By Marcus Uhe
The Pearcedale Post Office is doing its bit to support home-grown talent, with a book shelf in the retail section of the office now dedicated to titles by local authors.
Among the scribes supported by the initiative include Sarah Bacaller, Danielle Hughes, Carolyn Denman and Tracey Unthank, and Eileen Ormsby.
Each of them currently live in surrounding suburbs of Pearcedale, Botanic Ridge and Somerville.
There’s something for everyone, with picture books, young-adult fantasy, non-fiction, crime and more.
Ms Bacaller pitched the idea to Dy Fisher from the post office, who was happy to help.
“I’d been thinking about going to the post office and asking Dy whether she’d be interested in stocking my books,” Ms Bacaller said.
“Then I thought, if I take mine, I might as well see if she wants a whole shelf of local books.
“I went in, chatted to her and she was keen to do it.”
Ms Fisher, a keen reader herself, said it’s a great way for locals to support one-another.
“It’s great, I think it’s really good to get them promoted,” Ms Fisher said.
The post office is located at the Pearcedale Village Centre at 75-99 Baxter-Tooradin Road, Pearcedale.
