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Jan Goldsmith, David McLean and Lisa Moule

Australian and international authors talk about their books and how they got published or how they self-published. Listeners, writers and readers will also hear about what"s going on in our local writing community.

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Rebecca Starford and Dennis Glover

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2021/03/25

‘The Imitator’ by Rebecca Starford is a page-turning, shocking WW2 spy thriller loosely based on the real-life events of a MI5 female agent based in London in the 1930s and 40s. “I have seen the past – and it works.” Dennis Glover’s satire, ‘Factory 19’, shows what can happen when we idealize the past. The work, while comic, has Orwellian overtones and a latent political message which is in keeping with Glover’s past as a political speech writer.

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Andrew Mackie and Irma Gold

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2021/03/18

‘The Tour’ of the new Queen in 1954 was to be a glamorous adventure for the Chettle sisters serving as maids in waiting, but instead it was a royal disaster in waiting, humoursly written by Andrew Mackie.The naivety of tourists lies in their expectations of another country; the romantic stereotype they envisage. The same can be said for relationships and these two notions come together in Irma Gold’s, ‘The Breaking’.

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Sue Williams and Lorraine Peck

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2021/03/11

‘Elizabeth and Elizabeth’ are the wives of John Macarthur and Lachlan Macquarie. They should have been bitter foes, but author Sue Williams has them combining their courage and wisdom to influence what is happening in the fledgling colony of New South Wales. The Croatian-Serbian conflict manifests itself in the rivalry between gangs in Sydney’s west in Loraine Peck’s crime novel, 'The Second Son'.

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Laura Bloom and Polly Phillips

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2021/03/04

'The Women and the Girls’ is an entertaining read about women being challenged as they try to excel as mothers and friends in a sharehouse, without husbands and set in Sydney in the 1970’s.Your best friend can also be your worst enemy. Polly Phillips explores this notion in her novel, ‘My Best Friend’s Murder’.

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Rebecca Lim and Katherine Kovacic

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2021/02/25

Good characters in a good story, Rebecca Lim has Wen, a 14 year old ‘Tiger Daughter’, grappling against racism, sexism and the cultural expectations of her family. ‘The Schoolgirl Strangler’ by Katherine Kovacic is a disturbing account of a real life serial killer in 1930’s Melbourne who lures young girls to their death.

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Allison Gibbs and Gary Lonesborough

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2021/02/18

Will 'Repentance' be known for logging or rainforest tourism? It's a town and the title of Allison Gibb's novel, set during the protests of the 1970's, full of characters who have their own histories and perspectives of what it should be, but what of their own future?Gary Lonesborough’s novel, 'The Boy from the Mish', tackles the challenging question of indigenous identity in young male adolescents which is compounded by the his protagonist, Jackson Barley, being gay.

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Leisl Leighton and Iain Ryan

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2021/02/11

Rock climbing, horse riding, burglaries, stolen guns, drugs, kidnapping and a "freely given, open-ended, joyous declaration of love", this and more in Leisl Leighton's 'Climbing Fear'.Life becomes a sinister ‘choose your own adventure’ for Iain Ryan’s protagonist in, The Spiral’ where truth and fiction are interchangeable.

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Trevor Shearston and J.P. Pomare

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2021/02/04

‘The Beach Caves’ by Trevor Shearston is more than a dip into Australian prehistory, it’s a novel of behind the scenes academic envy, guilt and the impact of the choices we make.J P Pomare, once again, takes us into an all too possible scenario where murder is the outcome of obsessive behaviour in his psychological thriller, 'Tell Me Lies'.

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Aaron Smith and June Wilson

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2021/01/28

Aaron Smith spent seven years editing The Torres News from Thursday Island. His account, The Rock, highlights many of the political, social, personal and economic issues the islanders face and the challenge ahead for Australia in addressing these concerns.Tudor times were full of political plots and conspiracies just as in the fantasy world of Middengard that June Wilson has magicked up in 'Gloriana' Book 1 of The Chronicles of Albion.

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Denise Leith and Sarah Thornton

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2021/01/21

Denise Leith has set 'The Night Letters' in Afghanistan. As well as the ongoing political problems, an Australian doctor meets and learns of the secrets, friendships and loves of a wealth of characters living within her square.Disgraced lawyer, Clementine Jones juggles the interests and egos of businessmen, coal miners and conservationists when investigating the murder of a friend in Sarah Thornton’s “White Throat”.

