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Issue Details: First known date: 2005-2006... no. 277 December-January 2005-2006 of Australian Book Review est. 1961 Australian Book Review
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 2005-2006 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Martini Time, Craig Sherborne , single work review
— Review of Martini : A Memoir Frank Moorhouse , 2005 single work prose ; (p. 43)
Noble Comparisons, Troy Bramston , single work review
— Review of A Figure of Speech : A Political Memoir Graham Freudenberg , 2005 single work autobiography ; (p. 44-45)
A Desert Rover, Peter Steele , single work review
— Review of Dance of the Nomad : A Study of the Selected Notebooks of A. D. Hope. A. M. McCulloch , 2005 single work criticism ; (p. 45-46)
Clear of the World, Gillian Dooley , single work review
— Review of The Life of George Bass : Surgeon and Sailor of the Enlightenment Miriam Estensen , 2005 single work biography ; (p. 48)
The Hero Business, Paul H. De Serville , single work review
— Review of The Last Explorer : Hubert Wilkins : Australia's Unknown Hero Simon Nasht , 2005 single work biography ; (p. 49)
Do You Copy?i"Yes, I hear you. I hear", Chris Edwards , single work poetry (p. 50)
Boss Man, John Thompson , single work review
— Review of T. W. Edgeworth David : A Life : Geologist, Adventurer, Soldier and 'Knight in the Old Brown Hat' David Branagan , 2005 single work biography ; (p. 51)
Tyranny of the Tape Recorder, Brenda Niall , single work review
— Review of Margaret Olley : Far from a Still Life Meg Stewart , 2005 single work biography ; (p. 52)
Pastoral Crisis, Judith Bishop , single work review
— Review of The New Arcadia John Kinsella , 2005 selected work poetry ; (p. 56)
The Way We Live Now, Lisa Gorton , single work review
— Review of Friendly Fire Jennifer Maiden , 2005 selected work poetry ; (p. 57-58)
Fine Adjustments, Martin Duwell , single work review
— Review of Avenues and Runways Aidan Coleman , 2005 selected work poetry ; Throwing Stones at the Sun Cameron Lowe , 2005 selected work poetry ; Narcissism Maria Takolander , 2005 selected work poetry ; (p. 58-59)
A Small Fanstastic Pond, Jake Wilson , single work review
— Review of The Year's Best Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy : Volume 1 2005 anthology short story ; A Tour Guide in Utopia Lucy Sussex , 2005 selected work short story novella prose ; (p. 60-61)
Cool Crime, Rick Thompson , single work review
— Review of Snapshot Garry Disher , 2005 single work novel ; A Thing of Blood Robert Gott , 2005 single work novel ; Dirty Weekend Gabrielle Lord , 2005 single work novel ; (p. 61-62)
Best Children's Books of the Year, Stella Lees , Pam Macintyre , Stephanie Owen Reeder , Mike Shuttleworth , Ruth Starke , single work column
Children's book reviewers each nominate their best children's books of 2005. Many of the nominated titles are by Australian authors.
 (p. 63)
Avon Calling!, Ruth Starke , single work review
— Review of The Reef David Caddy , 2005 single work children's fiction ; Death of a Princess Susan Geason , 2005 single work children's fiction ; The Legend of Big Red James Roy , 2005 single work novella ; Catastrophe Cat Mary Small , 2004 single work children's fiction ; (p. 64-65)
A Terribly Serious Business, Nigel Pearn , single work review
— Review of Specky Magee and the Boots of Glory Felice Arena , Garry Lyon , 2005 single work children's fiction ; In Union Raewyn Caisley , 2005 single work children's fiction ; Maddy, Goal Defence Meredith Costain , 2005 single work children's fiction ; The Anniversary Legends Michael Panckridge , 2004 series - author children's fiction ; The Game of Life Deborah Abela , Johnny Warren , 2005 single work children's fiction ; (p. 65-66)
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