Join us on a delightful Saturday morning as Stuart Wilson chats to fellow author, Jeremy Lachlan, about his new fantasy adventure book, The 113th Assistant Librarian.

Oliver Wormwood is sure his new job in the library will be boring. Until he learns that books hold great power – and danger.

By the end of his first day, Oliver has witnessed a death, been frozen by a book, met a perplexing number of cats, and fought off a horde of terrifying creatures.

With only a mysterious girl called Agatha to show him the ropes, Oliver needs to learn fast… if he wants to live longer than the 112 assistant librarians before him.

About the authors:

Stuart Wilson lives in Naarm/Melbourne with his wife and son. He is the author of the Prometheus High books. While he has never been lost in a library, he did get lost on a plane one time.

Jeremy Lachlan was born and raised on Wiradjuri country, in Griffith, New South Wales, Australia. A former bookseller, he completed his honours degree in creative writing at the University of Canberra in 2004, and now calls Sydney home.

His debut novel, Jane Doe and the Cradle of All Worlds, has been published in over 15 countries around the world, translated into nine languages, and was the 2019 Australian Book Industry Award winner for Book of the Year for Older Children. Its second part, Jane Doe and the Key of All Souls, was shortlisted for the same award in 2021, but all of this pales in comparison to the $100 he once took home in a karaoke competition.

He came up with the idea for the Jane Doe Chronicles while lost in the Cairo Museum. Book three in the series, Jane Doe and the Quill of All Tales – the start of a new epic duology – is out now!