The Royal Society of Tasmania is a supporting partner of Hobart UNESCO City of Literature activities. The Society is running an activity as part of “Tasmania Reads 2024”, to be held statewide from 17 – 23 March. The aim of “Tasmania Reads” is to help Tasmanians discover and rediscover the benefits of reading.

The RST activity is

“Book Chat: Challenge yourself – read something new!”

• Choose something new to read: perhaps a biography, a non-fiction release, a novel, a historical work, a classic you’ve never got around to reading, a picture book to share with a child … the sky’s the limit!

• Get together with some friends, colleagues or family members to chat about what you’re reading. You could all be reading different things, or you might like to agree on something new to read. Perfect for your morning coffee break.

• Take a photo of your Book Chat and post it on Facebook or Instagram. Tag @librariestasmania on Facebook and Instagram. Use the hashtags #TasmaniaReads, #WhereDoYouRead and #RoyalSocTas

We’d love to hear about your Book Chat and your reading recommendations. Please send a short report and/or a photo for our RST newsletter and webpage, to: admin@rst.org.au, marked “Tasmanian Reads 2024”.

Find out more about Tasmania Reads using this link.

Any questions? Please get in touch by emailing admin@rst.org.au