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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.
Rebecca Herrmann: on the rise of audiobooks
30 mins; December 20, 2021
Inga Simpson: on her treechange and opening a writer's retreat
24 mins; December 19, 2021
Morris Gleitzman: on ending his popular Once series
30 mins; December 15, 2021
Ann Patchett: reflecting on her life and career
31 mins; December 12, 2021
Dinah Jefferies: on the influence living in Spain had on her writing career
28 mins; December 08, 2021
Christos Tsiolkas: on how his cultural heritage has influenced his writing
34 mins; December 06, 2021
Sara Foster: on the lack of maternal figures in dystopian fiction
24 mins; December 05, 2021
Van Badham: on QAnon and the rise of conspiracy theorists
39 mins; December 01, 2021
Garry Linnell: on one of Australia's most infamous serial killers
28 mins; November 28, 2021
David Hunt: on exploring the crazy history of Australia
28 mins; November 24, 2021
Lola Berry: on learning from failure
27 mins; November 21, 2021
Anita Heiss: on the Aboriginal heroes of the Gundagai flood
42 mins; November 17, 2021
Julie Kalman: on people smuggling and the criminalisation of refugees
27 mins; November 15, 2021
Shane Jenek: on the genesis to Courtney Act
32 mins; November 14, 2021
Jessie Burton: on retelling the story of Medusa
27 mins; November 10, 2021
Kate Langbroek: on what the Italian way of life can teach us
29 mins; November 07, 2021
Yumi Stynes: on breaking the stigma around women's mental and sexual health
31 mins; November 03, 2021
James Han Mattson: on exploring social issues through horror fiction
29 mins; October 31, 2021
Mimi Kwa: on exploring her family history
30 mins; October 27, 2021
Tricia Stringer: on exploring female friendship in fiction
28 mins; October 24, 2021
Karen Herbert: on how redundancy lead her to writing The River Mouth
21 mins; October 20, 2021
Caroline Overington: on how she turned lockdown into a bestselling thriller
25 mins; October 17, 2021
John Safran: on the smoking epidemic and the rise of vaping
34 mins; October 13, 2021
Judy Nunn: on writing, theatre and showbusiness
26 mins; October 10, 2021
Tom Keneally: on exploring rural Australia through fiction
31 mins; October 06, 2021
Damien Cave: on how moving to Australia changed his relationship with risk
35 mins; October 03, 2021
Brendan Cowell: on acting, writing and everything in between
25 mins; September 29, 2021
Tim Ayliffe: on the rise of extremism in Australia
30 mins; September 26, 2021
Cecelia Ahern: on how we are shaped by the people in our lives
29 mins; September 22, 2021
Alison MacLeod: on the power of fiction
32 mins; September 19, 2021
John M. Green: on publishing
26 mins; September 15, 2021
Robyn Harding: on why readers are drawn to domestic thrillers
22 mins; September 12, 2021
Thomas Mayo: on masculinity, love and culture
28 mins; September 08, 2021
Catherine Steadman: on pulling back the curtain on show business
31 mins; September 05, 2021
Lisa Millar: on overcoming her fear of flying
29 mins; September 01, 2021
Jake Avila: on the diving trip that inspired Cave Diver
24 mins; August 30, 2021
Kim Lock: on using writing as an outlet for anxiety
26 mins; August 29, 2021
Karen Brooks: on challenging the male perspective of history
26 mins; August 25, 2021
Dr Norman Swan: on the toll COVID has taken on our wellbeing
34 mins; August 22, 2021
Imran Mahmood: on how a courtroom speech inspired his crime writing
30 mins; August 18, 2021
John Doyle: on the life and career of the man behind Rampaging Roy Slaven
29 mins; August 16, 2021
Hannah Bent: on inspiration, grief, and change
24 mins; August 15, 2021
Pamela Hart: on cosy mysteries and home renovations
31 mins; August 11, 2021
Kate Thwaites: on toxic culture in Australian Parliament
30 mins; August 09, 2021
Nicola West: on setting a crime novel in her hometown
29 mins; August 08, 2021
Sophie Green: on how her spiritual beliefs influence her writing
28 mins; August 04, 2021
Zakiya Dalila Harris: on being a young black woman in the publishing industry
30 mins; August 02, 2021
Kyle Perry: on overcoming the dreaded second book syndrome
28 mins; August 01, 2021
James Phelps: on his research into the Australian prison system
34 mins; July 28, 2021
Shannah Kennedy: on allowing ourselves to be happy with Plan B
