Our general non-fiction section covering Tasmanian history, culture, nature and more — a good starting point if you're not sure which specific category to browse.
The Cotton Papers presents the writings and drawings of William Jackson Cotton, compiled and introduced by Jane Cooper, with a prologue by historian Henry Reynolds and notes by historian Nick Clements. The material is presented as Tasmanian Aboriginal mythology and history handed down through five generations of the Cotton family, who settled on Tasmania's East Coast in the 1820s.
The landscape of Tasmania's Great Western Tiers tells the history of the earth through the fossilised remains in the limestone karst, the plants and animals with their links to Gondwana, and the dramatic dolerite landforms that were taking shape when dinosaurs roamed the planet.
Kris Gatenby's account of the unsolved 1921 murder of thirteen-year-old Chrissie Venn near North Motton, Tasmania - a case that has puzzled Tasmanians for over a century. Signed by the author.
A book that explores the relationship between journalists who reported on the Port Arthur massacre and their subjects over the twenty years since it took place.