Cheryl Akle is the founder of Better Reading, Australia’s largest online book community.
Passionate about books, she is a strong advocate for Australian authors, a champion of reading, and has been a leading figure in the book industry for over 30 years. Cheryl loves cooking for people and talking life, books and politics, preferably all together.
Using multiple platforms to attract a loyal audience, her expert commentary and ‘all access’ podcasts give readers a behind-the-scenes look at how some of Australia’s most popular authors came to tell their stories.
Cheryl regularly interviews a broad mix of authors on her well-received podcast, Stories Behind the Story. Podcast highlights include interviews with Tim Winton, Melina Marchetta, Trent Dalton, Christian White, Mem Fox, and Michael Robotham.