The Butterfly Man

Heather Rose is a bestselling and award-winning Australian author who was born on the remote island of Tasmania. Rose's books demonstrate a breadth of literary endeavour from literary fiction to magical realism, crime fiction to fantasy, political fiction to memoir. She is also one half of the children’s author Angelica Banks. Rose's novels have won numerous prizes including the Stella Prize, the Christina Stead Prize, the Margaret Scott Prize and the ABIA General Fiction Book of the Year, while The Museum of Modern Love won the Fiction category at the 2017 New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards. Her work has been published internationally and translated into numerous languages. Rose lives in Tasmania and her latest novel, to be published in 2025, is historical fiction with a time span from the French Revolution to early colonial Van Diemen’s Land.

Humphrey Bower is a gifted and versatile actor. Since obtaining a BA (Hons) in English Language and Literature at Oxford University, he has worked extensively in theatre, television and audiobook narration. Humphrey won the prestigious Audie Award (US) for his performance of The Family Frying Pan by Bryce Courtenay, and was shortlisted for an Audie Award for his performances of Gould's Book of Fish by Richard Flanagan and Brother Fish by Bryce Courtenay. Humphrey's sensitive and intelligent readings are highly regarded and he is well-known for his capacity to perform a variety of accents.