Excerpt and Photo from abc.net.au

Books! They’re more than just words spread across sheets of paper, bound together in the shape of a rectangle. Books are a means of communication, education, and escapism.

With Pacific Islanders being some of the best storytellers on the planet, you’d best believe our people shine when it comes to the written word.

Yapese-Fijian writer, poet, and book lover Mara Mahoney’s segment Left On Read is all about highlighting Pacific authors and stories.

In this edition, Mara reviewed Indigenous Pacific Islander Eco-Literatures, an anthology edited by Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner, Leora Kava, and Craig Santos Perez which raises awareness and advocates for environmental protection and cultural preservation.