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Benjamin Law talks to Cheryl Akle about everything from his big, loud migrant family, his childhood, and his family to p... Read more

Felicity McLean joins Cheryl Akle this week to discuss her debut novel, The Van Apfel Girls are Gone. Together they disc... Read more

Heather Morris talks to Cheryl Akle about the phenomenal success of her book The Tattooist of Auschwitz, and how she cam... Read more

Award winning journalist Janet Fife-Yeomans talks to Cheryl Akle about how she wrote a book with Hazel Baron, the brave ... Read more

Alice Clark-Platts discusses human rights law, and what her research for her novel The Flower Girls taught her about chi... Read more

Christine Courtenay talks to Cheryl Akle about her late husband, bestselling author Bryce Courtenay, his writing, his in... Read more

Leigh Straw talks to Cheryl Akle about Australian women in crime history, including Dulcie Markham, a key figure of the ... Read more

Megan Blandford talks to Cheryl Akle about motherhood, her postnatal depression, and how she wrote her book, I'm Fine (a... Read more

Mark Brandi chats to Cheryl Akle about growing up Italian in a small Australian town, and how that influenced his crime ... Read more

Bestselling crime writer Sarah Barrie talks to Cheryl Akle about life, a wide and varied career including equine therapy... Read more

Amanda Hampson speaks to Cheryl Akle about long-term friendships, the freedom of ageing, how travel has changed, and her... Read more

Nicole Alexander joins Cheryl Akle this week to discuss being a fourth-generation grazier, her writing career, and her l... Read more

Legendary children's author, Mem Fox talks to Cheryl Akle about her life and career, and why she wrote her latest pictur... Read more

Victoria Purman talks to Cheryl Akle about the fascinating real-life women of her latest bestselling novel, The Land Gir... Read more

Diane Armstrong talks to Cheryl Akle about her fascinating life, from Poland to Australia, journalism to travel, and how... Read more

Alli Sinclair talks to Cheryl Akle about her world adventures, climbing mountains and her new novel, The Cinema at Starl... Read more

Meg Bignell talks to Cheryl Akle about going from nursing to copywriting, living on a dairy farm, and her new book, The ... Read more

Josephine Moon joins Cheryl Akle this week to discuss ‘Uplit', Authors for Farmers and the writing community, and her la... Read more

Rebecca Hermann the founder of Bolinda Audio talks to Cheryl Akle about how and why she started the company, the importa... Read more

Mikey Robbins speaks to Cheryl Akle about being a history nerd, a food lover, observer of bizarre human behaviour, and c... Read more