Stories Behind the Story with Better Reading

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Cheryl Akle discusses the world with her favourite authors.

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The podcast currently has 694 episodes available.

Stories Behind the Story with Better Reading episodes:

July 11, 2022 Michael Robotham: on the golden age of Australian crime fiction
Bestselling author Michael Robotham talks to Cheryl Akle about the resurgence in Australian crime fiction, and how he creates authentic characters. His latest novel, Lying Beside You, is out now.

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38min
July 06, 2022 Melissa Fu: on the importance of place and identity in Fiction
Melissa Fu talks to Cheryl Akle about the importance of identity and place, and how she adapted her novel Peach Blossom Spring from a short story she wrote about her father.

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27min
July 03, 2022 Diane Armstrong: on her experience as a child holocaust survivor
Diane Armstrong talks to Cheryl Akle about her experience as a child holocaust survivor and how her family escaped to Australia. Her latest novel, Dancing with the Enemy, is out now.
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32min
June 29, 2022 Caroline Petit: on giving women a voice in historical fiction
Caroline Petit talks to Cheryl Akle about her journey from the US to Australia, and how the forgotten wife of a 19th-century naturalist inspired her novel, The Natural History of Love.

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28min
June 27, 2022 Robbi Neal: on cancer, family and overcoming hardship
Robbi Neal talks to Cheryl Akle about her experience with cancer, and how her latest novel, The Secret World of Connie Starr, was influenced by her family.
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26min
June 23, 2022 Carrie Cox: on marriage, love and loss
Journalist and author Carrie Cox talks to Cheryl Akle about how she uses fiction as a vessel to explore marriage and long term relationships. Her latest novel, So Many Beats of the Heart, is out now.

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29min
June 20, 2022 Annabel Abbs: on why we need more food in fiction
Annabel Abbs talks to Cheryl Akle about their shared love of cookbooks and why there needs to be more food in fiction. Her latest novel, The Language of Food, is out now.
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30min
June 19, 2022 Catherine Deveny: on honesty, dyslexia and being an ‘arts tradie’
Catherine Deveny talks to Cheryl Akle about growing up with dyslexia, being an ‘arts tradie’, and how honesty is easy. Her memoir, True North, is out now.

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28min
June 16, 2022 Averil Kenny: on her deep connection to rural life
Averil Kenny talks to Cheryl Akle about growing up in rural Australia and how this bleeds into her writing. Her latest novel, The Girls of Lake Evelyn, is out now.
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31min
June 12, 2022 Stella Rimington: on her experience as Director General of MI5
Bestselling author Stella Rimington DCB talks to Cheryl Akle about her experience as Director General of the MI5 and how this translates into her writing. Her latest thriller, The Devil's Bargain, is out now.
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33min

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How many episodes does Stories Behind the Story with Better Reading have?

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