Podcasts about jock serong

Writer and critic Stephen Romei is in conversation with Jock Serong and Fiona McFarlane. Jock discusses part three of his Furneaux trilogy, The Settlement, which was short listed for the 2023 ARA Historica Novel Price. Part two of the trilogy won the ARA Prize in 2021.  Fiona discusses her second novel, The Sun Walks Down, which was shortlisted for the 2023 Walter Scott Historical Fiction Prize. Imagining the Past is listed in the Top 25 Historical Fiction Podcasts.  

The team discuss what a reasonable amount of ice cream flavours would be; international relations expert Binoy Kampark summarises the US election; author Jock Serong chats about his new book Cherrywood; Megan McKeough reviews new film Saturday Night by Jason Reitman; Michael Harden shines the spotlight on the beloved Aussie food icon, Tim Tams, and comedian Gillian Cosgriff predicts a robot takeover.With presenters Monique Sebire, Daniel Burt & Nat Harris.Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/breakfasters/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Breakfasters3RRRFM/Twitter: https://twitter.com/breakfasters

Jock Serong talks about the writing craft and process behind his novel Cherrywood.Jock tells us how this novel started with several image fragments and a variety of influences, from Peter Carey's Oscar & Lucinda and Susanna Clarke's Piranesi, to Enid Blyton's The Faraway Tree, and the Narnia Chronicles, with a little Dickens and Austen thrown in.Jock's explanation of how a handful of ideas became a story is one of the best I've heard. He also tells us his thoughts on writing place as character, how to describe minor characters so they stand out, how the structure of the novel changed, breaking the ‘show don't tell' rule, and why the editing process should be considered cooperative rather than corrective. ABOUT JOCK SERONGJock Serong is the author of Quota, winner of the 2015 Ned Kelly Award for Best First Fiction; The Rules of Backyard Cricket, shortlisted for the 2017 Victorian Premier's Award for Fiction, finalist of the 2017 MWA Edgar Awards for Best Paperback Original, and finalist of the 2017 Indie Book Awards Adult Mystery Book of the Year; and On the Java Ridge, which won the Colin Roderick Award and, internationally, the inaugural Staunch Prize (UK), and was shortlisted for the 2018 Indie Awards. He has won praise for his trilogy of historical novels Preservation; The Burning Island, which earned him the ARA Historical Novel Prize and the Historia Award for Historical Crime Fiction (France); and The Settlement, which was shortlisted for the Voss Prize and the ARA Historical Novel Prize.Website: www.jockserong.comBuy Cherrywood by Jock Serong here.Buy Dirrayawadha by Anita Heiss here.BUILD AN AUTHOR WEBSITE COURSETo receive notifications about course dates, the free author website workshop and early bird discounts, sign up here. This podcast is recorded on the beautiful, unceded lands of the Garigal people of the Eora nation.Full show notes available at writersbookclubpodcast.com

Kim Pittar from Muir's Independent Bookshop Gisborne reviews Cherrywood by Jock Serong published by Fourth Estate.

Donna M Cameron talks about the writing craft and process behind her novel The Rewilding. Donna and I discussed what inspired the novel, the importance of trusting your gut, how choosing the right point of view and tense can bring the writing alive, how she raised the stakes and why she dislikes dialogue tags. We also talked about her beta readers and the editing process for The Rewilding, and Donna does three fabulous readings from the novel to illustrate how she differentiates the voices for her characters.ABOUT DONNA M. CAMERONDonna M Cameron is an AWGIE nominated radio dramatist, award-winning playwright and short film writer. Her first novel, Beneath the Mother Tree, (2018) was listed as one of 2018's top Australian fiction reads by the Adelaide Advertiser, was a finalist in the Screen Queensland/QWC's Adaptable program and longlisted for the Davitt Awards. The manuscript of her second novel – The Rewilding, won her a 2020 KSP Fellowship, was runner up in a 2020 Writing NSW Award and gained her a 2021 Varuna Fellowship. It has just been published in ANZ by Transit Lounge.Website: https://www.dmcameron.com/ Buy The Rewilding by Donna M Cameron here.Buy Cherrywood by Jock Serong here.BUILD AN AUTHOR WEBSITE COURSETo receive notifications about course dates, the free author website workshop and early bird discounts, sign up here - https://www.freshwebdesign.com.au/course This podcast is recorded on the beautiful, unceded lands of the Garigal people of the Eora nation.Full show notes available at writersbookclubpodcast.com

This month Janine chats with Victorian author Jock Serong about his new novel "Cherrywood" an imaginative, darkly playful and deeply meaningful delight, a novel about legacy, community, wonder, love and reinvention.   Then Courtney speaks with debut novelist Brooke Hardwick about her novel The Fog - a spine-chilling gothic thriller, where a  woman on the brink travels to a remote writers' retreat to uncover the secrets of her past and lands herself in a deadly situation that could destroy her future.We hope you enjoy!https://www.connectedlibraries.org.auhttps://www.instagram.com/caseycardinialibraries/https://twitter.com/CasCarLibrarieshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2i9T4cx7vDpqmiRGbVse0g

