Podcast Episodes

Pip Williams: how Dyslexia shaped her love of storytelling

Pip Williams has written one of the most talked about books of the year - The Dictionary of Lost Words, a fictional retelling of the compilation of t…

6 years, 2 months ago

Danielle Binks: fan fiction and a passion for books

Danielle Binks chats to Cheryl Akle about the many hats she has worn in the book industry, from writer of fan fiction to literary agent, to author. A…

6 years, 2 months ago

Lauren Chater: on life, books and Gulliver's Wife

Always fascinating, Lauren Chater talks to Cheryl Akle about Estonian lace, storytelling in unprecedented times, and Gulliver's Wife.

Hosted on Acas…

6 years, 2 months ago

Malcolm Turnbull: politics, the environment and the Liberal Party

A fascinating conversation between Cheryl Akle and former Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, where they talk politics, the environment, Julia Gillard'…

6 years, 2 months ago

Jess Hill: 2020 Stella Prize winner on domestic abuse

Investigative journalist, Jess Hill won the 2020 Stella Prize for her book on domestic abuse, See What You Made Me Do. Here, she talks to Cheryl Akle…

6 years, 3 months ago

Kelly Rimmer: nothing compares to when readers share their personal stories

Bestselling author Kelly Rimmer talks to Cheryl about how her readers often share their most personal stories with her, and how moving that is.

Hoste…

6 years, 3 months ago

Andrew Daddo Get Kids Reading: how to make reading fun

Bestselling children’s author and TV presenter, Andrew Daddo talks to Cheryl Akle about why reading to children is important and how to make it fun.

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6 years, 3 months ago

Caroline Overington: Missing William Tyrrell

Best-selling author and Walkley Award-winning journalist, Caroline Overington, talks to Cheryl Akle about one of Australia's most baffling and heartb…

6 years, 3 months ago

Karina Kilmore: journalism to fiction and the tie between the two

Karina Kilmore was a journalist with more than 30 years’ experience before writing one of this year's most anticipated novels, Where the Truth Lies. …

6 years, 3 months ago

Candice Fox: visiting prison in the name of research

Bestselling author, and cracking storyteller, Candice Fox chats to Cheryl Akle about the darker side of writing crime, and the joy of new motherhood.…

6 years, 3 months ago