Islands of the Island State - Rees Campbell explores 40 of Tasmania's 6,500 offshore islands, their history & wild food | 2026 [NEW – SC]

Rees Campbell, author of the bestselling Eat MORE Wild Tasmanian, turns her attention to Tasmania's off-shore islands. There are some 6,500 islands, islets, rocks and reefs around the state, and this book visits 40 of them — from the largest, Flinders Island, to the remote and uninhabited Pedra Branca and Mewstone in the Southern Ocean, to some of the smallest and closest, like the Harbour Islets in the state's far North West.

Getting to each island is part of the story in itself — flying to Three Hummock, a bird observer's boat trip to Pedra Branca, kayaking to Hunter Island, a ferry to Maria Island, swimming to Bear Island, a horse ride to the Wallabies, walking to Goat Island. For each island, Campbell explores its history, naming, and Palawa and settler use, meeting some of the island's characters along the way, and looks at its geology, flora and fauna — with a particular focus on edible plants and identifying wild food. With a foreword by Pete Hay, island writer and academic.

We also stock Eat Wild Tasmanian, by the same author — see Related Products below. Order two or more titles together and we'll combine postage into one parcel. Many more of our Tasmanian titles are yet to be listed online — see our full catalogues at justtassiebooks.com/catalogues.html.

BOOK DETAILS

• Softcover book
• Published 2026
• 262-pages
• Colour photos throughout
• Approximate size 30cm x 21cm

CONDITION

New

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