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Jan Goldsmith, David McLean and Lisa Moule
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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.

  1. 3 DAYS AGO

    James Morrissey, Emma Westwood and Damian O'Donnell

    A scout on another planet makes money from plundering the ruins of an alien civilisation but finds himself questioning every choice he has made in John Morrissey’s ‘Bird Deity’.The Furphy Literary Award has just released its sixth compilation. The current anthology has a story each from Damian O'Donnell and Emma Westwood which speak to the range and versatility within the collection.

  2. 29 JAN

    Murray Middleton

    Murray Middleton toys with narrative conventions in his short story anthology, 'U Want It Darker'. These tales of 'artists in despair' speak to the emotional challenges faced by those contributing to art, music, acting and the culture in general.

  3. 22 JAN

    Siang Lu - Ghost Cities

    Siang Lu's novel, Ghost Cities, won the Miles Franklin Literary Award in 2025. We thought it timely, as we begin our 2026 season, to revisit his interview on Published or Not when the book first came out. The imaginative and allegorical references, the literary influences, and the diverse timelines make this an enthralling and entertaining read.

  4. 11/12/2025

    Kate Mildenhall and Amy Doak

    ‘The Hiding Place’ is a literary thriller written by Kate Mildenhall.‘What Have They Done to Liza McLean?’ sister Meg needs to get into the school data base which requires help from the very handsome and wealthy Benedict Hargreaves the fourth. Horticulture, herbology, chemistry and psychology are all in play as well as murder in this YA book by Amy Doak.

  5. 04/12/2025

    Indyana Schneider and Sam Guthrie

    A remarkable novel about lust, not just for a person but for music and the consequence of choice in Indyana Schneider’s ‘Since The World is Ending’.Sam Guthrie takes us into the world of espionage and deceit where diplomats are emotionally blackmailed to betray their country in, ‘The Peak’.

  6. 27/11/2025

    Zana Fraillon and Elise Janes

    Zana Fraillon’s verse novel ‘Song of a Thousand Seas’ has an octopus who knows her world looking at humans with intelligence and curiosity. Elise Janes is actually the psuedonym for Elise Wackett and Jane Abbott whose novel, 'The Canvas Killings', reveals the macabre world of a serial killer artist who turns the blood and bones of his victims into paint and pigment to create renowned and admired works or art.

  7. 20/11/2025

    Lyn Yeowart and Carla Salmon

    Lyn Yeowart has set her book in the not so distance past when unmarried mothers were a social disgrace and sent away to have their babies who were adopted. Years later there are murders ‘The Hollow Girl’ may be the perpetrator of these revenge killings .                  Sibling rivalry, arson attacks, a surf lifesaving competition and the threat of bushfires are the Australian touchstones activated by Carla Salmon in her adolescent novel, 'We Saw What You Started'.

  8. 13/11/2025

    Garry Disher and Rose Michael

    In a continuation of the Hirsch crime series, Constable Hirschhausen finds himself not just contending with the local problems of his isolated South Australian community but with a cold case involving the death and disappearance of two fossickers. The past and present come together in 'Mischance Creek'.Leisl and her daughter Else are awkward in society but in the demands of a climatic crisis they find their capabilities more attuned to their changing environment, one in which other animals have adaptions and techniques to survive.   ‘Else’ is a book set in the not so distant future by Rose Michael.

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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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  • Creator
    Jan Goldsmith, David McLean and Lisa Moule
  • Years Active
    2009 - 2026
  • Episodes
    517
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Published...Or Not

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