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Geraldine Brooks talks to Cheryl Akle about her career, and how the Pulitzer Prize changed her life. Her latest novel,  Horse,  is out now.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Journalist and author Nicole Haddow talks to Cheryl Akle about how we can invest ethically. Her book,  The Ethical Investor,  is out now.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mykaela Saunders on editing the first-ever anthology of First Nations speculative fiction. This All Come Back Now is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David Knoff talks to Cheryl Akle about his experience of surviving 537 days stranded in Antarctica during the pandemic. His book,  537 Days of Winter,  is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Luke Mathers talks to Cheryl Akle about the habits we form and why we struggle to change them. His latest book,  Curious Habits,  is out now.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bestselling author Michael Robotham talks to Cheryl Akle about the resurgence in Australian crime fiction, and how he creates authentic characters. His latest novel,  Lying Beside You , is out now.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Melissa Fu talks to Cheryl Akle about the importance of identity and place, and how she adapted her novel  Peach Blossom Spring  from a short story she wrote about her father.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Diane Armstrong talks to Cheryl Akle about her experience as a child holocaust survivor and how her family escaped to Australia. Her latest novel,  Dancing with the Enemy,  is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Caroline Petit talks to Cheryl Akle about her journey from the US to Australia, and how the forgotten wife of a 19th-century naturalist inspired her novel,  The Natural History of Love. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robbi Neal talks to Cheryl Akle about her experience with cancer, and how her latest novel,  The Secret World of Connie Starr,  was influenced by her family.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Journalist and author Carrie Cox talks to Cheryl Akle about how she uses fiction as a vessel to explore marriage and long term relationships. Her latest novel,  So Many Beats of the Heart,  is out now.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Annabel Abbs talks to Cheryl Akle about their shared love of cookbooks and why there needs to be more food in fiction. Her latest novel,  The Language of Food,  is out now.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Catherine Deveny talks to Cheryl Akle about growing up with dyslexia, being an ‘arts tradie’, and how honesty is easy. Her memoir, True North , is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Averil Kenny talks to Cheryl Akle about growing up in rural Australia and how this bleeds into her writing. Her latest novel,  The Girls of Lake Evelyn,  is out now.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bestselling author Stella Rimington DCB talks to Cheryl Akle about her experience as Director General of the MI5 and how this translates into her writing. Her latest thriller, The Devil's Bargain , is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New York Times  bestselling author Brigid Kemmerer talks to Cheryl Akle about the rise of the fantasy genre, and why we're seeking escapism more and more. Her latest book,  Forging Silver into Stars , is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Liane Moriarty talks to Cheryl Akle about her astonishing success as a  New York Times  bestselling author with an award-winning TV adaptation. Her latest book,  Apples Never Fall , is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Artist Judy Cotton talks to Cheryl Akle about art, Tokyo and New York, and how she deals with the constant longing for Australia. Her memoir,  Swimming Home , is out now.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Journalist and broadcaster Jon Faine talks to Cheryl Akle about the legendary siblings  Apollo and Thelma  and his relationship to them both.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alix Bradfield's parents were once, officially, the oldest couple in Australia. Here she talks to Cheryl Akle about her research into growing older and her book, Energy for Life.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Booker Prize-winning author Damon Galgut talks to Cheryl Akle about the complexities of South Africa, and how death can bring a family together. His novel,  The Promise , is out now. Damon is currently at the Sydney Writers' Festival.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kylie Moore-Gilbert talks to Cheryl Akle about how she survived 804 days in an Iranian prison and her journey back home. Her memoir,  The Uncaged Sky , is out now. Kylie is currently at the Sydney Writers' Festival.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chloe Hooper talks to Cheryl Akle about reading the right book at the right time, and how she used the stories to explore grief and loss in her memoir, Bedtime Story . Chloe is currently at the Sydney Writers' Festival. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bestselling author Sheila O'Flanagan talks to Cheryl Akle about how reading can help us process grief, and why change is so important. Her latest novel,  What Eden Did Next,  is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shelley Burr talks to Cheryl Akle about the success of her debut novel WAKE , which won the CWA Debut Dagger Award. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.