The shop is warm, well-lit, has wheelchair access, is filled almost to overlfowing with books, and is a vibrant part of Tasmania's literary community. They actively support the local arts and literay scene, hosting events and sponsoring competitions. The staff are a small and friendly group who love books are are always happy to help you find something to read. The specialty Tasmaniana selection is huge and complemented with a selection of secondhand titles for those wanting older books about our island's fascinating history and many intriguing stories.

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Welcome to our quarterly Tasmanian journal, a magazine that celebrates all that is good about Australia's island state. With elegant writing and superb photography, Tasmania 40°South presents the wilderness and wildlife, culture, epicure, history, industry and people of Tasmania. You can subscribe to the print edition or the digital edition, or go to the 40S Bookshop to see our catalogue of back issues online.

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This was a convict girl's version of utopia in Tasmania. A beautiful heart-shaped island in the southern sea, surely this was a good place to look for your heart's desire.

How many other people have searched for or stumbled upon utopia in Tasmania? Quite a few, as it turns out. They range from Aborigines to modern commune-dwellers, from scheming settlers to hopeful farmers, from young families escaping the devastation of war in Europe to those building a bomb-proof bunker in the Tasmania bush.

People have looked to find utopia in the most unlikely Tasmanian places – Port Davey, Elephant Pass, Jackey’s Marsh, Cygnet, Lake Pedder, Castra. Some hoped to bring about utopia by political means; some dreamed of individual utopias. Sometimes they succeeded. Sometimes they failed. This book tells their stories.

A beautifully presented photographic book that celebrates the unique style and spirit of Tasmania’s smaller towns including Deloraine, Evandale, Ross, Richmond, Strahan, Stanley, Bothwell, Queenstown, Triabunna, Derby, Franklin and Beaconsfield.

"For those of us who dwell in Tasmania, it is well to understand that the places in which we base our lives have such forces behind them. For the visitor, I believe that our towns will be all the more interesting for the deep-map perspective we will try to offer, especially because – as I keep insisting – Tasmania is truly one of the most interesting places on Earth” - author, Bert Spinks.

A Tassie Devils & Marshmallows book, backpack style calico library bag & enamel camping mug. What more could you need for an adventure?

The book: ​Backpack Jack and Bella are off on an epic Tasmanian adventure. They have only a compass and torch to guide them. Oh, and a talking Wombat named Wellington. Along the way they'll find beautiful beaches, stand on the edge of the world and eat many apples. Will they find a Tasmanian devil on their mission?

The Fingal Valley Nature Diary of a Young Girl in the 1930s

Ann Page set out to explore the Fingal Valley in Tasmania and eighty years on, her daughter, Margaretta Pos, gives the reader the chance to join her. The teenager had a nature diary in mind but what she produced was a stunning portrait of the valley in all its beauty, in all its seasons; in all its hardship. There is something for everyone in this beautifully written book; for those seeking Tasmanian history in general, for those with a specific interest in wildlife, to those who enjoy a portal into a world that has vanished.

Tailored Tasmania is your launch pad for exploring the island like a local. We've packed in secrets on the best places to eat, play, shop and stay. Whether you are a local wanting to try a new watering hole or a visitor seeking a tourist trail less travelled, we have far-flung stories, recipes direct from our salty seas, a handy guide section plus a pull-out map to inspire your own wanderings. We know Tassie well and have discovered gems the locals love to share with you. We want you to love this place as much as we do. We think you will.

Author Paul Richardson and photographer Amanda Walker record their caretaker existence on Tasmania's most remote of islands, Maatsuyker, where the daily tussle with the elements can be epic but the rewards of their southerly outpost are remarkable.

Since 1979 we have been celebrating ideas, writing and culture from our base in Hobart, Tasmania. We value variety and excellence, publishing new, emerging and established writers from mainland Australia and overseas as well as from Tasmania. We advocate for excellent writing and for the joys and benefits of reading.

As a small not-for-profit arts organisation, we rely on your support, so if you like Island, please follow us on social media, tell your friends about us, subscribe, give a gift subscription, or consider making a tax-deductible donation. Your support will help us to keep publishing storytellers, thinkers and artists, and every contribution is greatly appreciated.

