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Lian Tanner’s Big Summer Read picks
The kindness project

Abela, Deborah
Hazel’s treehouse

Louise, Zanni
Howl’s moving castle

Jones, Diana Wynne
Lily Halfmoon. [1], The magic gems

Bonet, Xavier, 1979- author
Scar Town

Bancks, Tristan
Big magic

Armstrong, Sarah
We run tomorrow

Amoore, Nat
The way of dog

Fraillon, Zana
A murmuration of starlings

Billingsley, Franny
How to make a bird

McKinlay, Meg.
A glimpse into our collections
Alexander Pearce Broadside from 1824
Historically broadsides (printed text heavy single sheets of paper) were used as a method of informing the public on current events. This, rather sensational, example details the confession of the notorious convict Alexander Pearce (misspelled in the work) prior to his execution in Hobart in 1824.
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