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Issue Details: First known date: 2004... vol. 36 no. 2 August 2004 of Australian Author est. 1969 Australian Author
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* Contents derived from the , 2004 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Bean There, Michelle Grattan , single work essay
Discusses the genesis of Grattan's book on C. E. W. Bean Back on the Wool Track.
 (p. 6-7)
Festival, Inc., Caroline Lurie , single work essay
Lurie discusses the changing significance of literary festivals which, she argues, have become so fashionable in Australia that they are a tourist attraction in many small towns. Unlike twenty years ago, the writers' festival today 'is a supersized, big-business blockbuster affair, with spunkier writers, sexier topics and a crowd who will have a latte with that. It's great for books and great for publishing, but has it lost its soul?'
 (p. 8-12)
The Little Aussie Battler, Dawn Cohen , single work essay
Headline: 'The arrival of the multinational megastore brought fears for the survival of the locals, but Australia's specialist bookshops are proving to be stayers.'
 (p. 20-25)
Novel Approach, Mardi McConnochie , single work essay (p. 26-28)
AustLit Crit, Bruce Bennett , single work correspondence (p. 29-30)
White Moon Rising, Dmetri Kakmi , single work autobiography (p. 34)
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