Photographer Philip Kuruvita takes his camera behind the garage doors of Launceston motoring enthusiasts and captures the restored vintage vehicles that are their pride and joy.

Born in London in 1834 when the Thames is the world's busiest stage, Henry Gardiner settles in the developing colony of Tasmania. He becomes the first whitefella ferryman on the mystical Arthur River in the wilderness where he meets citizens of the world. From 1878 to 1913 the Arthur River is Henry's stage where, like the mythical Charon on the River Styx, he ferries intrepid souls into the unknown. But who crosses over? And who pays the ferryman?

Death, droving, mining expectations and shipwrecks keep life on high alert. During his thirty-five years at the Edge of the World, living amongst the raw beauty of the wilderness, he experiences creation, remonstration, deterioration, and revelation. Faith and hope are his companions.

A cryptic message and a mysterious photograph fall from a century-old box full of letters, papers and trinkets – an inheritance that sparks the unravelling of a tragedy kept hidden for a lifetime.

Inspired by true lives and events, The Bus Ticket is a moving story of prosperity, love and innocence lost to war, lives forever changed by events a world away, a toll paid by past generations that those of today, one century on, are still trying to understand.

Susan Walker’s debut novel is fiction, but it adds significantly, and elegantly, to the historical narrative of Tasmania.

Forget boring slide shows - share your Tasmanian holiday with your family and friends with a custom-designed calendar featuring the best of your holiday snaps. They are Easy to Design and Make Great Gifts!

Start by adding all of your favourite photos. They're easy to upload from your computer or Facebook. Types: Wall Calendars, Desk Calendars, Magnetic Calendars, Pocket Calendars, Poster Calendars, Photo Calendars. Jump online and start putting together your souvenir calendar now.

Tamar Valley Pantry is about the Extraordinary local food producers and suppliers from the Tamar Valley. Stunning photography by Philip Kuruvita - Tasmania's only Grand Master of Photography. Delicious recipes by John T Bailey - one of Tasmania's most trusted and respected chefs.

Red arka Designs is snuggled into the best little street in Hobart - Criterion Street. Up this lane is great coffee, organic food, art and design. You'll also find an artistic laneway off the side near Ecru. Creator and owner Jennifer Cossins is the artist behind top-selling children's books including 101 Collective Nouns. In her spare time she loves to paint, go bushwalking, potter in the garden and other such fun. She treasures her self-employed freedom and goes travelling as often as she can. Just go and say hello - you'll find a host of local makers and artists in her Red Parka haven. 22 Criterion Street, Hobart.

A handsome full-colour book pairing unique items from the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, TMAG, with selections of original writing about Australia's largest southern island.
Indigenous dispossession, a cruel penal history, gay-rights battles; exceptional landscapes, unusual wildlife, environmental activism; colonial architecture, arts and crafts, a thriving creative scene -- all are part of the story of Tasmania. And they find their expression in the unparalleled collection of Hobart's TMAG.
In Island Story, Ralph Crane and Danielle Wood select almost sixty representative TMAG objects - from shell necklaces to a convict cowl, colonial scrimshaw to a thylacine pincushion, contemporary photography to a film star's travelling case. Each is matched to texts old and new, by writers as diverse as Anthony Trollope, Marie Bjelke-Petersen, Helene Chung, Jim Everett, Heather Rose and Ben Walter.

Australian families have been enjoying Tassal Tasmanian Salmon for the last 25 years. To celebrate this milestone Tassal have released "Wild Water and Woodsmoke". The book celebrates Tassal's journey from challenging beginnings into today's successful and sustainable industry leader.

Bestselling cookbook author Sally Wise has won countless fans for her no-nonsense recipes and delicious, nutritious food. Now she brings together the best of her farmhouse kitchen recipes in a beautiful, full colour cookbook.

A Kitchen In The Valley showcases more than 100 of Sally's recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert and afternoon tea - all accompanied by glorious photographs of the food, produce and landscapes of Sally's native Tasmania, from the abundance of the Derwent Valley, a burgeoning new food region, to the bountiful sea.