In our first guest interview for Season 2 of the podcast, Jenny chats with Jock Serong on a chilly Victorian night. They talk diaries, rituals, the writing life, and what Jock does with his old Blundstones.Jock was one of five writers who read at the second-ever Bad Diaries Salon, back in September 2017 in Melbourne, and in this interview Jenny and Jock look back at that salon. The theme was TRIPS, and Jock read from a travel journal he kept in his 20s; in this episode of the podcast, Jock reads again from his travel journal, and it's beautiful and unmissable.Jock Serong is a prolific writer, multiple award winner and a thoroughly nice man. He is the founding editor of Great Ocean Quarterly – a journal of art, ideas and the sea – and a director of Melbourne's The Wheeler Centre . He lives in Port Fairy in far western Victoria.Jock has six novels published and the seventh – Cherrywood – is a ‘history of things that never happened' and will be published in September 2024.Find full show notes for this episode on the Bad Diaries Salon website baddiariessalon.com, or get in touch via Instagram or Facebook – we're @baddiariessalon everywhere.Thanks for joining us for Bad Diaries Podcast! Don't forget to subscribe, rate and review us, wherever you get your podcasts.Bad Diaries Podcast is recorded and produced in Naarm Melbourne, Australia, on the lands of the Kulin Nation; and in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand, on the iwi lands of Taranaki Whānui, and Ngāti Toa Rangatira. We pay our respects to Mana Whenua, and to Elders past, present and emerging, of these lands.

Mark Willett is a dude whos been on one hell of a ride ! literally and figuratively. Such a great guy is Mark, I met Mark through surfing and chatting at 13th Beach and have kept in touch ever since., He's been a super supportive person to me on my journey with Horse's Mouth which I just love. Helps keep me inspired.  During this chat Mark tells me about his growing up and how in a way following his heart and finding a life on and around the ocean has given him a life beyond his wildest dreams, He's surfed all over the world and been  / still is a professional sailor who's raced sailboats around the globe, in waters and storms that'd have you wishing you were curled up at the feet of your parent's bed wishing it was just a bad dream! Alas it isn't and you gotta pony up ( my words not his )  Mark, Mick Sowry, and Jock Serong have an amazing magazine called Great Ocean it truly is a beautiful publication  This one will be a blockbuster, showcasing the Great Southern Reef alongside all those regular GOQ morsels of deliciousness: Featured Feathers and Fins, the Church of The Open Sky, Bandini, Mislaid Books and more. Get your pre order at  https://www.greatocean.com.au/   

Welcome to episode 83 where I had the pleasure of talking with none other than BUTTERS - Dave Butterworth is such a good lad, living a life of creativity, following his heart through school, Modern dance, Uni, Band life, the 90s, RRR radio host, Surfer - Butters is a man after my own heart !!! Seemingly always lived just going with what the heart wants for better or worse.  It was such an Honour to have Butters in, He really is a rockstar whose thirst for music and creativity is palpable, we meander conversationally through Dave's life and his latest life-changing challenge, he's truly had his back up against it. To see him yesterday totally up and about knowing what his last few years have been like is truly inspirational - BUTTERS Thanks so much for coming over    *Just for clarity early in the piece, we chat about Joy Clarke's podcast and I couldn't remember the schools that witnessed the biggest  UFO sighting in Australian History  - Westall - !!!   *The Double Agents, Best bits so far... Album launch  - The Northcote social club Friday 14th July 8.30 pm  Be there or be square    *The Great Ocean (Quarterly), Get Around the Boys - Mark Willett Mick Sowry, and Jock Serong head to www.greatocean.com.au and get your pre-order today 

Number 2 in our series of 8 interviews at the 2023 Words on the Waves Writers Festival, we chat with Jock Serong — reformed lawyer and multi award-winning author of several books including ‘The Rules of Backyard Cricket' and his most recent novel, ‘The Settlement.' We enjoyed a wide-ranging chat with Jock about Australian culture: from the lie-addled history of colonial Australia, to modern surf culture, and the real truth behind ‘The Castle.'

Jock talks about his new book The Settlement and a project he was part of using Paul Kelly songs as inspiration.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Irma and Karen chat about attending festivals as an interlocutor or as a panellist. Then Karen talks to Jock Serong about making the move from lawyer to novelist, why he dives into dark places, the fraught territory of navigating writing First Nations characters and history as a descendant of settler Australians, why he goes on writing excursions with his characters, a surreal green room experience with Ian Rankin, and an utterly disastrous panel event. 

In this episode Jed attempts to tell the multi-generational story of Yarramundi, Colebee and Maria of the Boorooberongal clan of the Dharug people of what is now Western Sydney. From the first encounters between the Dharug and the British on Dyarubbin in 1791, to the first ever land grant from the British regime to the original inhabitants of Australia in 1816, from Macquarie's aborted ‘native institute', the first Indigenous/British marriage and all through the stolen generation to the present day, Yarramundi's family have been at the centre of the unfolding relations amongst the people that call Western Sydney home. In this podcast we discuss The History Listen podcast episode Yarramundi and the people of Dyarubbin and the Sydney University research that debunks one of the stories they tell. As with anything do with the people of Dyarubbin, Grace Karskens research is wonderfully helpful and the State Government published Dyarubbin: Mapping Aboriginal history, culture and stories of the Hawkesbury River that she was involved with is well worth a look if you're interested in the specific geography of these last few episodes. Lastly, at the end of the episode we plug The Australian Histories Podcast and Jed also mentions a book he read on William Buckley, which is Jock Serong's Buckley's Chance.

Else Fitzgerald has written over 20 connected short stories through the grief of drought, fire and floods and into the uncertain future where humans have become genetically adapted to cope, but what about their own desires and hopes in ‘Everything Feels Like the End of the World'.         ‘The Settlement' is Jock Serong's fictional account of true historical events when George Augustus Robinson attempted to resettle Tasmanian aborigines on a remote island. It is testament to colonial practices that were not only short sighted but cruel.

