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Issue Details: First known date: 1948... vol. 2 no. 7 January 1948 of The Australasian Book News and Literary Journal est. 1947 The Australasian Book News and Literary Journal
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Notes

  • Also includes Hamlyn's reviews of crime novels.
  • Includes Books Published in Australia: List of Books Supplied to the National Library, Canberra, under the Provisions of the Copyright Act. 27 October - 18 November, 1947 (pp. 386-389)

Contents

* Contents derived from the 1948 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Tall Stories, Alan Tory , single work prose humour (p. 339-340, 368)
Poetry with New Vision, L. I. Shephard , single work criticism (p. 341-342,359)
Unacknowledged Abridgements, Eric Lowe , single work
Lowe attacks the common practice of altering and abridging manuscripts without the acknowledgement or consent of the author.
 (p. 343-344)
The Author's Right to Live, R. G. Howarth , single work
Howarth suggests one of the threats to Australian Literature is a common reluctance to pay for it.
 (p. 345,375)
Louis Aragon's 'Rough Draft', Ken Levis , single work review
— Review of The House of Winston Blaker : A Novel of Queensland Edith McKay , 1947 single work novel ; The Fortunes of Richard Mahony : Comprising Australia Felix, The Way Home, Ultima Thule Henry Handel Richardson , 1930 selected work novel ; (p. 346-347)
Fellowship in the South, H. H. Jervis , single work review
— Review of South With Mawson: Reminiscences of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 Charles F. Laseron , 1947 single work autobiography ; (p. 348-349, 371)
Not For Publication, Warrigal Jack , single work column
Cleary's work is altered. Jack notes that the 1947 Who's Who in Australia "sets an astonishing precedent by ranking artists and writers as important people". Elsewhere, it's reported, Paul Feffer, a representative of American publisher Henry M. Snyder is seeking Australian manuscripts.
 (p. 350)
The Flying Doctor, George Farwell , single work review
— Review of Flying Doctor Calling : The Flying Doctor Service of Australia Ernestine Hill , 1947 single work non-fiction ; (p. 351-352, 372)
South With Mawson, Charles F. Laseron , extract autobiography (p. 353-355, 357-359)
Australian Literary Calendar : January, W. E. FitzHenry , single work (p. 360)
Recent Books : Digest of the Month's reading, single work review
— Review of With Every Year Catherine Gaskin , 1947 single work novel ; Twice Their Prisoners Walter Irvine Summons , 1946 single work autobiography ; The Smile of Herschale Handle Benjamin Newman Jubal , 1947 selected work short story ; 72 Essays : a selection Walter Murdoch , 1947 selected work essay ; Roaming Around Australia Frank Clune , 1947 single work prose ; (p. 361-363, 366-368)
My Life and Works, R. G. Howarth , single work prose humour (p. 369-371)
Note: Editor's note: Reprinted from Literary Particles.
Beach Buriali"Softly and humbly to the Gulf of Arabs", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry war literature (p. 372)
Note: Editor's note: From Australian Poetry, 1944.
Wanted: Writers For Youth, Eve Pownall , single work criticism
Pownall calls for more authors to write for the youth market in what she refers to as The Era of the Teenager.
 (p. 376-378)
Recent Children's Books, Eve Pownall , single work review
— Review of Ellice of Ainslie Edna Roughley , 1947 single work children's fiction ; Jock : an Australian fantasy Beverley Noldt , 1947 single work children's fiction ; No Medals for Meg Nance Donkin , 1947 single work children's fiction ; Danger on the Map Allan Aldous , 1947 single work children's fiction ; Poppy Faces the World Pixie O'Harris , 1947 single work children's fiction ; (p. 379-382)
Once Upon a Time, Jill Meillon , single work criticism (p. 383-384)
Book Week at Goulburn, single work column (p. 384)
So They Say: Some Letters to the Editor, Edgar Charles Harris , Ion L. Idriess , Colin Evans , single work correspondence
Harris objects to the Society's criticism of the poor presentation of children's books. Idriess writes in praise of Australasian Book News. Evans, from the Newcastle Writers' Club, reacts to negative comment about Newcastle from Warrigal Jack.
 (p. 385)
Notes and News, single work column
This column includes Croll's obituary, a discussion of best sellers, and the placement of a memorial plaque in the garden of Furphy's home in Shepparton.
 (p. 390-391)
Round the World, single work column (p. 392)
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