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Renowned Harvard University geneticist David SinclairPh.D. talks to Cheryl Akle about growing up in Sydney, working at Harvard, his research on ageing and a pill that will help people live longer. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Fire Star author, Allison Tait talks to Cheryl Akle about podcasts, writing children’s books and being a voracious reader as a child. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Yotam Ottolenghi and Ixta Belfrage discuss food and collaboration, as well as their new cookbook FLAVOUR.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Night Whistler author, Greg Woodland discuss obsessive plotting with Cheryl Akle, along with his background as a screenwriter and how that helped shape his novel. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hugh van Cuylenburg talks to Cheryl Akle about resilience, gratitude and happiness, and about getting better at being wherever you are. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Debut author Rose Carlyle's thriller The Girl in the Mirror has been a huge success - Here she tells Cheryl all about her sailing adventures, and how she incorporated that knowledge into the novel. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Actor John Wood talks to Cheryl about his life, his career, and his fascinating new memoir How I Clawed My Way to the Middle. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Cheryl Akle chats to best selling author Michael Robotham about the science of lying, TV adaptions, and the inspiration behind his characters. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Cheryl Akle talks to Nat Amoore about making reading fun for kids, the circus, and the power of storytelling. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Anna Downes has worn many different hats, including student, actress, and caretaker at a French estate... the job that inspired her bestselling debut novel, The Safe Place. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Award-winning writer Anstey Harris talks to Cheryl Akle about the tall tales she told as a child, and how happiness is available to everyone. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Author of the debut thriller The Bluffs, Kyle Perry talks to Cheryl Akle about mental health, the dangers of social media, and how it affects the youth of today. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Cheryl Akle chats to Robyn Harding about moving between genres, living in a small town, and the how we rely on the reading community. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In episode 1, Bestselling author and academic, Dr Randa Abdel Fattah talks to Cheryl Akle about being Muslim in post 9/11 Australia, the lack of diversity in Australia's school curriculum, and how it's time for Muslim authors to be given a voice. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In episode 2, Maxine Beneba Clarke and Cheryl Akle discuss growing up as a POC in Australia, what happens when a child is underrepresented in what they read, and how the publishing industry needs to diversify their content. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In episode 3, Will Kostakis talks to Cheryl Akle about LGBTQ+ representation in schools, how diversity is constantly changing, and why we must get beyond 'the struggle story' when creating diverse stories for kids. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In episode 4, Laura Bloom is the mother of an autistic son who has an intellectual disability. Here Laura talks to Cheryl Akle about the importance of disabled characters in books, and how both her and her son are active in the Every Australian Counts movement for People With Disability.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In episode 5, Deborah Abela talks to Cheryl Akle about the benefits of diversifying children's literature, and her work with young people in Sydney's west with organisations such as WestWords. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In episode 6, Rachel Bin Salleh from Magabala Books talks to Cheryl Akle about her journey to becoming a publisher, the importance of giving diverse authors a voice, and what the publishing industry can do to support those authors. This is the final episode in the series, A Conversation about Diversity in Children's Books, produced with a grant from The Copyright Agency Cultural Fund. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tara June Winch has won the 2020 Miles Franklin Literary Award for The Yield. Here we revisit our podcast with Tara, where she talks to Cheryl Akle about her extensive travels, living in France, her connection to the land as a Wiradjuri woman, and her journey to writing The Yield. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.