Michelle Johnston talks to Cheryl Akle about finding stories in everyday situations and exploring why we believe what we believe in her latest book, Tiny Uncertain Miracles. 

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Bestselling author and Literary Editor at The Australian, Caroline Overington talks to Cheryl Akle about the book industry, Tik Tok titles, and what she’s reading. You can follow Caroline on Instagram.

Exiles by Jane Harper

RecipeTin Easts Dinner by Nagi Maehashi

Barefoot Kids by Scott Pape

Faith, Hope and Carnage by Nick Cave and Sean O’Hagan

The Disappearance of Josef Mengele by Olivier Guez

Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir by Matthew Perry

Also mentioned John Irving, Colleen Hoover and Sarah Winman

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Roger Simpson talks to Cheryl Akle about writing for television. His latest book, Halifax: Transgression, is out now. 

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Fiona Palmer talks to Cheryl Akle about how technology has changed rural writing, and the country town that inspired her latest novel, The Wrong Sister. 

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Behrouz Boochani talks to Cheryl Akle about his time on Manus Island Detention Centre and why Australia needs to change. His latest book, Freedom, Only Freedom, is out now.

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Nikki Crutchley talks to Cheryl Akle about her experience with self-publishing and the haunted hotel that inspired her latest book, In Her Blood. 

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Sami Bayly talks to Cheryl Akle about her love of nature and how she became a natural history author-illustrator. Her latest book, How We Came to Be: Surprising Sea Creatures, is out now. 

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Christine Courtenay talks to Cheryl Akle about her husband's legacy and why she decided to write his memoir, Bryce Courtenay: Storyteller, which is out now. 

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Sally Thorne talks to Cheryl Akle about the rise of BookTok and what it means for the future of authors. Her latest book, Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match, is out now.

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Sean Wilson talks to Cheryl Akle about transitioning from a playwright to an author, and what drew him to write about Melbourne's Great Depression in Gemini Falls, his debut fiction novel. 

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