She started her career on the architecture and women’s pages of a Fleet Street newspaper, and has since worked in Australia, Italy and the United States. She has edited several books, is the co-author of The Slow Guide to Sydney, and has written for a number of publications, including Harper’s Bazaar, the Australian newspaper and Qantas inflight magazine. For a number of years, she has been editor-at-large of the architecture and design magazine, Belle. Her books include Shoes for the Moscow Circus and Rural Australian Homes. A long-term Musica Viva Musica Viva subscriber and supporter, Leta is the guiding force being the music commissioning The Silo Collective.