Jon Bauer Jon Bauer i(A132072 works by) (a.k.a. Jonathan Bauer)
Born: Established: Surrey,
c
England,
c
c
United Kingdom (UK),
c
Western Europe, Europe,
;
Gender: Male
The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.

Works By

Preview all
1 1 y separately published work icon The Last Lighthouse Keeper John Cook , Jon Bauer , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2020 19295270 2020 single work autobiography

'A beautiful memoir from John Cook, one of Tasmania's last kerosene lighthouse keepers. A story about madness and wilderness, shining a light onto the vicissitudes of love and nature.

'I loved the life of the island, because I knew my body was more alive than those on the mainland. People asked how we stood the isolation and boredom, but in some ways, it was more stimulating to have your senses turned up to the top.

'In Tasmania, John Cook is known as 'The Keeper of the Flame'. As one of Australia's longest-serving lighthouse keepers, John spent 26 years tending Tasmania's well-known kerosene 'lights' at Tasman Island, Bruny Island, Eddystone Point and Maatsuyker Island.

'From sleepless nights keeping the lights alive, battling the wind and sea as they ripped at gutters and flooded stores, raising a joey, tending sheep and keeping ducks and chickens, the life of a keeper was one of unexpected joy and heartbreak. But for John, nothing was more heartbreaking than the introduction of electric lights, and the lighthouses that were left empty forever.

'Evocatively told, The Last Lighthouse Keeper is a love story between a man and a dying way of life, as well as a celebration of wilderness and solitude.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 Swallow Jon Bauer , 2014 single work short story
— Appears in: Australian Love Stories 2014; (p. 119-128)
1 Digging in the Girt Jon Bauer , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 26 January 2013; (p. 29)

— Review of Joyful Strains : Making Australia Home 2013 anthology autobiography
1 Australian's All Let Us Rejoice Jon Bauer , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 26-27 January 2013; (p. 32)

— Review of Joyful Strains : Making Australia Home 2013 anthology autobiography
1 Paint It Red Jon Bauer , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: Good Weekend , 22 December 2012; (p. 38)
'The creative process is a powerful thing. For Jon Bauer, a paint-spattered compulsion led to the slow thaw of the depression that was dogging his life.' (Editor's abstract)
1 Cold Patch Jon Bauer , 2012 single work short story
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings , July no. 10 2012; (p. 100-106) The Best Australian Stories 2012 2012; (p. 226-230)
1 The Martins Jon Bauer , 2012 single work short story children's
— Appears in: I Met a Martian and Other Stories 2012; (p. 15-18)
1 My Favourite Novel : Jon Bauer Jon Bauer , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 2 -3 July 2011; (p. 18-19)
Jon Bauer discusses his favourite novel - Graham Greene's The End of the Affair.
1 A Quiet New Foster Boy Sparks a Confrontation Jon Bauer , 2011 extract novel (Rocks in the Belly)
— Appears in: The Age , 6 January 2011; (p. 16)
1 Uncle Jon Bauer , 2010 single work short story
— Appears in: The Sleepers Almanac : No. 6 2010; (p. 247-253)
1 Reward Offered Jon Bauer , 2010 single work short story
— Appears in: New Australian Stories Two 2010; (p. 56-65) Summer Shorts 2011;
1 Rich Pickings Christos Tsiolkas , A. P. Riemer , Robert Adamson , Jon Bauer , Geraldine Brooks , Chris Wallace-Crabbe , Chris Womersley , Helen Garner , Alex Miller , Kate Holden , Brenda Walker , Steven Amsterdam , Nam Le , Peter Temple , M. J. Hyland , Andrea Goldsmith , Michael Sexton , Michael McGirr , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 11-12 December 2010; (p. 30-31)
Australian writers, together with Lloyd Jones and Colm Toibin, each nominate their favourite books of 2010. Some of the titles listed are by Australian authors.
1 All I Want ... Is a Book Brenda Walker , Nam Le , Christos Tsiolkas , Helen Garner , Jon Bauer , Alex Miller , Chris Wallace-Crabbe , Chris Womersley , Kate Holden , Steven Amsterdam , Peter Temple , M. J. Hyland , Andrea Goldsmith , Shane Maloney , Robert Adamson , Michael McGirr , Les Murray , Geraldine Brooks , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 11 December 2010; (p. 24-26)
Australian writers, together with Lloyd Jones and Colm Toibin, each nominate their favourite books of 2010. Some of the titles listed are by Australian authors.
1 A Novel Experience Jon Bauer , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 16 - 17 October 2010; (p. 20-21)
1 On the Spot : Jon Bauer, Author Jon Bauer , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 14 August 2010; (p. 3)
1 Writer in (Darebin) Residence Jon Bauer , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: Inscribe , Winter no. 2 2010; (p. 3)
4 22 y separately published work icon Rocks in the Belly Jon Bauer , Carlton North : Scribe , 2010 Z1679624 2010 single work novel

'Rocks in the Belly tells the story of an eight-year-old boy and the adult he becomes. When he is young his mother fosters boys, despite the jealous turmoil it arouses in her son: jealousy that reaches unmanageable proportions when she fosters Robert, a child she can't help bonding with. As the connection between them grows, the son's envy triggers an event that profoundly changes everyone. Especially Robert.

'At twenty-eight, still haunted by his childhood, the son returns to face his mother, who is now chronically ill. He hasn't forgiven her for what happened to Robert, and yet she isn't the same domineering woman anymore. Now she's the dependent one and he the dominant force - a power he can't help but abuse.

'Written in two startlingly original voices, Rocks in the Belly is about the effortless destruction we wreak on one another in the simple pursuit of our own happiness, and a reminder that we never leave our childhood behind. A fast-paced, powerful, yet often beautiful and funny novel.' (From the publisher's website.)

1 Running Around Without a God in Their Hearts Jon Bauer , 2007 single work short story
— Appears in: The Sleepers Almanac 2007 : A Family Affair 2007; (p. 132-141)
X