Tag: Brisbane

Full Bore

Full Bore

by William McInnes (Hachette, 2016); audiobook read by William McInnes (W F Howes, 2017)

Book cover: Full Bore by William McInnes

A gentle, rather wistful gathering together of memories and musings. McInnes presents recollections within recollections, the weave of his stories constituting less a riotous series of anecdotes and more an appreciation of life as a mosaic of shared happiness and small moments.

A Lifetime of Impossible Days

A Lifetime of Impossible Days

by Tabitha Bird (Viking, 2019); audiobook read by Abbe Holmes (Wavesound, 2019)

Book cover: A Lifetime of Impossible Days by Tabitha Bird

A sad, beautiful book that weaves together childhood imagination, adult trauma and the wandering recollections of old age. Bird’s protagonist interacts with herself at three different stages of life, creating a believable life-in-flux at the juncture between speculative paradox and real-world therapy.

Boy Swallows Universe

Boy Swallows Universe

by Trent Dalton (4th Estate, 2018); audiobook read by Stig Wemyss (Bolinda, 2018)

Dalton_Boy Swallows Universe

Dalton paints a detailed, unromanticised picture of Brisbane in the 1980s. The story is a slowly unfolding epic, neatly plotted, with great attention to character, yet the writing’s unremitting descriptive slather evokes in its consumption the cloying regret of eating cheesecake nonstop.

 

 

The Brisbane Line

The Brisbane Line

by Hugh MacMaster (Rockhampton, 2000); audiobook read by Graham Webster (QNS Audio, 2002

MacMaster_Brisbane Line

A locally produced account of Australia’s controversial Second World War defence strategy and the historical circumstances from which it arose. MacMaster succeeds admirably in detailing Australia’s war efforts and providing the global context of military mismanagement, clandestine manoeuvring and self-interested political short-sightedness.

 

 

The Cat Empire’s Stolen Diamonds Tour

The Cat Empire’s Stolen Diamonds Tour

Live at the Fortitude Music Hall, 19 October 2019

Cat Empire_Stolen Diamonds Tour

Let there be jumping. The Cat Empire rocked Brisbane with its unique blend of brass, beats, keyboards and vocals, unpacking new gems and improvising solos through a back catalogue that now spans twenty years. Highlights included ‘Barricades’, ‘Fishies’ and ‘Steal the Light’.