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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Rebecca Heath talks to Cheryl Akle about her journey transitioning from writing YA to crime, and how she explores grief and class in her latest novel, The Summer Party. 

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Ellidy Pullin talks to Cheryl Akle about deciding to have her late husband's child and keeping his legacy alive. Her memoir, Heartstrong, is out now.

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Pip Drysdale talks to Cheryl Akle about identity, self-discovery and how her writing is shaped by the different cities she's lived in. Her latest novel, The Next Girl, is out now.

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Bestselling author Rachael Johns talks to Cheryl Akle about what she’s reading. Rachael’s latest book, The Work Wives, is out now.

Books discussed (NB: Some titles might not be published yet)

The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams

Us Against Them by Fredrik Backman

The Most Likely Club by Elyssa Friedland

The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller

Bridget Jones Diary by Helen Fielding

The Hemsworth Effect by James Weir

Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld.

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Tom Keneally talks to Cheryl Akle about writing forgotten people back into history and the life and exploits of Irish patriot John Mitchel. His latest book, Fanatic Heart, is out now.

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Chris Flynn talks to Cheryl Akle about what he’s reading. Chris’s latest book, Here Be Leviathans, is out now.

Books discussed (NB: Some titles might not be published yet)

She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

Liberation Day by George Saunders

The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert

Days Without End by Sebastian Barry

I am Legend by Richard Matheson

Edenglassie by Melissa Lucashenko

Gunflower by Laura Jean McKay

The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams

Return to Valetto by Dominic Smith

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