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Nita Prose talks to Cheryl Akle about her job as Vice President and Editorial Director at a Canadian publishing house, and how it has affected her experience as an author. Her novel, The Maid, is out now. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Imogen Crimp talks to Cheryl Akle about how she's always been drawn to storytelling, and how feminism has played a role in her writing. Her debut novel, A Very Nice Girl, is out now. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Over the summer, we've been sharing some highlights of 2021. I hope you enjoy these conversations as much as we did.Award-winning Journalist and writer Rick Morton talks to Cheryl Akle about quantum physics, journalism, growing up poor, having complex PTSD, and rediscovering love. His latest book, My Year of Living Vulnerably, is out now. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Award-winning psychologist and author Ethan Kross talks to Cheryl Akle about the voice in our heads and how we can harness it in our everyday lives. His latest book, Chatter, is out now. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Over the summer, we've been sharing some highlights of 2021. I hope you enjoy these conversations as much as we did. 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.

Author and journalist Johann Hari talks to Cheryl Akle about why we're losing our ability to focus, and what we can do to fix this. His latest book, Stolen Focus, is out now. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

BAFTA award-winning actor Miriam Margolyes, OBE, talks to Cheryl Akle about her life, success and love for Australia. Her memoir, This Much Is True, is out now. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As we farewell 2021, we’ve put together some of the highlights of the year for you. I hope you enjoy these conversations as much as we did.Sunday Times bestselling author Cathy Kelly talks to Cheryl Akle about her early career as a journalist, and how her writing has changed over the years. Her latest book, Other Women, is out now. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Award-winning author Charlotte Wood talks to Cheryl Akle about the importance of art, and what artists can teach us. Her latest book, The Luminous Solution, is out now. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As we farewell 2021, we’ve put together some of the highlights of the year for you. I hope you enjoy these conversations as much as we did.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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As we farewell 2021, we’ve put together some of the highlights of the year for you. I hope you enjoy these conversations as much as we did.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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bestselling author Fleur McDonald talks to Cheryl Akle about growing up on a farm, and how her writing allows her to connect with her rural background. Her latest book, Deception Creek, is out now. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Writer, poet and photographer Berndt Sellheim talks to Cheryl Akle about his deep love of writing, and why he finds it so impactful. His latest novel, The Fatal Dance, is out now.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bolinda Audio founder Rebecca Herrmann talks to Cheryl Akle about the rise in audiobooks, and why so many people are drawn to audio storytelling. Bolinda is a world-leading audiobook and technology company that brings stories to life. Find them at Bolinda.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Inga Simpson talks to Cheryl Akle about how a treechange inspired her writing, and why she opened a writing retreat. Her latest novel, The Last Women in the World, is out now. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bestselling author Morris Gleitzman talks to Cheryl Akle about the challenges of bringing his award-winning Once series to a close. The seventh and final instalment in the series, Always, is out now and available in audio on Bolinda.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Award-winning author Ann Patchett talks to Cheryl Akle about why she decided to write an essay collection, and how it helped her reflect on her life. These Precious Days, is out now. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bestselling author Dinah Jefferies talks to Cheryl Akle about her time living in Spain, and how the GFC sparked her career in writing. Her latest novel, Daughters of War, is out now.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Award-winning author Christos Tsiolkas talks to Cheryl Akle about learning to love his cultural heritage, and what that meant for his writing. His latest book, Seven and a Half, is out now. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sara Foster talks to Cheryl Akle about the lack of positive maternal figures in dystopian fiction. Her latest novel, The Hush, is a near-future dystopian thriller that explores three generations of mother-daughter relationships. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.