Tag Archives: Jock Serong

Yarra Valley Writers Festival

Posted on 11/05/2020 by

The inaugural Yarra Valley Writers Festival was broadcast online last weekend and, as Festival Director Brook Powell put it so eloquently in her opening remarks, ‘No, it’s not the same, but it is of the moment.’ While I missed not … Continue reading →

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Yarra Valley Writers Festival online

Posted on 29/04/2020 by

We’ve been in lockdown due to COVID-19 for over a month now in Australia. My partner and I are working from home. My daughter is doing her high school classes from home (my brother, a teacher, reminds me not to … Continue reading →

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The Great Debate

Posted on 07/12/2019 by

Further to my last post about saying yes to everything, in late November I found myself in the pulse-pounding position of being on stage before a live audience at the Village Roadshow Theatrette at the State Library Victoria for the … Continue reading →

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Bad Diaries Salon: First

Posted on 28/06/2018 by

I was fit to burst with excitement when author Jenny Ackland (Little Gods) recently invited me to be part of a Bad Diaries Salon in Geelong next month. Bad Diaries Salon was established by Jenny in mid-2017 with a call … Continue reading →

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SheKilda 3…where a criminally good time was had by all

Posted on 11/12/2016 by

This post is based on an article that appeared on the Sisters in Crime Australia website, with editorial comments as noted. Sisters in Crime celebrated its 25th birthday in style at SheKilda3: One-day Crime Spree at St Kilda Town Hall … Continue reading →

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Review: Gunshine State

Posted on 20/11/2016 by

I’ve been keen to post a review of Andrew Nette’s latest novel, Gunshine State, on this blog. But seeing as how Andrew is not only a great crime writer but also my life partner, I could hardly be the one … Continue reading →

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Crime writing & Festivals Part 1

Posted on 01/11/2016 by

When people ask, ‘How are you?’ I try not to respond with, ‘Busy.’ For me, ‘busy’ is what American novelist and teacher John Gardner calls a ‘feeble abstraction’ that ‘says almost nothing’. Gardner exhorts us to tell our stories in … Continue reading →

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Review: The Rules of Backyard Cricket

Posted on 05/10/2016 by

It’s been a while since I’ve read a crime novel, let alone reviewed one. But I can’t let Jock Serong’s new book, The Rules of Backyard Cricket, go through to the keeper without singing its praises. The Rules of Backyard … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Crime Reads 2014

Posted on 17/12/2014 by

I was asked recently by the team at Radio National Books and Arts Daily to do a wrap-up of my Top 5 favourite crime reads for 2014. I’m sure I’m not the only author or reader for whom this is … Continue reading →

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Wine and Crime: A celebration of all things noir

Posted on 13/10/2014 by

I took an instant liking to the fabulous Kirsty Manning-Wilcox of The Reading Tree and Bellota/Prince Wine Store fame when we met at a couple of writers festivals in regional Victoria this year. When she invited me to be part of a literary event called ‘Wine and … Continue reading →

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