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Dr Norman Swan talks to Cheryl Akle about his latest book  So You Think You Know What's Good for You?  and why it's so important to take care of ourselves, especially during COVID. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Imran Mahmood talks to Cheryl Akle about his career as a criminal defence barrister, which inspired his crime writing. His latest novel, I Know What I Saw, is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Screenwriter, comedian, radio presenter, and author John Doyle talks to Cheryl Akle about his fascinating career, from Triple J to commentating at the Sydney Olympics. His memoir,  Blessed,  is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Author Hannah Bent talks to Cheryl Akle about her sister who lives with Down Syndrome, and who contracted Encephalitis with devastating consequences. Hannah discusses how a heartbreaking change in her sister inspired her debut novel, When Things Are Alive They Hum. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bestselling author Pamela Hart talks to Cheryl Akle about home renovations, cosy mysteries, and her first crime novel Digging Up Dirt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Politician and author Kate Thwaites talks to Cheryl Akle about toxic culture and misogyny in the Australian Parliament. Her new book, Enough is Enough , is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nicola West talks to Cheryl Akle about her small-town upbringing and how her father's law enforcement background influenced her debut novel, Catch Us the Foxes . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bestselling author Sophie Green talks to Cheryl Akle about yoga and how her spiritual beliefs influence her writing. Her latest novel,  Thursdays at Orange Blossom House , is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New York Times bestselling author Zakiya Dalila Harris talks to Cheryl Akle about diversity in the publishing industry and how her own experience as a black woman working in publishing inspired her debut,  The Other Black Girl . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bestselling author Kyle Perry talks to Cheryl Akle about the overwhelming success of his debut,  The Bluffs , and writing  The Deep  on the back of that. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bestselling author and journalist James Phelps talks to Cheryl Akle about his switch from writing true crime to fiction for his new novel, The Inside Man , and his research into the Australian prison system. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bestselling author and life coach, Shannah Kennedy talks to Cheryl Akle about allowing ourselves to be happy when we don’t get what we planned in life. Her new book Plan B is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Campbell Mattinson talks to Cheryl Akle about how his writing has changed over the years and the tragedy that inspired his debut novel,  We Were Not Men. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Award-winning author Michael Mohammed Ahmad and Cheryl Akle talk about being Lebanese-Australians, their parallel stories, and the normalised compromises migrants make to fit in. This is an important conversation about the lack of humanity Arabs are given and reclaiming that for their children. Ahmad’s latest novel,  The Other Half of You,  is out now. Hosted on Acast. See...

Walkley award winning journalist Erina Reddan talks to Cheryl Akle about her career as a foreign correspondent and how her childhood inspired her latest novel, The Serpent's Skin . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bestselling author Fiona McIntosh talks to Cheryl Akle about hiring a retired detective to help her undertake research for  Mirror Man,  the third instalment in her DCI Jack Hawksworth series. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Nobel Prize winning scientist Marie Curie.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 novel,  Like Mother , is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 since its release. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Monica Dux talks to Cheryl Akle about growing up Catholic and how she lost her faith. Her latest book,  Lapsed , explores her relationship with Catholicism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 immigrating to Australia as a child. His novel, The Paris Collaborator, is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 daughter. Her memoir, Good Indian Daughter, is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 novel, Sisters of Freedom.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kamalle Dabboussy speaks to Cheryl about his ongoing fight to free his daughter and grandchildren from an Islamic State nightmare, and the events that led to his daughter being coerced into Syria. His memoir,  A Father’s Plea,  is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 family history into her book  Debesa . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.