'Rachel Bin Salleh has been publisher at Broome-based Magabala Books since 2014. Descended from the Nimunburr and Yawuru peoples of the Kimberley region, Rachel won the inaugural Literary Lions Medal from Writing WA in 2020. In 2018 she wrote her first book, Alfred’s War, a poignant account of the contribution made by Indigenous servicemen.' (Introduction)
'In our new column ‘A Book That Changed Me’, we’re asking some of our favourite authors to wax lyrical about a book that inspired their latest work or their writing practice. In this instalment, Jane Harper shares how her thrillers (including Exiles, out this week from Macmillan Australia) were influenced by Roald Dahl’s The Witches (1983).' (Introduction)