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Kim Lock talks to Cheryl Akle about her acute anxiety and how her experiences living with it inspired her latest novel, The Other Side of Beautiful.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Author and academic Karen Brooks talks to Cheryl Akle about how her historical novels challenge the male perspective of history. Her latest novel, The Good Wife of Bath, is a feminist reworking of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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

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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.