33 mins; July 25, 2021
Campbell Mattinson: on using writing to break down barriers of love and loss
27 mins; July 21, 2021
Michael Mohammed Ahmad: on being Lebanese-Australian and reclaiming Arab humanity
34 mins; July 18, 2021
Erina Reddan: on how her childhood inspired her fiction
33 mins; July 14, 2021
Fiona McIntosh: on what makes a good crime novel
30 mins; July 11, 2021
Jillian Cantor: on why she chose to write about Nobel Prize winner Marie Curie
22 mins; July 07, 2021
Cassandra Austin: on feminism and how women's roles have changed
28 mins; July 05, 2021
Julia Baird: on winning the ABIA Book of the Year
18 mins; July 04, 2021
A.W Hammond: on researching and writing about moral grey areas in his WWII historical novel
27 mins; June 30, 2021
Monica Dux: on Catholicism and her lapsed faith
36 mins; June 30, 2021
Ruhi Lee: on overcoming her family's expectations
34 mins; June 28, 2021
Mary-Anne O'Connor: on her work with women's shelters and researching women's suffrage
31 mins; June 27, 2021
Kamalle Dabboussy: on his ongoing fight to free his daughter and grandchildren from the Islamic State
33 mins; June 22, 2021
Cindy Solonec: on her rich cultural heritage
29 mins; June 21, 2021
Yumiko Kadota: on being a female surgeon in a male-dominated industry
34 mins; June 20, 2021
Kate Holden: on what really happened to Glen Turner
27 mins; June 16, 2021
Better Reading Book Chat: episode 14
11 mins; June 15, 2021
Kathy Reichs: on her career as a forensic anthropologist, crime writer and TV producer
32 mins; June 13, 2021
Tori Haschka: on her love of food and how it influenced her first novel
30 mins; June 09, 2021
Meredith Jaffé: on writing a book set in a men's prison
30 mins; June 06, 2021
Dr Robert Isaacs: on bridging the divide between white and black Australia
31 mins; June 02, 2021
Better Reading Book Chat: episode 13
11 mins; May 31, 2021
Cathy Kelly: on journalism, perspective, and how her writing has evolved
32 mins; May 30, 2021
Madeleine Ryan: on being diagnosed with autism while writing A Room Called Earth
29 mins; May 26, 2021
Better Reading Book Chat: episode 12
12 mins; May 24, 2021
Richard Flanagan: on the rotting underbelly of the Tasmanian salmon industry
25 mins; May 23, 2021
Reverend Bill Crews: on twelve practical life lessons for the secular and spiritual alike
26 mins; May 19, 2021
Better Reading Book Chat: episode 11
14 mins; May 17, 2021
Christina Sweeney-Baird: on imagining a man-killing virus for The End of Men... before COVID-19
28 mins; May 16, 2021
Book Chat: 2021 Better Reading Top 100
10 mins; May 12, 2021
Adam Thompson: on Aboriginal heritage, muttonbirding and storytelling
24 mins; May 10, 2021
Nikki Gemmell: on writing about Australia's dark history
35 mins; May 09, 2021
Kate Foster: on raising a neurodiverse child
25 mins; May 05, 2021
Better Reading Book Chat: episode 9
13 mins; May 03, 2021
Nicola Moriarty: on growing up in a family of storytellers
29 mins; May 02, 2021
Lisa Harding: on growing up around addiction and the power of escapism
31 mins; April 28, 2021
Better Reading Book Chat: episode 8
13 mins; April 26, 2021
George Saunders: on how writing can fundamentally change someone
35 mins; April 25, 2021
Rick Morton: on complex PTSD and rediscovering love
29 mins; April 21, 2021
Better Reading Book Chat: episode 7
17 mins; April 19, 2021
Stan Grant: on western liberalism and the state of the world
31 mins; April 18, 2021
Neil Mercer: on what happened to Trudie Adams
32 mins; April 12, 2021
Katie McMahon: on how her love of medicine turned into a love of writing
25 mins; April 11, 2021
Kirsty Everett: on how she survived cancer not once, but twice
32 mins; April 07, 2021
Dr Sarah Woodhouse: on trauma and how to break free from it
28 mins; April 04, 2021
Better Reading Book Chat: episode 6
15 mins; March 31, 2021
Zoe Daniel: on America's chaotic political climate
45 mins; March 30, 2021
Kathy George: on Namibia to Melbourne and more
27 mins; March 29, 2021
Better Reading Book Chat: episode 5
16 mins; March 28, 2021
Tana Douglas: on being the world's first female roadie and working with legends
34 mins; March 23, 2021
C.J. Tudor: on interviewing movie stars and becoming an award-winning author
32 mins; March 21, 2021
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