Living on Hope Street

Demet Divaroren is the award-winning author of Living on Hope Street and the co-editor of CBCA-shortlisted anthology Growing up Muslim in Australia. She was born in her mother’s childhood home in Adana, Turkey. Demet migrated to Australia with her family when she was six months old and grew up on the outskirts of Melbourne. Demet’s unique voice shapes her stories, which explore multiculturalism, cross cultural relationships, racism, injustice, gender-based oppression, and what it means to be human. Blood Moon Bride is her second novel.

Nicole Nabout is a Melbourne-based actor who has worked across film, television and stage. She has appeared Blue Heelers, The Librarians, Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, Wentworth, Nowhere Boys and Offspring. Her stage credits include Much Ado About Nothing and Midsummer Night’s Dream for The Australian Shakespeare Company. Nicole has also previously narrated The Orchard by Eva Tatina and Losing Face by George Haddad.