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1 y separately published work icon In Conversation with Tim Byrne Jack Callil (presenter), Southbank : Australian Book Review, Inc. , 2021 23440281 2021 single work podcast

'In today's episode of the ABR Podcast Tim Byrne discusses his review of Mark Mordue's new biography of Nick Cave, Boy on Fire, with ABR Digital Editor Jack Callil.'(Production summary) 
1 Believe In Me by Lucy Neave Review : An Intimate, Absorbing and Vibrant Generational Saga Jack Callil , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 21 September 2021;
— Review of Believe in Me Lucy Neave , 2021 single work novel
1 Repentance by Alison Gibbs Review : Hippies and Loggers Collide in 1970s Outback Jack Callil , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 22 January 2021;
— Review of Repentance Alison Gibbs , 2021 single work novel
1 Lech Blaine,Car Crash: A Memoir Jack Callil , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 27 March - 2 April 2021;
— Review of Car Crash : A Memoir Lech Blaine , 2021 single work autobiography
1 Factory 19 by Dennis Glover Review : An Orwellian Dystopia in Tasmania's Near Future Jack Callil , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 27 November 2020;
— Review of Factory 19 Dennis Glover , 2020 single work novel
1 Jack Callil Reviews 'Hare's Fur' by Trevor Shearston Jack Callil , 2019 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 409 2019; (p. 58)
1 Car Ride Jack Callil , 2017 single work short story
— Appears in: Voiceworks , Summer no. 110 2017-2018; (p. 87-94)

'And dad's first to go, while outside the countryside rushes by in bounds. A few ash trees run past like children, others slow giants in the distance. Each one planted far away from one another. I watch them wave in the cool air while we all sit inside, cocooned in warmth, stubby fingers under thighs. I write my name in the steamed glass, and in the reflection Dad turns-as if about to speak-but instead he says nothing, only slumping onto Mum's shoulder...' (Publication abstract)
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