Paris Dreaming

Australian author Katrina Lawrence is a lover of words, history and Paris, a city she has visited countless times since the age of five, and has even founded a travel consultancy, Paris for Dreamers. A former beauty journalist and editor for various women's magazines and websites, Lawrence's debut book was a work of non-fiction: Paris Dreaming: What the City of Light Taught Me About Life, Love & Lipstick. Her historical fiction debut, The Parisian Corset, is due out in 2026. Lawrence lives with her two sons in Sydney, on the land of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation.

Australian actress and voiceover artist Arianwen Parkes-Lockwood has always been an avid reader and lover of audiobooks. Completing her acting training at NIDA, she is best known for her work as the thoroughly British Olivia Bligh in the internationally acclaimed Australian period drama, A Place to Call Home. Other acting credits include The Crucible and Gallipoli with Sydney Theatre Company, Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries and Underbelly: Razor. Storytelling through narration is a great passion for Arianwen and she is delighted to be voicing for Bolinda.