Jock Serong, winner of the 2021 ARA HISTORICAL NOVEL PRIZE—ADULT CATEGORY, discusses The Burning Island with Greg Johnston, and some of the challenges of writing his series set in the Furneaux Group of islands.  

Today, journalist and author Jock Serong will be reading his piece from the latest issue. It's called 'Front-row seats to the end of the Reef' - in it he chronicles his residency at the Australian Institute of Marine Science, and what coral tells us about the past and future of our oceans. Guest: Journalist and author, Jock Serong Background reading: Front-row seats to the end of the Reef

Today, journalist and author Jock Serong will be reading his piece from the latest issue. It's called 'Front-row seats to the end of the Reef' - in it he chronicles his residency at the Australian Institute of Marine Science, and what coral tells us about the past and future of our oceans. Guest: Journalist and author, Jock Serong Background reading: Front-row seats to the end of the Reef

This episode we discuss the story of the Sydney Cove, a ship that set sail from Calcutta bound for its eponymous port in 1796. The Sydney Cove never quite made it the whole way, but after countless misadventures just under half of her crew did. Join us as we discuss a story that is not only all but unbelievable but is one of the most significant stories of first contact between First Nations people and visitors from across the British Empire. This tale was more or less lost to time for much of the 20th century but from the unearthing of the shipwreck in 1977 there was no putting this tale back in the rum bottle, as it were. The original inspiration for this story came from reading Jock Serong's work of historical fiction: Preservation. The factual heavy lifting was largely courtesy of Mark McKenna's book: From the Edge; Australia's Lost Histories. If you'd like to read the full text of William Clark's published account of their journey you can find it, and an assortment of other relevant correspondence, here. And if you know where we an get a carton of James Squire's Preservation Ale we'd love to hear from you!

Join Caroline Wilson and Corrie Perkin for Ep 197.Thanks to a couple of listener questions this week we discuss;· The fascinating rubbish system in Amsterdam· Ballarat attractions including the Ballarat International Foto Biennale, Mr Jones Dining, 1816 Bakehouse, the Ballarat Botanic Gardens and Sovereign Hill.We check in on;· Life In Amsterdam Chapter 6 which included a trip for Caro to the biggest flea market in Europe IJ-Hallen. Visit their website HERE.· Corrie's getaway to Port Fairy and her Crush of the Week – the whole state of Victoria. While in Port Fairy Corrie caught up with friend of the pod and author Jock Serong who had some great GLT'sJock Serong's Port Fairy GLT's· Best Morning Coffee – Port Fairy Coffee Roasters· Best Breaky – Bank and Co on Bank Street· Best Cake / Mid Morning Coffee – Rebecca's on Sackville Street· Best Lunch – Farmer's Wife on Sackville Street· Best BLT – Oak & Anchor on Bank Street· Best Book shop – Blarney on James Street· Best arvo drinking – Merrijig Bar on Gippsland Street or Oak & Anchor· Best Pizza – Coffin Sally PizzaIn BSF;· Devotion by Hannah Kent· Spencer at the movies – watch the trailer HERE.· Caro shares her recipe for a great Goulash (see recipe below)Myles from Prince Wine Store drops in to talk about what makes a really great wine store or bottle shop - it's all about building up a rapport with the wine seller! Prince Wine Store have some incredible deals on champagne and sparkling on now.Head to the Prince Wine website HERE and use the promo code MESS at checkout online to receive a listener discount. Prince Wine Store – bringing wine enthusiasts the greatest wine in the world.To receive our weekly email which includes recipes SIGN UP HERE.For videos and pics make sure you follow us on Instagram, Facebook or TwitterEmail the show via feedback@dontshootpod.com.au.Don't Shoot the Messenger is produced by Corrie Perkin, Caroline Wilson and produced, engineered and edited by Jane Nield for Sports Entertainment Network.Caro's GoulashServes 4Ingredients2 large onions100g of lard or butter2 tsp paprika500g beef or veal shank or blade diced2g of ground cuminSalt1 clove of garlic, crushed`1 tomato1 green paprika (pepper)4-6 potatoes dicedMethodChop the onion finely and saute it in the lard or butter. Sprinkle with the ground paprika and immediately add the beef. Stir it. Turning occasionally and season with cumin, salt and garlic. Pour in a small amount of water and saute it covered nice and slow. When the mean is tender add the tomato cut into quarters. Green paprika (pepper) and the diced potatoes. There should not be more potatoes than meat. Add water as needed to make a goulash soup, if that is what you want. If not, it will be goulash with a somewhat liberal amount of gravy, with some pinched noodles dropped in when the potatoes are tender.

Jock Serong is the winner of 2021 Historical Novel Society's ARA Prize for Historical Fiction for the second book in a three part trilogy exploring the history around the Furneaux group of islands off the north-eastern coast of Tasmania.Eliza Grayling reluctantly sets off from Sydney Cove on the Danish schooner Moonbird in search of the wreck of the Howrah, lost in the islands of the Bass Strait carrying valuable but uncertain cargo. Her fellow passengers include her blind alcoholic father, a curious cross-dressing captain and the mysterious Dr Gideon, a botanist and apparent man of science.The journey is compromised by several deaths while at sea and when the Moonbird approaches it's destination, the truth they seek is not all it seems.This remarkable work of historical fiction brings together real historical figures and events with vividly imagined characters to recreate a journey into the disturbing heart of a brutal period in Australia's colonial history.In this episode Gregory Dobbs chats to Jock Serong about the role of historical fiction in opening up our hidden history, his fascination with the Furneaux Islands and how real and imagined historical figures can coexist in fiction writing and bring history to life.

