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Issue Details:
First known date:
2008...
no.
305
October
2008
of
Australian Book Review
est. 1961
Australian Book Review
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* Contents derived from the 2008 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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The Flair of a Conjuror,
single work
column
(p. 1)A column canvassing current literary news including brief reports on the publication of Chris Wallace-Crabbe's Telling a Hawk from a Handsaw and the announcement in September 2008 of Melbourne as a UNESCO City of Literature.
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Setting the Record Straight,
single work
correspondence
(p. 4)Louise Campbell corrects false information about Ernestine Hill that is included in Susanna de Vries's Desert Queen : The Many Lives and Loves of Daisy Bates. Campbell says: 'HarperCollins has undertaken to correct facts about Ernestine Hill in a rewrite of appropriate portions in any future editions of this title.'
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Don't Rain on Their Parade,
single work
correspondence
(p. 4)Patrick Allington, commenting on 'the poor representation of creative artists on Australia's honours lists', proposes a new award to honour dissenters.
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'Let a Message Be Found',
single work
review
— Review of Doing Life : A Biography of Elizabeth Jolley 2008 single work biography ; (p. 7-8) -
The Lyons Den,
single work
review
— Review of J. A. Lyons, the Tame Tasmanian : Appeasement and Rearmament in Australia, 1932-39 2008 single work biography ; Enid Lyons : Leading Lady to a Nation 2008 single work biography ; (p. 9-10) -
Sharman, Shaman, Showman,
single work
review
— Review of Blood and Tinsel: A Memoir 2008 single work autobiography ; (p. 11-12) - We Being Ghostsi"Too many of my friends are dead, and other wrecked", single work poetry (p. 12)
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More Than the Bare Facts,
single work
review
— Review of The Naked Truth : A Life in Parts 2008 single work autobiography ; (p. 13-14) -
Barefoot on Sharp Stones,
single work
review
— Review of Arabesques : A Tale of Double Lives 2008 single work autobiography ; (p. 15-16) -
Networked Networks,
single work
review
— Review of Networked Language : Culture and History in Australian Poetry 2008 single work criticism ; (p. 16-17) -
The Great Nothingness,
single work
review
— Review of The Penguin Book of the Road 2008 anthology short story biography ; (p. 18-19) - The Archivisti"She trawls through reams of paper pinned in files,", single work poetry (p. 19)
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Remaindering Jane,
single work
review
— Review of The Business of Books : Booksellers and the English Book Trade 1450-1850 2008 single work criticism ; (p. 20) -
Accommodating the Past,
single work
review
— Review of The Lieutenant 2008 single work novel ; (p. 24-25) - Sinner's Marshi"There's a sleechy smell here, grey frogs on the bank", single work poetry (p. 26)
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'Down Had Been Falling',
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review
— Review of Vertigo : A Pastoral 2008 single work novella ; (p. 27) -
Drowning, Not Waving,
single work
review
— Review of The Rip 2008 selected work short story ; (p. 28) -
Living With the Past,
single work
review
— Review of The Sinkings 2008 single work novel ; (p. 29) -
A Tragic Comedy,
single work
review
— Review of The Nearly Happy Family 2008 single work novel ; (p. 30) -
Missing from My Own Life,
single work
essay
(p. 31-34)
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