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Anna Kent talks to Cheryl Akle about her experience working as a midwife in some of the most vulnerable places on the planet, and how it changed her perspective on healthcare. Her memoir,  Frontline Midwife , is out now.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tracey Lien talks to Cheryl Akle about her experience growing up in Cabramatta and challenging the myth of the model minority. Her debut book,  All That's Left Unsaid,  is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aaron Fa'Aoso talks to Cheryl Akle about football, representation of First Nations people in the media and what it means to be a Torres Strait Islander. His memoir,  So Far, So Good , is out now.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Susan White talks to Cheryl Akle about systematic misogyny and sexism in the hospital system, and her experiences working as a female doctor for more than two decades. Her latest novel,  Cut,  is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Antoinette Lattouf talks to Cheryl Akle about championing change and racial equality, and why diversity is so important. Her latest book,  How to Lose Friends and Influence White People,  is out now.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Zoulfa Katouh talks to Cheryl Akle about embracing her identity and how she used her novel,  As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow , to shine a light on the conflict in Syria.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former SAS soldier and bestselling author Andy McNab talks to Cheryl Akle about his military service and how it ultimately lead to writing children's fiction. His latest book,  My Mum is a Spy!  is out now.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Clare Fletcher talks to Cheryl Akle about bush weddings and how they bring rural communities together. Her latest novel,  Five Bush Wedding,  is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nigel Marsh talks to Cheryl Akle about going from  Fat, Forty & Fired  to now being  Smart, Stupid and Sixty. His latest memoir is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

J.M. Miro talks to Cheryl Akle about the power of escapism in fantasy fiction. His book, Ordinary Monsters, the first instalment in a thrilling new adult fantasy series set in Victorian England, is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Clare G. Coleman talks to Cheryl Akle about the connection between culture and writing, and her return to her ancestral country. Her latest novel, Enclave , is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Emma Harcourt talks to Cheryl Akle about how women are often written out of history, and how fiction allows us to finally give them a voice. Her latest book,  The Brightest Star,  is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Children's authors Denis Knight and Cristy Burne talk to Cheryl Akle about the challenges and perks of co-writing a novel. The final book in their bestselling series,  Wednesday Weeks and the Dungeon of Fire , is out now.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Australian TV personality Larry Emdur talks to Cheryl Akle about his career on television, growing up in Bondi and how it shaped the person he is today. His memoir,  Happy As,  is out now.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New York Times bestselling author Lisa Barr talks to Cheryl Akle about her time as a journalist in Jerusalem and the rise of women's voices in fiction. Her novel,  Woman on Fire,  is out now.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bestselling author Margaret Hickey talks to Cheryl Akle about the rise of rural crime fiction and how the Australian landscape inspires her writing. Her latest novel, Stone Town, is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Julie Fison talks to Cheryl Akle about the coward punch incident that inspired her novel, and the detrimental effects of alcohol-fueled street violence. Her novel,  One Punch,  is out now.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Richard McHugh talks to Cheryl Akle about his career as a barrister and how it influenced his writing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ruth Ozeki talks to Cheryl Akle about winning the 2022 Women's Prize for Fiction, and how certain books find us at the right time. Her latest novel,  The Book of Form and Emptiness  is available now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matthew Spencer talks to Cheryl Akle about growing up on the grounds of a private school, and how he used this experience as inspiration for his crime debut Black River. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Helen Thomas talks to Cheryl Akle about the fateful phone call that brought them together, and how it helped fill in the gaps of Melbourne's most notorious cold case. The updated edition of her book,  Murder on Easey Street,  is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Four-time Miles Franklin award-winner Tim Winton talks to Cheryl Akle about his 40 years of writing, and how stories help us understand the world.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brendan Colley talks to Cheryl Akle about feeling disconnected from South Africa, and how writing has become a solace. His debut novel, The Signal Line , is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Award-winning journalist and author Indira Naidoo talks to Cheryl Akle about losing her sister, and how she used writing to explore grief. Her book,  The Space Between the Stars,  is out now.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Helen Fitzgerald talks to Cheryl Akle about her time as a social worker and how it has influenced her writing. Her latest book,  Keep Her Sweet,  is out now.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.