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Stories Behind the Story with Better Reading
Cheryl Akle discusses the world with her favourite authors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Stories Behind The Story: Hannah Richell & Michelle Prak on Their Favourite Phases When Writing
Hannah Richell (The Search Party, The River Home) and Michelle Prak (The Rush) have a laugh and talk about their books One Dark Night and The Rush. Le...
Stories Behind The Story: Holden Sheppard & Peter Polites on Their Unique, Diverse Backgrounds
Holden Sheppard (Invisible Boys, The Brink) and Peter Polites (Down The Hume, God Forgets About the Poor) chat about the adaptation of Holden's book I...
Libby Trainor Parker on Finding Healing Through Advocacy
Libby Trainor Parker talks to Cheryl about endometriosis, chronic pain, infertility, pregnancy loss, grief, and finding healing through advocacy, stor...
Stories Behind The Story: Sarah Trad on Hospitality and Building Her Dream House
Sarah Trad talks to Cheryl Akle about Lebanon and the culture’s deep connection to hospitality, her travels around the world, renovating and creating...
Stories Behind The Story: Joan Sauers on Film and Mysteries
Joan Sauers talks to Cheryl Akle about her love of mystery series, the writing skills she learned from her father, Hollywood, and the differences betw...
Stories Behind The Story: Victoria Purman on Journalism, Publishing and Vintage Books
Victoria Purman talks to Cheryl Akle about her former career in journalism, her path into publishing, her writing routines, and her love of both vinta...
Stories Behind The Story: What Are You Reading? The App with Caroline Overington
Cheryl talks to Caroline about Better Reading’s new project, What Are You Reading? The App, an Australian, community-focused book tracker that lets re...
Stories Behind The Story: Francesca Albanese on War and Power
Francesca Albanese talks to Cheryl about the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, the impact of technology on modern warfare, and her career in academia and...
Stories Behind The Story: Dervla McTiernan on Ruthless Editing and Finding Home in Australia
Dervla McTiernan talks to Cheryl about her brain tumour diagnosis, her writing routine, the brutality of editing, and how living in Australia has resh...
Stories Behind The Story: Antoinette Lattouf on Books, Battles and Breaking Barriers
Antoinette Lattouf talks to Cheryl about her childhood, her love of reading and writing, her legal dispute with the ABC, and the lessons she’s drawn f...
Stories Behind The Story: Ann Mossop on the 2026 Sydney Writers’ Festival
Cheryl talks to Ann Mossop, Artistic Director of the 2026 Sydney Writers’ Festival, for a special episode of Stories Behind the Story. Together, they...
Stories Behind The Story: Mali Cornish on Life, Law & Her New Novel
Cheryl talks to Mali Cornish about her relationship with her own mother, her career in law, and how becoming a parent reshaped her perspective on life...
Stories Behind The Story: Kate Mildenhall & Kate Forsyth on the Complexities of Writing
Kate Mildenhall (The Hummingbird Effect, The Mother Fault) and Kate Forsyth (Psykhe, Dragonclaw) have a laugh and talk about the complexities of writi...
Stories Behind The Story: Rosalie Ham on Ageing, Connection and Look After Your Feet
Rosalie Ham talks to Cheryl about the beauty of ageing, the impact of her novel The Dressmaker, and her earlier career in aged care. She also reflects...
Stories Behind The Story: Mohammed Massoud Morsi on Journalism and Belonging
Mohammed Massoud Morsi talks to Cheryl about belonging, his career in journalism and the ways propaganda can shape worldviews. He reflects on the powe...
Stories Behind The Story: Linda Martin on Her Journey from Editor to Author
Linda Martin talks to Cheryl about her career in publishing, editing techniques she's uncovered over the years, and her transition from editor to auth...
Stories Behind The Story: Durkhanai Ayubi on Displacement, Food and Hope
Durkhanai Ayubi talks to Cheryl about displacement, the beauty of food and its power to bring communities together. She also reflects on hope, resilie...
Stories Behind The Story: James Colley & Christian White on Crime, Comedy and Their Kids
Christian White (The Ledge, Clickbait) and James Colley (The Next Big Thing, Gruen) have a laugh and talk about writing with their partners, the diffe...
Stories Behind The Story: Bernice Barry on Historical Fiction, Botany and Writing
Bernice Barry talks to Cheryl about the magic of writing, the ways readers connect to stories, the complexities of historical fiction, Bernice’s trans...
Stories Behind the Story: JP Pomare and Michael Robotham on Crime and Twists
JP Pomare (Seventeen Years Later, In The Clearing) and Michael Robotham (Bombproof, When You Are Mine) talk about what it means to be guilty, their bo...
