Roch:

Resident book detective and all round lover of literature. Roch can pair books with readers like wine and cheese (another combo she is not averse too). Sometimes has to row to work.

Otherwise found: Up the Whanganui River undercover as an apiarist.

John:

Fixes vehicles, brews an OK coffee and occasionally emerges from the mountain of books out the back.

Otherwise found: Recovering in front of the sports channel.

Mels:

Our trans-tasman girl Friday and avid reader. Can do amazing things with buttons. Carries a library in her handbag.

Otherwise found: Currently on mission in Melbourne sleuthing future markets and buying inordinate pairs of shoes. Watch this space…

Lesley:

• Irrepressibly smiley
• Often here at 5 am
• Mad on children’s books, bullet points and raleigh driving in her red convertible
• Leaves a trail of post-it notes with story ideas and entrepreneurial visions
• Too many ideas not enough bullet points

Renee:

Generally found in Auckland collaborating publishing/distribution/marketing/Lesley’s bullet points. Partial to typography and sunshine. Appears to have inherited an excessive use of post-it notes and she’ll tell you her thoughts on the publishing world here

Otherwise found: Rumour has it she’s sipping lattes on Ponsonby Road (fiction) or at home with a glass of pinot (non-fiction).

Paige:

Birth of a book gallery and discerner of fine literature. Frequently instore to profer a pre-schoolers opinion.

Otherwise found: Dressing up, licking chocolate cake bowls and enticing her grandfather away from the sports channel.

Bella:

Our resident hair-twiddling, thumb-sucking cheeky grinned toddler. Finds books so delicious she is inclined to try and eat them.

Otherwise found: Eating, laughing and chasing cats.