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Palmer's column in this issue is remarkable for its lack of Australian content. Works reviewed include Caliban in Africa by Leonard Barnes, Captain James Cook, R.N. by Sir Joseph Carruthers, The Collected Poems of Edith Sitwell, Collette's Mitsou and Tashkent by Alexander Neveror.
McKinnon and Bennett describe in detail the points system they used to assess competition entries. They explain at length the failure of most entries to meet their criteria.
This column accompanies, and attempts to interpret the data from, the best seller lists from England and the United States of America and the list compiled by a committee nominated by the Associated Booksellers of Australia and New Zealand.