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Fiona McIntosh: on what makes a good crime novel
Bestselling author Fiona McIntosh talks to Cheryl Akle about hiring a retired detective to help her undertake research for Mirror Man, the third inst…
5 years ago
Jillian Cantor: on why she chose to write about Nobel Prize winner Marie Curie
Bestselling author Jillian Cantor talks to Cheryl Akle about her latest novel, Half Life, which is a fictional reimagining of the life of two time No…
5 years ago
Cassandra Austin: on feminism and how women's roles have changed
Cassandra Austin talks to Cheryl Akle about her work as a filmmaker, feminism, and how women's roles have changed in the last few decades. Her latest…
5 years, 1 month ago
Julia Baird: on winning the ABIA Book of the Year
Award-winning author Julia Baird talks to Cheryl Akle about winning the 2021 ABIA Book of the Year for Phosphorescence, and how the world has changed…
5 years, 1 month ago
A.W Hammond: on researching and writing about moral grey areas in his WWII historical novel
A.W. Hammond talks to Cheryl Akle about researching the lives of those in occupied Paris during WWII, the intricacies of WWII historical fiction, and…
5 years, 1 month ago
Monica Dux: on Catholicism and her lapsed faith
Monica Dux talks to Cheryl Akle about growing up Catholic and how she lost her faith. Her latest book, Lapsed, explores her relationship with Catholi…
5 years, 1 month ago
Ruhi Lee: on overcoming her family's expectations
Melbourne writer Ruhi Lee talks to Cheryl Akle about her pathway to writing, her family's reaction to her memoir, and what she hopes for her young da…
5 years, 1 month ago
Mary-Anne O'Connor: on her work with women's shelters and researching women's suffrage
Bestselling author Mary-Anne O'Connor talks to Cheryl Akle about her work with women's shelters, and researching women's suffrage for her latest nove…
5 years, 1 month ago
Kamalle Dabboussy: on his ongoing fight to free his daughter and grandchildren from the Islamic State
Kamalle Dabboussy speaks to Cheryl about his ongoing fight to free his daughter and grandchildren from an Islamic State nightmare, and the events tha…
5 years, 1 month ago
Cindy Solonec: on her rich cultural heritage
Dr Cindy Solonec talks to Cheryl Akle about her rich cultural Nigena, Spanish and English heritage, and how she turned her PhD thesis about her famil…
5 years, 1 month ago