AustLit

'When S. Shakthidharan first told his mum that he wanted to look into their family history, she quickly shut him down, telling him: "That is a very stupid idea."'

'When the Hungarian virtuoso pianist Franz Liszt began receiving public displays of adoration from predominantly female fans during his concerts in the 1840s, the writer Heinrich Heine described the "Lisztomania" that followed him as the "spiritualistic sickness of our time".' (Introduction)

'There is a palpable sense of excitement in the Merlyn Theatre as the company of Cloudstreet runs through final rehearsals.' 

'If you ask any of the theatre makers behind A Ghost in My Suitcase what drew them to Gabrielle Wang's novel, they're likely to mention three names: Celeste, Por Por and Ting Ting.'  (Introduction)