Podcast Episodes

Michelle Johnston: on finding stories in everyday situations

Michelle Johnston talks to Cheryl Akle about finding stories in everyday situations and exploring why we believe what we believe in her latest book, …

3 years, 7 months ago

What Are You Reading? Summer Edition: Caroline Overington

Bestselling author and Literary Editor at The Australian, Caroline Overington talks to Cheryl Akle about the book industry, Tik Tok titles, and what …

3 years, 7 months ago

Roger Simpson: on adaptation, television and why he's drawn to crime

Roger Simpson talks to Cheryl Akle about writing for television. His latest book, Halifax: Transgression, is out now. 

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3 years, 7 months ago

Fiona Palmer: on the town that inspired The Wrong Sister

Fiona Palmer talks to Cheryl Akle about how technology has changed rural writing, and the country town that inspired her latest novel, The Wrong Sist…

3 years, 7 months ago

Behrouz Boochani: on his 6 years on Manus Island

Behrouz Boochani talks to Cheryl Akle about his time on Manus Island Detention Centre and why Australia needs to change. His latest book, Freedom, On…

3 years, 7 months ago

Nikki Crutchley: on why psychological thrillers need a killer setting

Nikki Crutchley talks to Cheryl Akle about her experience with self-publishing and the haunted hotel that inspired her latest book, In Her Blood. 

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3 years, 7 months ago

Sami Bayly: on her love of the natural world

Sami Bayly talks to Cheryl Akle about her love of nature and how she became a natural history author-illustrator. Her latest book, How We Came to Be:…

3 years, 7 months ago

Christine Courtenay: on the life and legacy of Bryce Courtenay

Christine Courtenay talks to Cheryl Akle about her husband's legacy and why she decided to write his memoir, Bryce Courtenay: Storyteller, which is o…

3 years, 7 months ago

Sally Thorne: on what the rise of BookTok means for authors

Sally Thorne talks to Cheryl Akle about the rise of BookTok and what it means for the future of authors. Her latest book, Angelika Frankenstein Makes…

3 years, 7 months ago

Sean Wilson: on transitioning from playwright to author

Sean Wilson talks to Cheryl Akle about transitioning from a playwright to an author, and what drew him to write about Melbourne's Great Depression in…

3 years, 7 months ago