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Cheryl talks to Mali Cornish about her relationship with her own mother, her career in law, and how becoming a parent reshaped her perspecti...

Kate Mildenhall (The Hummingbird Effect, The Mother Fault) and Kate Forsyth (Psykhe, Dragonclaw) have a laugh and talk about the complexitie...

Rosalie Ham talks to Cheryl about the beauty of ageing, the impact of her novel The Dressmaker, and her earlier career in aged care. She als...

Mohammed Massoud Morsi talks to Cheryl about belonging, his career in journalism and the ways propaganda can shape worldviews. He reflects o...

Linda Martin talks to Cheryl about her career in publishing, editing techniques she's uncovered over the years, and her transition from edit...

Durkhanai Ayubi talks to Cheryl about displacement, the beauty of food and its power to bring communities together. She also reflects on hop...

Christian White (The Ledge, Clickbait) and James Colley (The Next Big Thing, Gruen) have a laugh and talk about writing with their partners,...

Bernice Barry talks to Cheryl about the magic of writing, the ways readers connect to stories, the complexities of historical fiction, Berni...

JP Pomare (Seventeen Years Later, In The Clearing) and Michael Robotham (Bombproof, When You Are Mine) talk about what it means to be guilty...

J.A. Stevens talks to Cheryl about her unique childhood, creating miniature love stories with her sister, and how living with a disability h...

Matt Stanton ( Funny Kid series, The Odds series) and Sarah Ayoub ( The Yearbook Committee, The Cult of Romance ) have a laugh and reminisce...

John M. Green talks to Cheryl about the power of asking “what if,” how the editing process can transform a book, the challenges and rewards...

Ian Kemish talks to Cheryl about the Australian economy, how global conflicts ripple across borders, and his decades of experience working i...

Michael Mohammed Ahmad talks to Cheryl about supporting his community, how his writing has evolved over time and the deeply emotional heart...

Join Cheryl Akle as she sits down with Christian White ( The Long Night ) and Tim Ayliffe ( Dark Desert Road ) for an insightful conversatio...

Joanna Nell ( Mrs Winterbottom Takes a Gap Year, The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village ) and Ali Lowe ( The School Run, The Triv...

Welcome to episode #12 of Book Chat with Cheryl Akle and Caroline Overington where they discuss the impact of Australian literature, Carolin...

Christian White talks to Cheryl about how becoming a parent has reshaped his writing and expanded his worldview, the influence his daughter...

Rachel Perkins talks to Cheryl about the continuing impact of colonisation on First Nations communities, the extraordinary legacy of her fat...

Welcome to episode #11 of Book Chat with Cheryl Akle and Caroline Overington, where they discuss the impact of Australian literature, Caroli...

Loubna Haikal talks to Cheryl about their Lebanese heritage, displacement, immigration and the quiet beauty of cooking with others. She also...

Andrew Sloan talks to Cheryl about the human experience, the role of therapy, the future of our society and the inspiration behind his new b...

Heather Rose talks to Cheryl about how worldviews have changed over time, discovering the story behind her latest book, A Great Act of Love...

Omar El Akkad joins Cheryl to discuss his latest book, One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This . Together, they explore his exp...

Susan Wyndham talks to Cheryl about researching her latest book Elizabeth Harrower: The Woman in the Watch Tower , how her mother’s love of...

Jessica Mansour-Nahra talks to Cheryl about writing her debut novel, The Farm , how her love of storytelling began, and the emotional challe...

Marika Sosnowski talks to Cheryl about how her background in law shapes her writing and the challenges of merging academic insight with crea...

Greg Haddrick talks to Cheryl about his acclaimed career in film and television, what drew him to the chilling real-life case of The Mushroo...

Chris Hammer talks to Cheryl about his lifelong love of writing and how his career in journalism, including international reporting for Date...

Soren Tae Smith talks to Cheryl about the deeply personal process of writing her memoir, Honey from the Ground. She reflects on the loss of...

Award-winning author Tim Winton joins Cheryl to talk about his first nonfiction book for children, Ningaloo . He shares fascinating facts ab...

Garry Disher talks to Cheryl about his pride in being an Australian author, his book tours in Germany, what sets his Hirsch series apart fro...

Allison Rushby talks to Cheryl about the differences between writing historical fantasy and middle grade fiction, her career before becoming...

Chris Hammer (Scrublands, The Valley) and Caroline Overington (Last Woman Hanged, The Cuckoo's Cry) talk about Australian books, self-publis...

Melina Marchetta (Looking for Alibrandi, The Piper's Son) and Tess Woods (The Venice Hotel, Beautiful Messy Love) have a chat about Melina's...

Jackson Harvey & Alex Towler talk to Cheryl about their LEGO® exhibition in Sydney, how they first met, what goes into creating their impres...

Lauren Chater (Gulliver's Wife, The Winter Dress) and James Bradley (Clade, The Resurrectionist) talk about how they met, being an artist an...

Megan Kelleher talks to Cheryl about the many ways people share stories, her personal journey of self-discovery, the influence of her family...

Michael Robotham (The Suspect, Good Girl, Bad Girl) and Dinuka McKenzie (The Torrent, Taken) discuss Michael's 20 years of publishing, the h...

Jacqueline Harvey ( Alice-Miranda series, Kensy and Max series ) and Kristin Darell ( Taronga Presents series and Football Fever Series ) sh...

Caoilinn Hughes (The Alternatives, Orchid & the Wasp) and Bri Lee (Eggshell Skull, Who Gets to Be Smart) share some laughs and talk about th...

January Gilchrist talks to Cheryl about the beginnings of her writing journey, her adventures in the Blue Mountains and the transformative e...

Cheryl Leavy talks to Cheryl Akle about the moment she realised she wanted to write her debut and its emotional connection to her mother, th...

Karen Brooks talks to Cheryl about her family-run brewery in Hobart, the influence of feminism on her writing, how she approaches research f...

Marly Wells talks to Cheryl about the inspirations that led her and her mother to co-write their first book, the global conflicts shaping to...

Joshua Gilbert talks to Cheryl about the history of agriculture in Australia, First Nations agricultural practices, the Equal Wages decision...

Wanda Gibson talks to Cheryl about publishing her picture book, the influence of her childhood on her writing and illustrations, her connect...

Lenora Thaker talks to Cheryl about her Aboriginal Australian heritage, the impact of World War II on First Nations communities, her passion...

Natalia Figueroa Barroso talks to Cheryl about her family's immigration journey, the deep longing many migrants feel for their homeland, the...

Fiona McKenzie Kekic talks to Cheryl about her parents, the real-life experiences that shaped her novel, her career in television, the groun...