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Alternative title: ABR
Note: Art-related pages co-edited (with Peter Rose) by Professor Jaynie Anderson, Herald Chair of Fine Arts, University of Melbourne.
Issue Details: First known date: 2007... no. 296 November 2007 of Australian Book Review est. 1961 Australian Book Review
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 2007 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Critical Blackout, single work column
A column canvassing recent literary news including brief reports on Paul Byrnes's winning of the 2007 Geraldine Pascall Prize for Critical Writing and the death of playwright Steve J. Spears.
 (p. 1)
Questioning the Template, Thea Biesheuvel , single work correspondence (p. 4)
The Packer Toll, Margaret Simons , single work review
— Review of The Rise and Rise of Kerry Packer Paul Barry , 1993 single work biography ; (p. 6-7)
National Obesssion, John Rickard , single work review
— Review of The Australians : Insiders and Outsiders on the National Character Since 1770 2007 anthology criticism extract ; (p. 13-14)
Mary Shelleyi"I was given to this body as haphazardly", Maria Takolander , single work poetry (p. 19)
Riveri"The mouth of a little fish had just sipped away a star", Judith Beveridge , single work poetry (p. 21)
International Nolan, Damian Smith , single work review
— Review of Nolan on Nolan : Sidney Nolan in His Own Words Sidney Nolan , 2007 selected work poetry correspondence diary prose interview ; (p. 26-27)
Field Guide, Ian Gibbins , sequence poetry (p. 27)
Prefacei"I could, if you prefer, create a list", Ian Gibbins , single work poetry (p. 27)
Comb Jellies (Ctenophora)i"Our nerve net", Ian Gibbins , single work poetry (p. 27)
Spotted Eagle Rays (Myliobatridae)i"If we had feet, we would dance;", Ian Gibbins , single work poetry (p. 27)
Hawksbill Turtle (Chelonidae)i"Down here among the soft corals,", Ian Gibbins , single work poetry (p. 27)
Blue Tigers (Nymphalidae)i"Somewhere between the clouds and the earth", Ian Gibbins , single work poetry (p. 27)
Black Fruit Bats (Pteropodidae)i"This would be a great place to hang around", Ian Gibbins , single work poetry (p. 27)
Sooty Shearwaters (Procellariidae)i"You really have to agree", Ian Gibbins , single work poetry (p. 27)
Striped Dolphins (Delphinidae)i"We have no knowledge of aerodynamics,", Ian Gibbins , single work poetry (p. 27)
Indexi"Awash on the reef,", Ian Gibbins , single work poetry (p. 27)
Friend's Acreage, Paul Brunton , single work review
— Review of The Diaries of Donald Friend. Volume 4 Donald Friend , 2006 selected work diary ; (p. 35)
The Fighting Jeans, Margaret Sankey , single work review
— Review of Napoleon's Double Antoni Jach , 2007 single work novel ; (p. 42-43)
Agamemnon's Edict, Shirley Walker , single work review
— Review of Landscape of Farewell Alex Miller , 2007 single work novel ; (p. 43-44)
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