CBCA Tasmania blog

The Most Important Y.A. Novel of 2012: Lyndon on John Green's The Fault in Our Stars. A few weeks ago I received a package from A...

Traition isn’t what it used to be. In our household, when we greet  a new baby, the gifts always includes a copy of Aesop’s Fables. My ...

I have read some very contrasting stories over the past few weeks, all but one sourced from my local library. How lucky we are to have such...

Who could ever forget Platform 9¾ at Kings Cross Station? Disappearing through a wall might seem like a weird way to board a train but whe...

Detail of illustration by Jane Tanner for The 1992 Little Arc Children's Calendar, December image - Child reading with Dog and Tedd...

I admit to being shallow. When I receive a proof with a bland beige cover or find that one of my favourite authors has an uninspiring cove...

There’s always discussion as to whether the book or the film is better. It will never have a right answer, as it depends so much on the vie...

As the current Tasmanian Judge for the Book Awards in the final stages of reading and reviewing titles published in 2011 and entered for th...