Bebe Backhouse talks to Cheryl Akle about how writing his poetry collection, More Than These Bones was a journey of self-discovery. 

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Emilia Hart talks to Cheryl Akle about the real-life Witch Trials that inspired her novel, Weyward, a generational story of female resilience and empowerment. 

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Journalist Mercedes Maguire talks to Cheryl Akle about the billion-dollar romance industry and how it's time to break the stigma around reading romance. 

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Welcome to episode #2 of Book Chat with Cheryl Akle and Caroline Overington. Cheryl and Caroline love nothing more than talking about books, so we figured we’d share that with you. Once a month, they’ll discuss book and industry news, authors… and maybe even a little gossip.

In this episode, they discuss:

- Infidelity and Other Affairs by Kate Legge.

- Caroline Overington’s Audible book, Looking for Eden.

- Journalist Mercedes McGuire’s article on the romance genre.

- Author Rachael Johns.

- Wifedom by Anna Funder, out in July.

- Victory City by Salman Rushdie.

- Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey 

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Shannon Molloy talks to Cheryl Akle about the taboo topic of male child sexual abuse, his own experiences and those he investigated for his latest book. Part memoir, part self-help, part investigative journalism deep-dive, You Made Me This Way is out now. 

CONTENT WARNING: This episode discusses child molestation and sexual abuse.

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Penelope Janu talks to Cheryl Akle about the mainstream rise of romantic fiction and how she came into her own as a romance writer. Her latest book, Shelter From the Storm, is out now. 

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Olivia Wearne talks to Cheryl Akle about the inspiring policewomen of 1940s Australia and the feminist evolution of the crime genre. Her latest novel, The Woman Who Knew Too Little, is out now.  

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Nikki Mottram talks to Cheryl Akle about how her career as a child protection officer influenced her debut crime novel, Crows Nest, which is out now. 

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Everyone is talking about Lessons in Chemistry, so we thought we'd reshare our wonderful Bonnie Garmus interview. Here she tells Cheryl Akle about how she received 98 rejections, before finally being published. 

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