Jock Serong is the winner of 2021 Historical Novel Society's ARA Prize for Historical Fiction for the second part in a three part trilogy exploring the history around the Furneaux group of islands off the north-eastern coast of Tasmania. Eliza Grayling reluctantly sets off from Sydney Cove on the Danish schooner Moonbird in search of the wreck of the Howrah, lost in the islands of the Bass Strait carrying valuable but uncertain cargo. Her fellow passengers include her blind alcoholic father, a curious cross-dressing captain and the mysterious Dr Gideon, a botanist and apparent man of science.The journey is compromised by several deaths while at sea and when the Moonbird approaches it's destination, the truth they seek is not all is as it seems. This remarkable work of historical fiction brings together real historical figures and events with vividly imagined characters to recreate a journey into the disturbing heart of a brutal period in Australia's colonial history. In this episode Gregory Dobbs chats to Jock Serong about the role of historical fiction in opening up our hidden history, his fascination with the Furneaux Islands and how real and imagined historical figures can coexist in fiction writing and bring history to life.

Anita Heiss, Dorothy Simmons and Jock Serong discuss historical fiction with Jason Steger. HIstorical Fiction was part of the Write Around the Murray program for 2021 Recorded 18/09/2021

Laura Turner's guest this week Jock Serong may describe himself as a rather conventional guy, but his life and career path perhaps tell another story altogether.As a successful criminal lawyer and partner in a law firm – it seemed his career was on course before he decided to chuck it all in and try his hand at becoming a writer.Starting as a surfing writer he's now published five books and, it would seem leaving the law was a pretty good bet. Along with telling us his story he’s going to transport us back in time to some of the moments in Australian history that he so dramatically evokes in his writing including his last two books Preservation and The Burning Island. For more information about Jock's books head to his website www.jockserong.com HERE. 

Join Caroline Wilson and producer Jane Nield for another update from Hotel Quarantine.Thanks to Red Energy we're inviting you to have a Farewell to Quarantine drink and chat with Caro and Corrie via Zoom next Monday the 24th of May at 6pm. To register - email Producer Jane via feedback@dontshootpod.com.au to receive the exclusive Zoom link.Thanks to Red Energy for supporting our podcast - voted most satisfied customers 11 years in a row.Today's recommendations;Good Posture (the movie). Check out the trailer HERE.Redhead By the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler - available at My Bookshop HERE.Jock Serong's Great Australian Life - Sunday night at 9pm on 3AW or via podcast after that HERE.Don't Shoot the Messenger is produced by Corrie Perkin, Caroline Wilson and produced, engineered and edited by Jane Nield for Sports Entertainment Network.Thanks to Clementine Donohoe for additional social media support. You can follow @clemmiedonohoe on Instagram HERE.

Join celebrated Australian storyteller Jock Serong and acclaimed writer Mirandi Riwoe for a lively discussion about Jock's new novel The Burning Island, recorded live at Lennox Cultural Centre, in collaboration with Lennox Arts Board (LAB). Irresistible prose, unforgettable characters and magnificent, epic storytelling: The Burning Island delivers everything readers have come to expect from Jock Serong. It may be his most moving, compelling novel yet.

Jock Serong’s The Rules of Backyard Cricket was a bit of an unusual inclusion in our roster for 2020, arriving on our radar after Robert Gott described it as one of the greatest crime fiction novels of the past decade. Turns out, we agree! The Rules of Backyard Cricket comes in third on our rankings after tearing our hearts to pieces as much as we tore it to pieces. A story about brothers, cricket and crime, this book opens with our protagonist and perspective, Darren Keefe, tied up and gagged in the back of a car, with a bullet wound to keep him company. Our story follows Darren’s reminisces as he reflects on his career, from his childhood playing cricket all the way through his life playing club and national representative cricket. As his loose-cannon inability to make sensible choices continues to get him into trouble, we start to unravel how Darren ended up in that car, and why it might have been inevitable.

Join Corrie, Caro and author Jock Serong as they chat Summer reading and discuss Jock's latest book The Burning Island (available HERE at My Bookshop).This Summer Bonus edition of Don’t Shoot the Messenger is proudly supported by Click for Vic. Click for Vic and get the best of Victoria delivered at visitvictoria.com /clickforvic www.visitvictoria.com/clickforvic or HERE. And if you've discovered a great #ClickforVic find - send us an email and let us know about it via feedback@dontshootpod.com.auFor videos and pics make sure you follow us on Instagram or Twitter @DontShootPod.Email the show via feedback@dontshootpod.com.au.Like our Facebook page and hit 'Sign Up' to receive weekly updates HERE.Don't Shoot the Messenger is produced by Corrie Perkin, Caroline Wilson and produced, engineered and edited by Jane Nield for Sports Entertainment Network.Thanks to Clementine Donohoe for additional social media support. You can follow @clemmiedonohoe on Instagram HERE.

