember Your First Time and features Sloane Crosley, Keith Gessen, Julie Klam and Ceridwen Dovey.
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