Magabala is thrilled to announce the acquisition of the experimental poetry collection Damn Good Television by debut Jabirr Jabirr author and lead singer of rock band Selve, Loki Liddle.

Gritty, bloodsoaked and unsentimental, Loki Liddle's debut work takes readers on a deranged road trip from Coolangatta to Broome. Along the way, he consumes and spits out western popular culture and connects to the voices of his Jabirr Jabirr ancestors, weaving past, present and fiction together in a surreal and unforgettable feature.

Magabala Publisher Rachel Bin Salleh OAM said:

‘Loki Liddle is the Quentin Tarantino of poetry. His debut collection is a visual homage to the expansive nature of cinema, and like Tarantino, Liddle sits outside the mainstream.’

Loki Liddle said: 

‘I am really excited and grateful that the incredible team at Magabala are taking on Damn Good Television with such kind hearts and helping me send it out into the world. My very first book could not possibly feel in better hands. I can't wait for people to get lost in its weird and wacky channel surfing heart of mysteries and laughs. I just hope it's as fun to read as it was to write.’

Damn Good Television can be compared to The Monkey's Mask by Dorothy Porter and Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs.

Magabala has acquired World rights and will publish in June 2026.