Stories Behind the Story: J.A. Stevens on Disability and Writing Her First Book
J.A. Stevens talks to Cheryl about her unique childhood, creating miniature love stories with her sister, and how living with a disability has shaped...
Stories Behind the Story: Matt Stanton and Sarah Ayoub on Family and Kids Books
Matt Stanton (Funny Kid series, The Odds series) and Sarah Ayoub (The Yearbook Committee, The Cult of Romance) have a laugh and reminisce on their rel...
Stories Behind The Story: John M. Green on Writing, Editing and A.I.
John M. Green talks to Cheryl about the power of asking “what if,” how the editing process can transform a book, the challenges and rewards of writing...
Stories Behind The Story: Ian Kemish on Global Diplomacy and the Australian Economy
Ian Kemish talks to Cheryl about the Australian economy, how global conflicts ripple across borders, and his decades of experience working in Australi...
Stories Behind the Story: Michael Mohammed Ahmad on Community, Grief and Writing
Michael Mohammed Ahmad talks to Cheryl about supporting his community, how his writing has evolved over time and the deeply emotional heart of his lat...
Stories Behind The Story: Crime Special with Christian White & Tim Ayliffe
Join Cheryl Akle as she sits down with Christian White (The Long Night) and Tim Ayliffe (Dark Desert Road) for an insightful conversation about the Au...
Stories Behind The Story: Joanna Nell and Ali Lowe on Families and Hard Work
Joanna Nell (Mrs Winterbottom Takes a Gap Year, The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village) and Ali Lowe (The School Run, The Trivia Night) tal...
Book Chat: with Cheryl Akle and Caroline Overington – episode #12
Welcome to episode #12 of Book Chat with Cheryl Akle and Caroline Overington where they discuss the impact of Australian literature, Caroline's writin...
Stories Behind The Story: Christian White on How His Daughter Changed His Writing
Christian White talks to Cheryl about how becoming a parent has reshaped his writing and expanded his worldview, the influence his daughter now has on...
Stories Behind The Story: Rachel Perkins on Her Father, Colonisation and Australia's Future
Rachel Perkins talks to Cheryl about the continuing impact of colonisation on First Nations communities, the extraordinary legacy of her father, Charl...
Book Chat: with Cheryl Akle and Caroline Overington – episode #11
Welcome to episode #11 of Book Chat with Cheryl Akle and Caroline Overington, where they discuss the impact of Australian literature, Caroline's writi...
Stories Behind The Story: Loubna Haikal on Heritage, Immigration and the Power of Cooking
Loubna Haikal talks to Cheryl about their Lebanese heritage, displacement, immigration and the quiet beauty of cooking with others. She also reflects...
Stories Behind the Story: Andrew Sloan on the Human Experience and the Future
Andrew Sloan talks to Cheryl about the human experience, the role of therapy, the future of our society and the inspiration behind his new book, Why T...
Stories Behind The Story: Heather Rose on Inspiration, Writing Across Ages and Shifting Worldviews
Heather Rose talks to Cheryl about how worldviews have changed over time, discovering the story behind her latest book, A Great Act of Love, the momen...
Stories Behind The Story: Omar El Akkad on Truth & Ignorance, From Guantánamo to Gaza
Omar El Akkad joins Cheryl to discuss his latest book, One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This. Together, they explore his experiences re...
Stories Behind The Story: Susan Wyndham on Elizabeth Harrower and a Life in Literature
Susan Wyndham talks to Cheryl about researching her latest book Elizabeth Harrower: The Woman in the Watch Tower, how her mother’s love of books shape...
Stories Behind The Story: Jessica Mansour-Nahra on Her Debut, Pregnancy and Creativity
Jessica Mansour-Nahra talks to Cheryl about writing her debut novel, The Farm, how her love of storytelling began, and the emotional challenges she ex...
Stories Behind The Story: Marika Sosnowski on Law, Creative Writing, and the Making of 58 Facets
Marika Sosnowski talks to Cheryl about how her background in law shapes her writing and the challenges of merging academic insight with creative expre...
Stories Behind The Story: Greg Haddrick on The Mushroom Murders and the Art of Storytelling
Greg Haddrick talks to Cheryl about his acclaimed career in film and television, what drew him to the chilling real-life case of The Mushroom Murders,...
Stories Behind The Story: Chris Hammer on Journalism, Storytelling Craft and His Latest Thriller
Chris Hammer talks to Cheryl about his lifelong love of writing and how his career in journalism, including international reporting for Dateline, shap...