Dr Jared Thomas is the author of critically acclaimed books for children and young adults including Uncle XBox (Magabala 2023), My Spare Heart (Allen & Unwin 2022), Songs that Sound Like Blood, and Calypso Summer, which was selected by the International Youth Library as a White Raven Book and short-listed for the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Indigenous Writing. Jared is also the co-author of the Patty Mills series Game Day.