Stories Behind the Story with Better Reading

Better Reading's Cheryl Akle and Jane Tara discuss their favourite new releases, the ABIA shortlist... and how they both want to travel on the Ghan! Books mentioned: Trick of the Light by Fiona McCallum The Jam Queens by Josephine Moon  Buddhism for Meat Eaters by Josephine Moon  Half Life by Jillian Cantor Barrenjoey Road by Neil Mercer and Ruby Jones You Need to Know by Nicola Mor...

Walkley Award-winning journalist and international commentator Stan Grant talks to Cheryl Akle about universal western liberalism, its virtues and the deep trouble with it, and how we are at a time of momentous upheaval and enormous geopolitical shifts. Stan's latest book, With the Falling of the Dusk, is in stores now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Walkley Award-winning investigative journalist Neil Mercer talks to Cheryl Akle about the importance of women speaking up, and his latest book Barrenjoey Road. Content warning: Sexual assault Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

GP and author Katie McMahon talks to Cheryl Akle about her career as a doctor, and how her debut novel, The Mistake, was written at a Fiona McIntosh writing masterclass. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Motivational speaker and author Kirsty Everett talks to Cheryl Akle about how she survived two bouts of cancer, and how she came to write her memoir Honey Blood. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Research Psychologist Dr Sarah Woodhouse talks to Cheryl Akle about trauma, how most of us have experienced trauma, and how you can break the trauma loop by using the latest research-based techniques that she writes about in her book, You’re Not Broken.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Better Reading's Cheryl Akle and Jane Tara discuss their favourite new releases, book news, the Top 100... and elephants. Books mentioned: The Chase by Candice Fox Love Objects by Emily Maguire The Zookeeper of Belfast by S. Kirk Walsh Loud by Tana Douglas As Swallows Fly by L.P. McMahon Greetings from Trumpland by Zoe Daniel and Roscoe Whalan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...

U.S. correspondent, journalist, and author Zoe Daniel talks to Cheryl Akle about her latest book, Greetings from Trumpland which explores America's chaotic political climate and how the world has reacted to it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Author Kathy George talks to Cheryl Akle about her adventure from Namibia to Melbourne, and her debut novel  Sargasso . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Better Reading’s Cheryl Akle and Jane Tara discuss their favourite new releases, Better Reading Preview, the Top 100… and the 2021 Indie Book Award winners. Books mentioned: The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams Honeybee by Craig Silvey Phosphorescence by Julia Baird The Grandest Bookshop in the World by Amelia Mellor A Room Called Earth by Madeleine Ryan The Jigsaw Man by Nadine Matheson T...

World-famous roadie and author Tana Douglas talks to Cheryl Akle about her debut book, Loud, where she shares her experience of becoming the world's first female roadie. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bestselling author C.J. Tudor talks to Cheryl Akle about the many movie stars she has interviewed and becoming an award-winning author. Her latest book, The Burning Girls, is her darkest, twistiest novel yet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Better Reading’s Cheryl Akle and Jane Tara discuss their favourite new releases, book news, the Top 100… and the return of the eighties bonkbuster. Books mentioned: Walking with Ghosts by Gabriel Byrne Girl in the Walls by A.J. Gnuse My Year of Living Vulnerably by Rick Morton This is What a Feminist Looks Like by Emily Maguire Grace Under Pressure by Tori Haschka Ruthless Women by Melanie Blake T...

Award-winning author Janet Skeslien Charles talks to Cheryl Akle about how she came to write her latest book, The Paris Library, and the unusual woman who sparked her love of France. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Author A.J. Gnuse talks to Cheryl Akle about how he went from writing short stories to writing his latest novel, Girl in the Walls, which was bought in a six-figure publishing deal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Better Reading’s Cheryl Akle and Jane Tara discuss their favourite new releases, book news, the Top 100, and Cheryl’s conversation with literary legend Isabel Allende. Books mentioned: The Soul of a Woman by Isabel Allende The Family Doctor by Debra Oswald Born Into This by Adam Thompson A Home Like Ours by Fiona Lowe The Codebreakers by Alli Sinclair The Rose Code by Kate Quinn You’re Not Broken...

Bestselling author and feminist Isabel Allende talks to Cheryl Akle about how the feminist movement has changed, intersectionality between movements, and being visible. With her latest book,  The Soul of a Woman , Allende hopes she will "light the torch of our daughters and granddaughters". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Debut author Abigail Dean talks to Cheryl Akle about making the New York Times bestseller list with her debut novel Girl A, and how her law career helped shape the story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Better Reading's Cheryl Akle and Jane Tara discuss their favourite new releases, book news, the Top 100... and why Cheryl talks to her dog. Books mentioned: Growing Up Disabled in Australia by Carly Findlay My Daughter's Wedding by Gretel Killeen Other People's Houses by Kelli Hawkins The Royal Correspondent by Alexandra Joel Welcome to Nowhere River by Meg Bignell Driving Stevie Fracasso by Barry...

Journalist and author Kellie McCourt talks to Cheryl Akle about reading and writing with dyslexia, and dropping out of university to become a poet. Her debut novel Heiress on Fire is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Comedian, television presenter, media personality and author Gretel Killeen talks to Cheryl Akle about her latest novel My Daughters Wedding which explores family, generational differences and the hardships of dementia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Author and former editor of Harper's Bazaar Alexandra Joel talks to Cheryl Akle about her editorial career, the success of her latest book The Royal Correspondent, and why women are often held to a higher standard. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Youth worker and author Jacqui Jones talks to Cheryl Akle about how her extensive career working with children evolved into her latest book The Greatfulness Guide. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Better Reading's Cheryl Akle and Jane Tara discuss their favourite new releases, book news... and dinner with Linwood Barclay. Books mentioned: Find You First by Linwood Barclay Light Seekers by Femi Kayode The Funny Thing About Normal Foreman by Julietta Henderson The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin Girl A by Abigail Dean The Silent Listener by Lyn Yeowart The Shadow Man...

Author, art historian and self-proclaimed crazy dog lady Katherine Kovacic talks to Cheryl Akle about her time as a veterinarian, her passion for the arts, and the story of a serial killer that inspired her book, The Schoolgirl Strangler . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.