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Barry Jonsberg and Anna Morgan

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2021/01/14

Barry Jonsberg takes us into a world compromised by climate change where artificial intelligence is a necessary survival tool in, Catch Me If I Fall. Twins, Ashleigh and Aiden, as they mature, realize they have different perspectives about the privileged lives they are afforded in this new world. Mythological dangers lurk for four adolescents on schoolies week as they meet a stranger and venture onto an uninhabited island in Anna Morgan’s, 'Before the Beginning'.

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Craig Silvey and Barry Jones

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2020/12/17

The unusual characters, the interesting situations and the building of friendships make ‘Honeybee’ another moving, occasionally devastating, read by Craig SilveyBarry Jones applies his incredible intellect to the future once again in, What is to be Done. The political landscape, education, technology and the environment all come under close scrutiny.

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Sally Hepworth and Elwood Writers

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2020/12/10

Sally Hepworth has mixed humour and dark reality, with the wonders and horrors of having a sister in 'The Good Sister'.Every Second Tuesday is a collection of poetry, fiction and memoir generated by the Elwood Writers who just happen to meet every second Tuesday. Their aim is to mentor each other to become the best writers they can be.

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Phillip Salom and Georgina Young

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2020/11/26

Readers and writers alike get lost in stories. Philip Salom plays on this conceit in his latest work, 'The Fifth Season'.If we could instantly know the rules to being an adult, would that make growing up easier? Georgina Young has a 20 year old woman questioning herself and her artistic ambiions in 'Loner'.

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Chris Hammer and Fiona Palmer

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2020/11/19

Once again, Chris Hammer’s protagonist, Martin Scarsden, confronts murder and corruption but this time Sydney is where the action takes place. Martin doesn’t know if he can trust anyone – not even his paramour Mandalay Blonde. Appropriately, the book is entitled, 'Trust'.The 'Tiny White Lies' are told to protect the ones we love or perhaps they are to cover the secrets we are embarrassed to have exposed. Fiona Palmer has written another family drama with beleivable characters and issues.

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Gary Disher and Sandi Wallace

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2020/11/12

Some people find consolation in their obsessions and some of those obsessions can lead to murder. Gary Disher explores that psychological conundrum in the next instalment of his Hirschhausen series, 'Consolation', where a country cop deals with everything from the mundane to multiple murders.How far would desperate farmers go to save or make money? Could stock theft lead to manslaugter or murder? Sandi Wallace's crime novel 'Black Cloud' has police and journalists following a small crime which

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Rosalie Ham and Ellie Marney

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2020/11/05

20 years ago Rosalie Ham gave us Tilly Dunnage from Dungatar in her debut novel and has followed it with another story of fun and frocks in 'The Dressmaker's Secret'.‘None Shall Sleep’ is Ellie Marney’s disturbing insight into the world of an adolescent serial killer. Can the name of the killer currently on the loose be discovered before more gruesome murders occur?

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Benjamin Stevenson and Tobias McCorkell

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2020/10/29

The power of words can change lives, and the power of revenge can live for a long time in Benjamin Stevenson's crime novel 'The Other Side Of Midnight'. Boys need a discourse and language that help them grapple with the challenges faced on the road to maturity. Tobias McCorkell explores this notion in his novel, 'Everything In Its Right Place', as his protagonist ‘crosses the river ‘ - the social classes that divide Melbourne.

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Rawah Arja and S L Lim

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2020/10/22

What can teenage boys learn about themselves from playing sport? Lots, especially in Rawah Arja's amusing and insighful novel, 'The F Team'.A sibling exacts a form of retribution for being denied opportunities and choices by her domineering brother in S L Lim’s novel, 'Revenge'.

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Petronella McGovern and S R White

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2020/10/15

Petronella McGovern's suspense novel of kindness and berayal culminates when 'The Good Teacher' crosses the line from professional to personal.A murder mystery and a suspect without a motive – S R White’s novel, 'Hermit', is a psychological expose of the cat and mouse game that is the interrogation process.

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