Join Caro and Corrie for Ep 155 ‘You Would’ve Rocked A Conical Bra’.Thanks to our show sponsors Prince Wine Store and Click for Vic. Caro shares her reflections on Sydney (including her dining out recommendations) and reviews the new Streeton exhibition at the Art Gallery of NSW.As we head rapidly towards Christmas we discuss whether or not our COVID experiences will influence our Christmas plans.In AFL Nathan and Tanya Buckley’s separation hit the headlines this week but – is it really front-page news?In our Click for Vic update for Visit Victoria we discover ‘Tis the Box - a Melbourne owned and based company delivering seasonal health, beauty and lifestyle subscription boxes. For more info head to www.tisthe.com. Plus listener Anita's recommending a #ClickforVic stay at Apollo Bay.Click for Vic - Get the best of Victoria delivered at www.visitvictoria.com/clickforvic or HERE.Let us know about your wonderful Victoria recommendations or Click for Vic gems via our socials or feedback@dontshootpod.com.au.In the Cocktail Cabinet for Prince Wine Store - Tony Nowell joins us again to talk rose. Tony's top pick is Domain Tempier but for an Australian rose Prince recommend;Medhurst Estate Rosé 2020 Sutton Grange Fairbank Rosé 2019 Brash Higgins Nymph Rose 2020Prince Wine Store bringing Melbournians, the greatest wine in the world. Delivering Australia Wide. www.Prince Wine Store.com.au To receive a special listener discount enter the promo code MESS (as in Messenger) at checkout to receive your discount and tell the Prince team that Caro and Corrie sent you!In BSF Caro's been reading The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth (available HERE) and The Burning Island by Jock Serong (available HERE) and highly recommends the film In The Name of the Land. Corrie shares a delicious shortbread recipe thanks to Marg in Hamilton (see recipe below).For videos and pics make sure you follow us on Instagram or Twitter @DontShootPod.Email the show via feedback@dontshootpod.com.au.Like our Facebook page and hit 'Sign Up' to receive weekly updates HERE.Don't Shoot the Messenger is produced by Corrie Perkin, Caroline Wilson and produced, engineered and edited by Jane Nield for Sports Entertainment Network.Thanks to Clementine Donohoe for additional social media support. You can follow @clemmiedonohoe on Instagram HERE.Marg's Shortbread250g plain flour120g rice flour120g caster sugar250g butter1 dash of vanilla essenceCream butter and sugar, add vanilla. Add sifted flours. Roll out thinly. Cut with whatever cutters you like. Bake in a moderate oven for 10mins. Turn oven to slow (right down) and leave for another 10 minutes.

We have a long chat with Craig Sisterton about his new book Southern Cross Crime, as well as the Southern Cross scene itself! Craig is the expert when it comes to Australian and New Zealand Crime, having spent more than a decade reviewing the field, as well as founding the Ngaio Marsh Awards and Rotorua Noir. We talk about the evolution of the community in Australia and New Zealand, the importance of awards, as well as how much more open the world at large is becoming to our antipodean style of crime. We also speak about how Jock Serong's The Rules of Backyard Cricket has managed to be so impactful, and how wonderful the writing is.

We discuss chapters 15-19 in Jock Serong's The Rules of Backyard Cricket. As Darren Keefe's drive comes to an end, Jock Serong holds nothing back, dealing out the full moral punishment of the story in visceral detail. The ending stings, but that's the idea, as Jock joins us to give a small glimpse into why things had to end the way they did. We also look into how this story fits in with our normal murder mystery affair, and whether or not another book like this could make an appearance on the show. Our guest of honour is Craig Sisterton, seasoned crime fiction reviewer, founder of the Ngaio Marsh Awards and author of Southern Cross Crime, a guide to Australian and New Zealand Crime fiction.

We discuss chapters 9-14 in Jock Serong's The Rules of Backyard Cricket. While Darren is still stuck and injured in the back of a car, slowly trying to free himself. As his reminisces on a roller-coaster career continue, adulthood has finally arrived. Now competing for the Australian national side, Darren finds himself amidst scandal after scandal. Caught unawares in the middle of unscrupulous gambling, the 60-Grand-Man finds his family torn apart after his niece is kidnapped, and in court over the death of a teenager who died after a night out clubbing with him. Is there any escape from the boot or his past? We also chat with Jock Serong about the inspirations behind this tale, its reception and his new book, The Burning Island.

Jock Serong, in 'The Burning Island', takes us on an epic journey into Australia’s early days; the shipwrecks, the eccentric individuals and odd communities found on the islands in Bass Strait.The how and why of Alex Miller's search into finding the facts about his friend Max Blatt, a Nazi-resistance figure, make for an interesting read of connections in 'Max'.

We discuss chapters 1-8 of Jock Serong's The Rules of Backyard Cricket. Beginning with our protagonist, Darren Keefe, with a gunshot wound, tied up in the back of the car, it's immediately apparent that this is going to be a slightly different cricket story to the ones normally lining the average cricket fanatic's bookshelf. Exploring Darren and his brother Wally's youth as they go from being the rapscallion children of a single mother to competent professional cricketers, it's not your standard mystery affair but the questions come gnawing all the stronger for it. With Herds tied up in the boot to solve this one, can he evade the traps of this unconventional puzzle?

In this Conversations from Byron podcast, Jock Serong speaks with Chris Hanley about his new book The Burning Island. They discuss creating in the time of Covid-19, while Jock walks us through some of his researching and writing habits. Delving into the book itself, Jock explains where the idea for the story originated and its relationship to his previous novel Preservation. They go on to discuss some of the numerous themes present in the novel, from seafaring to parent-child relationships and problems of addiction. About the book: Eliza Grayling, born in Sydney when the colony itself was still an infant, has lived there all her thirty-two years. Too tall, too stern—too old, now—for marriage, she looks out for her reclusive father, Joshua, and wonders about his past. There is a shadow there: an old enmity. When Joshua Grayling is offered the chance for a reckoning with his nemesis, Eliza is horrified. It involves a sea voyage with an uncertain, probably violent, outcome. Insanity for an elderly blind man, let alone a drunkard. Unable to dissuade her father from his mad fixation, Eliza begins to understand she may be forced to go with him. Then she sees the vessel they will be sailing on. And in that instant, the voyage of the Moonbird becomes Eliza's mission too. Irresistible prose, unforgettable characters and magnificent, epic storytelling: The Burning Island delivers everything readers have come to expect from Jock Serong. It may be his most moving, compelling novel yet.

