David Tooby

DA Tooby is a landscape architect by profession and a fisherman for pleasure, so it’s no wonder that visually descriptive artistry and a spirit of adventure infuse his first novel, Helium and Honey. Overcoming childhood dyslexia in his twenties, Tooby found joy in the written word as a reader and later as a writer.

Born in Scotland, Tooby migrated to Australia with his family as a seven-year-old and spent the remainder of his childhood in Perth, Western Australia. He now lives in New South Wales, but remains a frequent visitor to Western Australia, and feels a deep connection to the north-western landscapes that provide the setting for Helium and Honey. He is married with four children.