Cirrus@Austlit

'When I initially approached Lucinda Gifford with the idea of a profile some months ago, she was immediately enthusiastic. This was not inconsistent with what I already knew of her, that she was also generous, possessed a splendid sense of humour and sported a covetable Scottish accent.' (Introduction)

'Barbara Ker Wilson was my friend, colleague and mentor. I first met her in the 1980s when she returned to children's publishing after a number of years working for the Reader's Digest Condensed Books.' (Introduction)

'Andrew Levins (aka Levins as he is commonly known) is the master of mixing things up. Amongst his many talents as a food writer, podcaster, restaurateur and chef, he is the co-founder of a youth music charity for emerging artists and underprivileged young people, and been a highly successful DJ since he was a teenager. Always looking for a new challenge, Levins can now add children's book author to his list of ingredients for his recipe for success' (Introduction)

'Whether celebrating the publication of the fifth novel in a series, drawing on an iPad or publishing a zine of poems for Christmas, the prolific and always entertaining Elizabeth Honey show no sign of slowing after more than thirty years in the business.' (Introduction)

'Twenty-five years after the release of her first novel, the start of the Stella Street series, 45 + 57 Stella Street and Everything That Happened, Elizabeth Honey has gifted us a new addition to the series: From Stella Street to Amsterdam ...' (Introduction)

'Birds ... captivating and curious, they are delightful to watch in their busy day, soaring high on updrafts, swirling in the skies and forming giant arrows as they collectively gather in the sky.' (Introduction)

'Many of us will have fond memories of a book we loved as a child and often in some stage of our adulthood we return to this book, whether it be to share with the young people in our lives, or purely to revisit out of curiosity, to find out why that book held such a spark for us.' (Introduction)

'How is 'We Are Wolves' different from your others books?

'I usually write comedy - stories of adventure and mystery with quirky characters and lots of laughter.' (Introduction)

'Most Magpies readers will know or have heard about the legendary Albert Ullin founder of the famous Little Bookroom, which opened in Equity Place Melbourne on 13th October 2016.' (Introduction)