Caoilinn Hughes' deep dive into the 2008 Irish financial crisis and Jock Serong's investigation of a 19th century shipwreck.

Caoilinn Hughes' deep dive into the 2008 Irish financial crisis and Jock Serong's investigation of a 19th century shipwreck.

Great Conversations features interviews with authors and writers, exploring books, writing and literary culture from Australia and the world.Today's episode features Jock Serong discussing his new novel The Burning Island.In 1830’s Sydney Eliza Grayling is something of an oddity; too tall, too old too sure of herself without a man to marry; she teaches unappreciative children and wonders what the world might have in store for a woman such as her.When the merchant Srinivas appears in search of her father, Eliza is thrown into a world of old enmities and new perils. Guiding her now blind father aboard the ship Moonbird with its ragtag crew of misfits, Eliza embarks on a journey to discover and perhaps settle score with the mysterious figure of Mr Figge…Join me as we discover Jock Serong’s The Burning Island

On Jock Serong's The Burning Island, Sarah Moss's Summerwater and Ian McGuire's The Abstainer with writers Aoife Clifford and Emily Maguire

This episode of Conversations with Friends is with authors Mark Smith and Jock Serong.  Check out show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter or Instagram @thefirsttimepod.The Conversations with Friends series is supported by the City of Melbourne COVID-19 Arts Grants. 

Episode One Hundred Three Show Notes KEY: CW = Chris Wolak and EF = Emily Fine– Currently Reading –Chris dnf’d The Keep – Jennifer Egan (CW)Resurrection Bay (Caleb Zelic #1) – Emma Viskic (EF)Friends and Strangers – J. Courtney Sullivan (EF) release date June 30, 2020The Sun and the Moon: The Remarkable True Account of Hoaxers, Showmen, Dueling Journalists, and Lunar Man-Bats in Nineteenth-Century New York – Matthew Goodman (CW)A Biography of Loneliness: The History of an Emotion – Fay Bound Alberti (CW) (audio)– Just Read –Relish: My Life in the Kitchen – Lucy Knisley (EF)Redhead by the Side of the Road – Anne Tyler (EF)Three-Fifths – John Vercher (EF)– Lucky 13th Readalong discussion– Go, Went, Gone – Jenny Erpenbeck (translated by Susan Bernofsky)The Goodreads discussion thread can be found HERE.James Wood’s review can be read here.Jenny Erpenbeck and Claire Messud in conversation.– (Couch) Biblio Adventures –We hosted our own biblio adventure, a virtual readalong discussion of Go, Went, Gone by Jenny Erpenbeck. If you would like to join us for future discussions please subscribe to our newsletter.Emily attended a Zoom event via RJ Julia Bookseller’s talking with Anna Solomon about her new novel The Book of V.Chris attended two virtual events: A Q&A with Jennifer Egan and Johnny Temple about her novel The Keep, you can watch it here. A conversation with Tim Gunn and Stacy Schiff about her book Cleopatra.– Upcoming Jaunts –Emily will be attending a virtual event via the Center for Fiction: Roxane Gay in conversation with Nicole Dennis-Benn about the paperback release of her novel Patsy.Roxane Gay is offering a free digital care package – check it out here.Chris will be attending the 65th Annual Willa Cather spring conference: Untethered Cather on the Cusp of the 1920’s on June 4-6, 2020. The focus is on Cather’s book of short stories Youth and the Bright Medusa.– Upcoming Reads –Chris is joining in The Sandy Point Correspondence Club and will be reading O Pioneers! by Willa CatherMemorial Drive: A Daughter’s Memoir – Natasha Trethewey (EF) release date 7/28/20Dear Emmie Blue – Lia Louis (EF) release date 7/14/20Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close – Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman (EF) release date 7/14/20– Author Spotlight with Emma Viskic –Emma is the author of the Caleb Zelic series: Resurrection Bay, And Fire Came Down, and Darkness for Light You can learn more about Emma Viskic HERE.Emma toured the United States with fellow Aussie writers: Jock Serong, Sulari Gentill, Robert Gott– Also Mentioned –Also by Jennifer Egan: A Visit from the Goon Squad and Manhattan BeachAlso by J. Courtney Sullivan: Maine, Saints for All Occasions, The Engagements, CommencementTwilight – Stephenie MeyerWuthering Heights – Emily BronteClaire MessudThe Trial – Kafka FranzCall Your Girlfriend PodcastAmerican Writers MuseumAustralian Women Writers ChallengePurchase Book Cougars Swag on Zazzle!We are an affiliate of Bank Square Books and Savoy Bookstore & Café. Please purchase books from them and support us at the same time. Click HERE to start shopping.If you’d like to help financially support the Book Cougars, please consider becoming a Patreon member. You can DONATE HERE. If you would prefer to donate directly to us, please email bookcougars@gmail.com for instructions.Join our Goodreads Group!We have a BookTube Channel – please check it out here, and be sure to subscribe!Please subscribe to our email newsletter here.

