Podcast Episodes

Judy Nunn: on writing short stories

Judy Nunn talks to Cheryl Akle about the challenges of writing short stories and how it differs from longer-form fiction. Her first collection of sho…

3 years, 7 months ago

Belinda Alexandra: on blending historical fact with fiction

Belinda Alexandra talks to Cheryl Akle about her deep love of history and what historical fiction can teach us. Her latest book, The French Agent, is…

3 years, 8 months ago

Amaryllis Gacioppo: on identity, belonging and finding a home

Amaryllis Gacioppo talks to Cheryl Akle about the places we call home and how it affects our identity. Her latest book, Motherlands, is out now. 

Hos…

3 years, 8 months ago

Janet Evanovich: on writing Stephanie Plum

New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich talks to Cheryl Akle about her journey from fine art to writing and her relationship with her prota…

3 years, 8 months ago

Paddy Manning: on the high-stakes life of Lachlan Murdoch

Paddy Manning talks to Cheryl Akle about his research into Lachlan Murdoch, the man and the empire. The Successor, is out now. 

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3 years, 8 months ago

Kathy Reichs: on writing Temperance Brennan

Kathy Reichs talks to Cheryl Akle about how she is continually developing Temperance Brennan. The latest novel in her bestselling series, Cold, Cold …

3 years, 8 months ago

Sloane Crosley: on satirising modern dating

New York Times bestselling author Sloane Crosley talks to Cheryl Akle about the social expectations of being single and how her novel, Cult Classic, …

3 years, 8 months ago

Natasha Lester: on fashion, France and historical fiction

Bestselling author Natasha Lester talks to Cheryl Akle about her love of France and fashion, and how she combines these two loves in her latest histo…

3 years, 8 months ago

Dominique Roques: on his worldwide search for perfumes

Dominique Roques talks to Cheryl Akle about his search for the best perfume ingredients across the globe, and how this inspired his memoir, In Search…

3 years, 8 months ago

Kayte Nunn: on the haunting crime that inspired The Only Child

Kayte Nunn talks to Cheryl Akle about writing historical fiction and the haunting crime that inspired her latest novel, The Only Child.

Hosted on Aca…

3 years, 8 months ago