John Purcell chats to Jock Serong about his latest novel On the Java Ridge - a literary novel with the pace and tension of a political thriller - and some of the most compelling, heartstopping writing about the sea since Patrick O’Brian.

Jock's debut novel Quota won the 2015 Ned Kelly Award for Best First Crime Novel. In 2016, The Rules of Backyard Cricket was shortlisted for the Victorian Premier's Literary Award.

John Purcell chats to Jock Serong about his latest novel On the Java Ridge - a literary novel with the pace and tension of a political thriller - and some of the most compelling, heartstopping writing about the sea since Patrick O’Brian.

Jock's debut novel Quota won the 2015 Ned Kelly Award for Best First Crime Novel. In 2016, The Rules of Backyard Cricket was shortlisted for the Victorian Premier's Literary Award.

John and Sarah chat to Tony Jones, one of Australia's most admired journalists, about his brilliantly compelling thriller The Twentieth Man which takes us from the savage mountains of Yugoslavia to Canberra's brutal yet covert power struggles in a novel that's intelligent, informed and utterly suspenseful.

John and Sarah chat to Tony Jones, one of Australia's most admired journalists, about his brilliantly compelling thriller The Twentieth Man which takes us from the savage mountains of Yugoslavia to Canberra's brutal yet covert power struggles in a novel that's intelligent, informed and utterly suspenseful.

Sarah and Anastasia chat with funny man Ben Pobjie, author of Error Australis, on his latest book Aussie Aussie Aussie!

Aussie Aussie Aussie celebrates the Australians who made Australia great, as well as the ones who stopped Australia from being as great as it could have been but who have ended up with their own Wikipedia pages anyway.

TV columnist, comedian and history buff Ben Pobjie recaps the history of Australia from its humble beginnings as a colonial outpost to its modern-day status as a Commonwealth realm, where its people have the right to discuss and reject the idea of an actual Australian ever becoming head of state.

Sarah and Anastasia chat with funny man Ben Pobjie, author of Error Australis, on his latest book Aussie Aussie Aussie!

Aussie Aussie Aussie celebrates the Australians who made Australia great, as well as the ones who stopped Australia from being as great as it could have been but who have ended up with their own Wikipedia pages anyway.

TV columnist, comedian and history buff Ben Pobjie recaps the history of Australia from its humble beginnings as a colonial outpost to its modern-day status as a Commonwealth realm, where its people have the right to discuss and reject the idea of an actual Australian ever becoming head of state.

We chat with Rick and John from The Angels!

The Angels roared out of the 1970s with multi-platinum albums, hits and record-breaking tours. The band was formed by the trio of Rick and John Brewster and Doc Neeson. Songs from their classic albums are as pertinent today as they were when they were released, thanks to John and Rick, the genius songwriting team, who, together with Doc, generated some of the greatest rock ever produced in this country.

We chat with Rick and John from The Angels!

The Angels roared out of the 1970s with multi-platinum albums, hits and record-breaking tours. The band was formed by the trio of Rick and John Brewster and Doc Neeson. Songs from their classic albums are as pertinent today as they were when they were released, thanks to John and Rick, the genius songwriting team, who, together with Doc, generated some of the greatest rock ever produced in this country.

Welcome back to Booktopia On...! This week's topic is Page to Screen: The Film Edition - books that have been turned into movies. The good, the bad, the BETTER - we chat about what we loved and what we... didn't love. Bronwyn is joined by Sarah and Tanaya for this week's chat!

Welcome back to Booktopia On...! This week's topic is Page to Screen: The Film Edition - books that have been turned into movies. The good, the bad, the BETTER - we chat about what we loved and what we... didn't love. Bronwyn is joined by Sarah and Tanaya for this week's chat!