'another breathtaking page-turner from the author of CALL ME EVIE' - Christian White, bestselling author of The Nowhere Child HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO PROTECT YOUR FAMILY? Amy has only ever known life in the Clearing. She knows what's expected of her. She knows what to do to please her elders, and how to make sure the community remains happy and calm. That is, until a new young girl joins the group. She isn't fitting in; she doesn't want to stay. What happens next will turn life as Amy knows it on its head. Freya has gone to great lengths to feel like a 'normal person'. In fact, if you saw her go about her day with her young son, you'd think she was an everyday mum. That is, until a young girl goes missing and someone from her past, someone she hasn't seen for a very long time, arrives in town. As secrets of the past bubble up to the surface, this small town's dark underbelly will be exposed and lives will be destroyed. PRAISE FOR IN THE CLEARING: 'Past and present collide in this taut and unpredictable thriller ... Twist follows twist and nothing is as it seems.' - Chris Hammer, bestselling author of Scrublands 'A chilling depiction of the ferocious hold exerted by a cult and its adherents. This is totally absorbing fiction, made all the more shocking by the realisation that these stories recur again and again in Australian society.' - Jock Serong, author of The Rules of Backyard Cricket and Preservation 'J.P. Pomare captivates in this haunting novel, In the Clearing. I was utterly gripped with the stories of Amy and Freya from start to finish, and fascinated by the unexpected way the two came together ... A sure-fire bestseller. Sally Hepworth, bestselling author of The Mother-In-Law and The Family Next Door

Critically acclaimed and bestselling author of the ‘Caleb Zelic' series, Emma Viskic, is back with book three: ‘Darkness for Light.' In this episode of the Good Reading podcast, Emma shares the challenges of writing a deaf detective, Sulari Gentill's favourite travel snack, and why she steers clear of supernatural horror. 'Darkness for Light,' is out now: bit.ly/38RPF1R

Critically acclaimed and bestselling author of the ‘Caleb Zelic’ series, Emma Viskic, is back with book three: ‘Darkness for Light.’ In this episode of the Good Reading podcast, Emma shares the challenges of writing a deaf detective, Sulari Gentill’s favourite travel snack, and why she steers clear of supernatural horror. 'Darkness for Light,' is out now: bit.ly/38RPF1R

William Faulkner thought so. Katherine Colette, Robert Lukins, and Jock Serong face Wayne Macauley, Melanie Cheng, and Angela Savage to decide.

Special guest co-host Alafair Burke joins Eric to talk with Kate White and Steph Cha. Eric talks with four Australian authors on a tour of the U.S. - Emma Viskic, Sulari Gentill, Jock Serong and Robort Gott. All music used by permission under the creative commons license. Music in this episode includes: Foundation by Vibe Tracks Knock Knock by Podington Bear A Lil Somethin Somethin BY The Good Lawdz Uptown by Podington Bear Palmtrees by The Brothers Records Reckoning by Podington Bear Companheir by A Magnifique Bande dos Homes sen Medo Buddy Guy by Podington Bear Hungaria by Latche Swing

Jock Serong & Mick Thomas in discussion, as part of the Port Fairy Folk Festival 2019.

Hosted by award-winning Irish author, Dervla McTiernan, "Crime Downunder" is a very funny panel discussion featuring four Australian authors currently touring America to promote Australian crime fiction - Jock Serong, Sulari Gentill, Emma Viskic and Robert Gott.

How do historical novelists mix research and imagination to bring stories to life? Do they get anxious about wading into academic turf? To investigate these questions, Clare and Yves chat to Jock Serong, award-winning novelist and author of Preservation—a captivating thriller based on the true story of a shipwreck in colonial Australia. Jock reflects on the archive of human character he encountered in his former life as a lawyer, shares tales of battling his editor over animal-skin water carriers, and confesses a secret love of Google Earth.

Jock Serong is known as an author of gripping books about crime and catastrophe. His stories spark and seethe with tense emotional and political detail, often drawing on his other skills – in law, and in surf writing. He’s won wide critical acclaim for Quota, On the Java Ridge and The Rules of Backyard Cricket. Serong’s latest, Preservation, takes readers through a different kind of crime writing – this time set in 1797, and based on the true story of the shipwrecked Sydney Cove. It follows Lieutenant Joshua Grayling’s investigation of the wreck, its three terribly injured survivors, and their encounters with an unfamiliar land. At Montalto, Jock Serong chats with Elizabeth McCarthy about Preservation, human misdeeds, and the search for truth amid conflicting accounts.

In this session, which was recorded at the 2019 Newcastle Writers Festival, Claire G Coleman, Jock Serong and Clare Wright talk to Julie McIntyre about the challenges of writing history based on previously unheard voices.

Chloe Hooper, Bram Presser and Jock Serong explore the creative space between fact and fiction. This session was recorded at the 2019 Newcastle Writers Festival and is hosted by Geordie Williamson.

Jock Serong in conversation with Angela Savage, and launching his latest book "Preservation". Recorded live at Blarney Books & Art in Port Fairy.

