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Mikey Robbins speaks to Cheryl Akle about being a history nerd, a food lover, observer of bizarre human behaviour, and combining all three in his book, Seven Deadly Sins… and One Very Naught Fruit. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sally Rippin talks to Cheryl Akle about growing up as an expat kids in Asia, her prolific career as a children's author, and her latest book in the Polly and Buster series: The Search for the Silver Witch. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Amanda Hampson speaks to Cheryl Akle about long-term friendships, the freedom of ageing, how travel has changed, and her latest book, Sixty Summers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Paige Toon joins Cheryl Akle this week to discuss being raised all around the world, her writing career, and her latest novel, If You Could Go Anywhere.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Melina Marchetta joins Cheryl Akle to discuss growing up in an Australian-Italian family, her Australian classic, Looking for Alibrandi, and her latest novel, The Place on Dalhousie.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Alice Clark-Platts discusses human rights law, and what her research for her novel The Flower Girls taught her about children who kill.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Irish author, James Delargy joins Cheryl Akle on this week's podcast to talk about his journey as a traveller, a writer, and why he chose outback Australia to set his bestselling novel, 55. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today Cheryl Akle talks to Fatima Bhutto about her life in Afghanistan, Syria and Pakistan, being raised by a single father, and how he shared a love of books and stories with her. This led to her career as a writer, and her latest novel The Runaways.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Nicole Alexander joins Cheryl Akle this week to discuss being a fourth-generation grazier, her writing career, and her latest novel, Stone Country.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Felicity McLean joins Cheryl Akle this week to discuss her debut novel, The Van Apfel Girls are Gone. Together they discuss Felicity's career as a ghostwriter and how that, and a run-in with Bryan Brown, led to her writing her first novel. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Susan Hurley joins Cheryl Akle on this week's podcast to talk about her novel, Eight Lives, and about Susan's career in medical research, the trial that inspired her novel, and her move from the pharmaceutical industry to writing. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Minnie Darke talks to Cheryl Akle about astrology and her delightful new novel, Star-crossed.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kerry Tucker, author of The Prisoner, talks about her journey going from a prison cell, to having a PhD and being an advocate for women prisoners.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Josephine Moon joins Cheryl Akle this week to discuss ‘Uplit', Authors for Farmers and the writing community, and her latest book The Gift of Life. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mary-Anne O'Connor joins Cheryl Akle this week to discuss growing up in a large, creative family, getting published, and her latest book In a Great Southern Land.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

J.R. Lonie, author of The Woman From Saint Germain, joins Cheryl Akle on this week's podcast to talk about writing, screenwriting, and when it's time to call yourself a writer.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Todd Alexander, the author of eleven books, joins Cheryl Akle on this week's podcast to talk about leaving the city to run a boutique accommodation business and vineyard in the Hunter Valley, and his new book  Thirty Thousand Bottles of Wine and a Pig Called Helga. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jacqueline Harvey joins Cheryl Akle this week to discuss her passion for education, her bestselling Alice-Miranda series and her latest book for kids, Kensy and Max 3: Undercover. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Chris Hammer, Australian journalist and bestselling author of hit crime novel, Scrublands, joins Cheryl Akle on this week's podcast to talk about Chris's move from non-fiction to fiction, and the real-life trip around Australia that inspired Chris to write Scrublands.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

American writer Amy Goldstein joins Cheryl Akle to discuss her 2018 book, Janesville, a compelling and insightful portrait of one town in America's heartland, struggling to regain its footing after the closure of its General Motors plant in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. Together, Amy and Cheryl discuss the hollowing of the American middle class, the decline of the American Dream, and what Amy learnt from her time in Janesville.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.