Books

This book is about a very brave young man, his family, his diagnosis, struggle and death. It is a love story and a tragedy and tells about an ordinary family...

"...an intriguing and beautifully written novel..." ~ Rosie Dub, author of Gathering Storm and Flight "...a novel that is deeply moving and many layered..."  ~ Katherine Johnson, author of Pescador's Wake,...

Jenny’s Choice is part love story and part psychological thriller, with more than a hint of memoir. Set in the 1980s, the story takes us on a historically accurate, compelling...

St Mary's Cathedral is one of Tasmania's architectural gems, yet it was marred with a difficult birth. This is the story of how it was built, paid for, used, taken...

A story about resilience and emotions aimed at the 1-5 year age group Little readers will identify with the type of feelings experienced when they are taken out of their...

A story about resilience and emotions aimed at the 1-5 year age group This story will help children understand that feelings come and go and that they can bounce back...

The west coast of Tasmania produces three pine trees – Huon Pine, Celery-top and King Billy. After the 1930s when the highly favoured Huon Pine was no longer available in...

From the author of Splint on an Angel's Wing (2018) and Roadwork Ahead (2020). The poems in Martin Wilson’s third volume of poetry are an exploration of his early years...

Canadian author Deirdre Kessler has published a number of very popular children’s book as well as poetry and fiction for adults. Illustrated by American painter and designer Cecily Donelly, Land...

An un-put-downable tale flows effortlessly from Geoff Harwood’s pen. ~Pete Hay Clarence John Lyell Stevens - Jackey - preferred a life of poverty and isolation to a society that had seriously...

Anzac to Bengal Lancer, Robert Wordsworth’s memoir vividly describes one of the most unusual military careers of any Australian. ~ Professor Peter Stanley, award-winning war historian. Robert Harley Wordsworth led...

The Last Voyage of Aratus delves into the motivation of a man whose thirst for revenge sees him embark on a journey to a distant locale beyond morality and compassion,...

A pocket sized ‘how to’ guide for anyone thinking about getting into beekeeping or anyone who has just started. Jenni McLeod has been a beekeeper for over 20 years, runs...

One of three delightful children’s books about endangered species on Bruny Island Little Spot is a forty-spotted pardalote - one of Australia’s rarest birds. Little Spot lives high in the...

 A PROJECT FROM BRAND TASMANIA So many little Tasmanian just like you started small and did something big, or small. And you will too. Tasmania has the lowest literacy levels...

Katy’s Garden is the second publication in the Little Tasmanian series, a project initiated and managed by Brand Tasmania and a key component of the Tasmanian Government’s It Takes a...

Living with Jezebel: A life on Tasmanian and Bass Strait Lightstations by Marlene Levings Jezebel was tall, white, and made of steel...it only needed a wink of her over-bright eye...

Lottah and the Anchor: The history of a tin mine and an independent town In the late nineteenth century tin was the metal of the age. This was a time...

“It's impossible not to become immersed in the improbability, romance, tragedy, resourcefulness and wonderment of this speck in the ocean, that is Maria.” The colours, textures, patterns and history of...

A moving tale of love, hardship and fraternity that interweaves stories of human lives and the island’s rich inheritance. Aegean Sea, April 1915. Doug blanks out what the coming dawn...