Anna and Annie discuss the winner of the Staunch prize, On Java Ridge by Jock Serong. Our book of the week is Disoriental by Négar Djavadi translated by Tina Kover. This debut novel is the story of Kimiâ, who flees Iran aged 10 and now lives in exile in Paris.  It weaves her family history with the story of Iran.  Winner of numerous awards, this is a lyrical book, beautifully translated. A challenging but valuable read. Next week, Anna and Amanda are reading The Last Girl by Nadia Murad and Jenna Krajeski. Follow us! Facebook: Books On The Go Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Twitter: @abailliekaras and @captain_midget Litsy: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Credits: Artwork: Sascha Wilcosz

Join Caroline Wilson, Corrie Perkin and writer Jock Serong for Episode 63 – ‘He Appears To Be In It For Nothing But Kicks’. Jock leads us on an expedition into the wilds of his new novel ‘Preservation’ – a dark tale of survival and horror set in the colonial Australia of 1797. With a Victorian state election coming up on Saturday we touch on local politics and Corrie calls for all sides of politics to step up and deliver real vision and big picture stuff not the ridiculousness we’ve seen in the campaign so far. We delve into Jock’s Port Fairy sea change, his jump from a life in the law to that of a full-time writer, father of four and dedicated surfer. Our thoughts are with Caro’s family this week after the death of her father in law on the weekend, but she pays tribute to Ted Donohoe (one of the funniest sweetest men you’ll ever meet), Ted is her “Crush of the Week”.  Our 'Crush of the Week' is proudly presented by The Interchange Bench.  If your business needs new players, pick them up from The Interchange Bench – the leading provider of temporary and contract talent.  Just call 1800 i bench Or see Interchange bench.com.au For talent so good, you’d wish you could keep them.  In “BSF” Jock’s ‘Preservation’ is our book of the week (you can purchase it HERE)  Caro’s been bingeing on the new Netflix thriller ‘The Bodyguard’ and Corrie serves up a cracking mash potato recipe from ‘Simple’ by Yotam Ottolenghi (see recipe below). 'Simple' is available HERE. This week Corrie is grumpy about wrinkles and Caro has a “Good Local Tip” that she promises will revolutionise your dish washing habits. In “6 Quick Questions” we get Jock’s thoughts on Shane Warne and his commentary credentials, reminisce on favourite Robert Redford movies, discover what childhood books had a big influence on Jock and he shares his top 3 crime writers (Fyodor Dostoevsky, Robert Gott and Garry Disher).  We have a new Instagram account so please head to instagram and follow @DontShootPod. Like our Facebook page and hit 'Sign Up' to receive weekly updates HERE.  Email the show via feedback@dontshootpod.com.au Follow us on Twitter via @dontshootpod 'Don't Shoot The Messenger' is produced, engineered and edited by Jane Nield for Crocmedia.   AROMATIC OLIVE OIL MASH (from Yotam Ottolenghi’s ‘Simple’) I kg Desiree potatoes (Peeled and cut into 3cm pieces) 6 thyme sprigs (5g) 3 mint sprigs (5g) 4 garlic cloves, peeled 1 lemon, finely shave the skin to get 5 strips 100ml olive oil Salt and black pepper   Topping 60ml olive oil 1 garlic clove, crushed 2 tsp thyme leaves, finely chopped About 8 mint leaves, finely chop to get 2 tsp 1 lemon: finely grate the zest to get 1 tbsp, then juice to get 1 tbsp   Method Put the potatoes, thyme sprigs, mint sprigs, garlic, lemon skin and 2 teaspoons of salt into a large saucepan. Cover with enough boiling water to rise 2cm above the potatoes. Simmer gently for about 25 minutes, or until the potatoes are soft enough to mash. While the potatoes are boiling, make the topping. Put the oil, garlic, thyme leaves, mint leaves, lemon zest and juice into a small bowl with 1/8 of a teaspoon of salt and a good grind of pepper. Stir to combine and set aside. Drain the potatoes into a sieve and set over a large bowl (you’ll use some of the cooking water so don’t throw it away). Pick out the thyme and mint springs, then return to the saucepan (along with the garlic and lemon peel). Use a masher to mash the potatoes, adding 100ml of olive oil and about 140ml of the cooking water slowly as you go, until you get a smooth mash. Transfer the mash to a platter and use the back of a spoon to create dips in the surface. Drizzle with the herb and garlic oil topping evenly over and finish with a good grind of black pepper.

Great Conversations features interviews with authors and writers, exploring books, writing and literary culture from Australia and the world.Today's episode features Jock Serong discussing his latest novel Preservation. Preservation explores the true story of the wreck of the merchant vessel Sydney Cove in Bass Strait in 1797. From the wreck 17 men make it to the mainland at ninety mile beach in Victoria and must walk over seven hundred kilometres to the incipient settlement at Port Jackson. Only three men survived this journey; a tale that survives to us recorded in the journal of the Scottish merchant William Clark.Into this space Jock Serong delivers a story of survival and treachery that examines the principles on which the colony of New South Wales was founded and the impact invading attitudes had on the land’s indigenous population.

Jock Serong delves into an often overlooked chapter of early Australian history in his novel, 'Preservation' which addresses the puzzling riddle of The Sydney Cove wreck in 1797 and its cargo of rum.Would life be simpler if relationships were mathematical instead of emotional, perhaps so, but not near as much fun as Katherine Collette has written about in 'The Helpline'.

A bird teaching about building design! 'Robin Boid: Architect' is a delightfully creative picture story book by Maree Cootes.The criminal and ethical implications of Australia's soverign border policy is starkly illustrated in Jock Serong's 'On the Java Ridge'.

Award-winning author Jock Serong talks about leaving his career as a lawyer to write crime novels, his transition from non-fiction to fiction, and the impact of working with a professional publisher and editor.Support Puttin' In Work with Jono Pech by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/puttin-in-work-with-jono-pechFind out more at https://puttin-in-work-with-jono-pech.pinecast.co