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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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Ellen van Neerven and Kristel Thornell

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2016/10/20

The indigenous poet, Ellen van Neerven, talks about her collection, 'Comfort Food'.Agatha Christie disappeared for 11 days in 1926. 'On the Blue Train' is Kristel Thornell's novel of what may have happened.

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Tania Chandler and Cenarth Fox

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2016/10/13

Tania Chandler has entwined a murder mystery and a domestic drama in 'Death in the water'.'Cassocked Savage' is Cenarth Fox's account of the life of Patrick Bronte.

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A Paris Memoir by Catherine de Saint Phalle

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2016/10/06

'Poum and Alexandre - A Paris Memoir' is Catherine de Saint Phalle's recollection of her parents in post was Paris. They are eccentric characters and their lives are told through the eyes of Catherine's recollection as an eight year old.

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Hannah Kent talks about 'The Good People'

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2016/09/29

Hannah Kent's latest novel, The Good People, takes us on a journey into the world of superstition and folk lore to be found in an isolated Irish community of 1825 where changelings and fairies abound. Like her first novel, Burial Rites, it is based on historical events and documents providing an insight into customs, practices and beliefs that really occurred.

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David Carlin and Georgina Arnott

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2016/09/22

David Carlin is one of the co-directors of the WrICE program and one of 21 Asian and Pacific authors in the collection 'The Near and Far'.The world of the poet, Judith Wright, is explored in Georgina Arnott's partial biography, 'The Unknown Judith Wright'.

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Kate Mildenhall and Jacinta Halloran

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2016/09/15

Kate Mildenhall's, 'Skylarking', explores the sexual awakening of two teenage girls on an isolated lighthouse post in colonial Australia.Genetics, art, twins and growing up through 1950's Melbourne all have a part in Jacinta Halloran's 'The Science of Appearances'.

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Laura Elizabeth Woollett and Isabelle Li

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2016/09/08

Laura Elizabeth Woollett has blended creative fiction with true crime in 'The love of a bad man'.Cross-cultural differences are explored in Isabelle Li's short story collection, 'A Chinese Affair'.

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Mary Borsellino and Maurilia Meehan

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2016/09/01

In a world of have and have nots, the haves may have money but not emotions or books. This is where Mary Borsellino has set 'Thrive'.'Five ways to be famous now' is Maurilia Meehan's social satire full of eccentric characters on a cruise ship where murder abounds.

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Angela Flournoy

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2016/08/25

Angela Flournoy writes about the complications of a large family, especially when deciding what to do about their family home in 'The Turner House'.

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Michelle Wright and Darrell Pitt

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2016/08/18

Michelle Wright's short story collection, 'Fine' is a poetic evocation of love, loss and the joy of writing.Darrell Pitt mixes action and humour in a science fiction romp 'A Toaster on Mars'.

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Lisa Dempster, Dallas Lyons and Aly Walsh

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2016/08/11

Exciting times in Melbourne as the 2016 Writers Festival is about to begin. Lisa Dempster tells us all about it.Dallas Lyons talks about his children's book 'The Night Guardians' and we all talk about self publishing with Aly Walsh.

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Lee Kofman and Robert Gott

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2016/08/04

Do you know of young girls who defy their parents, who are not good girls? These 17 stories from 'Rebellious Daughters' are from many different backgrounds and Lee Kofman is just one of them.Revel in the fiasco that is the life of William Power - actor and detective. He is the bumbling hero of Robert Gott's, 'The Serpent's Sting'.

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Liane Moriarty and Zane Lovitt

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2016/07/28

What happened at the BBQ affects friendships and families in Liane Moriarty's 'Truly, Madly, Guilty'.Zane Lovitt's 'Black Teeth', is a murder mystery where the victim hasn't yet been dispatched and the murderer yet to commit the crime. Find out if it happens.

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Leanne Davidson and Christine Wells

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2016/07/21

Alby is a guide dog in the three books of the 'Alby and the Cat' series by Leanne Davidson. Christine Wells gives us romance across time in 'The Wife's Tale'.

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The Road to Winter

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2016/07/14

Mark Smith's first novel, The Road to Winter, is a fast paced story of survival set in the not too distant future. It's a guaranteed page turner or your money back.

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We Ate the Road Like Vultures

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2016/07/07

'We Ate the Road Like Vultures' is a contemporary 'road trip' by Lynette Lounsbury full of invention and surprises.

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Nick Richardson and Rebecca Ryan

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2016/06/30

Nick Richardson explores the power and influence of sport during the great conflict of World War 1 in 'The Game of Their Lives'.Rebecca Ryan has written about simple ideas on how to meditate which are suitable for anyone in 'Mindfulness for Mothers'.

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Zana Fraillon and Sue Williams

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2016/06/23

Zana Fraillon's, 'The Bone Sparrow', is a heart rending story of what happens to asylum seekers incarcerated in detention centers.'Dead Men don't order Flake' is another of Sue Williams humourous crime stories, set in country towns where government policies could be the 'sauce' for murder.

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Emily Maguire

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2016/06/09

When a young woman is murdered it makes media headlines. Emily Maguire's book 'An Isolated Incident' concentrates on the effect to loved ones.

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The Memory Artist

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2016/06/02

Katherine Brabon's, 'The Memory Artist', explores the collective soul of Russia as her character, Pasha Ivanov, revisits the past and the landscape of his future.

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