Welcome to this new section of Bright South’s website, which is kicking off with two sparkling reviews by Yaffler MacSweeny. They include Kyle Perry’s The Bluffs, and Heather Rose’s Bruny, which are just the first to arrive off the chopping block. Keep an eye on Yaffler! Read on to find out more about the man.
The Bluffs, by Kyle Perry, reviewed by Yaffler MacSweeny
The Bluffs is a new psychological thriller by a new Tasmanian author Kyle Perry, set on and around the great western tiers in the fictional town of Limestone Creek. It is about a group of teenagers who go on a overnight school camping walk where three of them mysteriously disappear and a teacher is found …
Continue reading “The Bluffs, by Kyle Perry, reviewed by Yaffler MacSweeny”
Bruny, by Heather Rose, reviewed by Yaffler MacSweeny
I recently read a Tasmanian based book about Tasmanian issues called Bruny by an author by the name of Heather Rose, who has written quite a few successful novels but this is the first one I’ve read by her. It is a fictional story about a bridge linking Bruny Island to the main land that …
Continue reading “Bruny, by Heather Rose, reviewed by Yaffler MacSweeny”
Poetic Island – reflective writing on Oliné Keese’s The Broad Arrow, Robert S. Close’s Eliza Callahan and Rachel Leary’s Bridget Crack.
An essay on Oliné Keese’s The Broad Arrow, Robert S. Close’s Eliza Callahan and Rachel Leary’s Bridget Crack, reflecting on poetic language in Tasmanian writing and the sensory and emotional languages we use to communicate with and about the world.
Two new books by Jamie Kirkpatrick, and more!
For those who’ve lived in Tasmania, the endless campaigning to protect our unique and wonderful natural environment can all seem very serious and exhausting, yet if there is one thing all those involved in these movements will surely have in common, it’s an echo, somewhere in their memories, of Jamie Kirkpatrick’s joyous laughter. Jamie, AM, …
Continue reading “Two new books by Jamie Kirkpatrick, and more!”
August news
It’s been a little while since I posted anything, but that’s because I’ve been busy! Here’s a little update on a few exciting things that have been happening recently though – The Diver is going to Venice! Reviewing – Sean Rabin’s Wood Green, and TasWriters’ Hobart Writers Festival… The Diver is going to Venice! Firstly …
Tense Past: reflections on the art of Julie Gough
In the background of a photo of Julie Gough’s installation Ebb Tide (The Whispering Sands), 1998, over Lady Jane Franklin’s right shoulder, I can just make out my family home (Gough, 2018, p. 148). The house occupies a slight promontory, the land jutting into Eaglehawk Bay just enough to offer a view over the Neck. …
Continue reading “Tense Past: reflections on the art of Julie Gough”
Filming Golden Moss’s The Diver
Bright South has recently been helping Melbourne independent filmmakers Golden Moss with production of their new story. Filming has just been completed at a number of locations around the Tasman Peninsula. This was a mammoth task achieved in just 6 days, and was greatly assisted by the generosity of a number of locals, to whom we extend our heartfelt thanks. Read more …
Review: Rachel Mead’s The Flaw in the Pattern
Rachel’ Mead’s The Flaw in the Pattern takes you on a journey ranging from Tasmania’s Overland Track to the southern ocean, and out into the great basin of Lake Eyre. Her observations are always interknitted with the intimate details of life and human relations, which allow you to see into the flaws in the patterns of everyday language.
Mysterious coin trees
What’s going on with coin trees, and why has one appeared right here in lutruwita-Tasmania? And why do I only see them every six years?