More than paper and ink

An interview with Dr Lilly Brown, CEO of Magabala Books, as well as some bookish things that I'm reading (and listening to) this week.

From The First Sunrise by Vanessa Stevens and Paul Seden

Shaping histories and challenging narratives

This week I was fortunate enough to chat with Dr Lilly Brown, the current CEO of Magabala Books, Australia’s leading Indigenous publisher. Aboriginal owned and led, Magabala Books celebrate and nurture the talent and diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices. And do a stellar job of it.

I was particularly interested to speak to Lilly about getting more contemporary First Nations texts into our classrooms, and how we can empower educators to feel confident teaching these books.

(If that is something you’re interested in, I also highly recommend the VATE toolkit, You Can Teach That: Teaching First Nations Perspectives.)

I hope you’ll find the conversation below as fascinating as I did. Lilly is an rousing and experienced advocate for meaningful and sustainable initiatives to centre the critical knowledge and diverse lived experience of First Nations people. As educators, par…