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Issue Details: First known date: 2006-2007... no. 287 December-January 2006-2007 of Australian Book Review est. 1961 Australian Book Review
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 2006-2007 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Those Who Come After, single work column (p. 1)
Antipodean Boswell, Paul Hetherington , single work column (p. 6)
Last Man Standing, Graeme Turner , single work review
— Review of Jonestown : The Power and the Myth of Alan Jones Chris Masters , 2006 single work biography ;
(p. 7-8)
Innocent Abroad, Neal Blewett , single work review
— Review of A Thinking Reed Barry Jones , 2006 single work autobiography ;
(p. 9-10)
The Legendary 'Fuck!' Speech, Joel Deane , single work review
— Review of Days Like These Michael Gurr , 2006 single work autobiography ;
(p. 11-12)
Up on Stilts, Peter Rose , single work review
— Review of Things I Didn't Know : A Memoir Robert Hughes , 2006 single work autobiography ; North Face of Soho : Unreliable Memoirs Volume 1V Clive James , 2006 single work autobiography ;
(p. 14-15)
All about Jenny, Gay Bilson , single work review
— Review of A Big Life Jenny Kee , Samantha Trenoweth , 2006 single work autobiography ;
(p. 17-18)
Aspects of Holinessi"So much shown in a little space", Rosemary Dobson , single work poetry (p. 20)
Scholar and Patriot, John Rickard , single work review
— Review of The Patrician and the Bloke : Geoffrey Serle and the Making of Australian History John Thompson , 2006 single work biography ;
(p. 22-24)
Best Books of the Year, Dennis Altman , Judith Beveridge , Neal Blewett , Pamela Bone , Paul Brunton , John Button , Peter Craven , Ian Donaldson , Morag Fraser , Kerryn Goldsworthy , Lisa Gorton , Bridget Griffen-Foley , Barry Jones , Gail Jones , Nicholas Jose , James Ley , Patrick McCaughey , David McCooey , Brian Matthews , Brenda Niall , Peter Porter , Michael Shmith , Maria Takolander , Angus Trumble , Chris Wallace-Crabbe , Geordie Williamson , single work column
Reviewers for Australian Book Review each nominate their best books of 2005. Some of the books listed are by Australian writers.
(p. 25-29)
Windowi"See,", Rose Lucas , single work poetry (p. 33)
The Licensed Fool's Vocation, Robert Phiddian , single work review
— Review of Following the Equator : A Journey around the World Mark Twain , 1897 single work prose ;
(p. 35)
After Heide, Mary Eagle , single work review
— Review of Bert and Ned : The Correspondence of Albert Tucker and Sidney Nolan Albert Tucker , Sidney Nolan , 2006 selected work correspondence ;
(p. 36)
Mother Knows Best, Paul Brunton , single work review
— Review of Life after Death : The Art of the Obituary Nigel Starck , 2006 single work criticism ;
(p. 40)
Good Old Goodies, Chris Wallace-Crabbe , single work review
— Review of 80 Great Poems from Chaucer to Now 2006 anthology poetry criticism ;
(p. 42)
Radical Drewe, Delia Falconer , single work review
— Review of The Best Australian Stories 2006 2006 anthology short story extract ;
(p. 43-44)
Displaced Heroes, Kabita Dhara , single work review
— Review of Diamond Dove Adrian Hyland , 2006 single work novel ; The Cobbler's Apprentice Sandy McCutcheon , 2006 single work novel ;
(p. 48-49)
Sleeping Dictionary, Aviva Tuffield , single work review
— Review of The Travel Writer Simone Lazaroo , 2006 single work novel ;
(p. 53)
Clarity and Mastery, Gregory Kratzmann , single work review
— Review of Other Summers Stephen Edgar , 2006 selected work poetry ;
(p. 54-55)
Boomers and Beemers, Kate McFadyen , single work review
— Review of Southerly vol. 66 no. 1 2006 periodical issue ; Griffith Review no. 13 Spring 2006 periodical issue ;
(p. 55-56)
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