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Issue Details: First known date: 2007-2008... no. 297 December-January 2007-2008 of Australian Book Review est. 1961 Australian Book Review
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 2007-2008 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Vale Andrea Stretton 1952-2007, single work obituary (p. 1)
Three Companions, single work column (p. 1)
Academy Editions of Australian Literature, John Mulvaney , single work correspondence (p. 4)
The Father of all Media, Richard Walsh , single work review
— Review of Making Books : Contemporary Australian Publishing 2007 anthology criticism ; (p. 6-7)
Best Books of the Year, Dennis Altman , Judith Armstrong , Nicholas Birns , Geoffrey Blainey , Neal Blewett , Pamela Bone , Ian Britain , Paul Brunton , Morag Fraser , Lisa Gorton , Fiona Gruber , Barry Jones , Gail Jones , Nicholas Jose , John Kinsella , James Ley , Lyn McCredden , Peter Mares , Brenda Niall , Peter Porter , Angus Trumble , Shirley Walker , Geordie Williamson , single work column
Australian writers and reviewers each nominate their best books of 2007. Some of the books listed are by Australian writers
 (p. 18-22)
Best Books of 2007 : Children's and Young Adult, Pam Macintyre , Mike Shuttleworth , Anna Ryan-Punch , Stephanie Owen Reeder , Nigel Pearn , Ruth Starke , single work column
Reviewers for Australian Book Review each nominate their best books of 2007.
 (p. 23)
Dark Path, Peter Pierce , single work review
— Review of The Trout Opera Matthew Condon , 2007 single work novel ; (p. 24)
Koch's Strategy of Archetypes, Adrian Mitchell , single work review
— Review of The Memory Room Christopher Koch , 2007 single work novel ; (p. 26-27)
An Agreeable Planet, Patrick Allington , single work review
— Review of The Complete Stories David Malouf , 2007 selected work short story ; (p. 29-30)
It's Raining in Wollongongi"was all it said", Shane McCauley , single work poetry (p. 30)
Dynastic Machinations, Christina Hill , single work review
— Review of The Devil and Maria d'Avalos Victoria Hammond , 2007 single work novel ; (p. 31)
The Art of Literary Flirting, Jo Case , single work review
— Review of The Orphan Gunner Sara Knox , 2007 single work novel ; (p. 32)
Martial Arts, Chad Habel , single work review
— Review of Heaven's Net Is Wide Lian Hearn , 2007 single work novel ; Blue Dragon Kylie Chan , 2007 single work novel ; (p. 33)
The Low-Down, Owen Richardson , single work review
— Review of The Dirty Beat Venero Armanno , 2007 single work novel ; (p. 34)
In Brief : Fiction, Rebecca Starford , single work review
— Review of The Low Road Chris Womersley , 2007 single work novel ; (p. 35)
In Brief : Fiction, Steven Gome , single work review
— Review of Ocean Road Glyn Parry , 2007 single work novel ; (p. 35)
In Brief : Fiction, Tali Polichtuk , single work review
— Review of Rohypnol Andrew Hutchinson , 2006 single work novel ; (p. 35)
Writing from the Sad Height, Pamela Bone , single work review
— Review of Dying : A Memoir Donald Horne , Myfanwy Gollan , 2007 selected work autobiography biography essay ; (p. 36)
Darting But Not Haphazard, Judith Armstrong , single work review
— Review of Courage : Guts, Grit, Spine, Heart, Balls, Verve Maria Tumarkin , 2007 single work autobiography ; (p. 38)
Undiplomatic Humour?, Joan Grant , single work review
— Review of Undiplomatic Activities Richard Woolcott , 2007 single work autobiography ; (p. 39)
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