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Alternative title: ABR
Issue Details: First known date: 2008... no. 299 March 2008 of Australian Book Review est. 1961 Australian Book Review
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 2008 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
300 and All That!, single work column
A column canvassing current literary news including a brief report on Barry Humphries' ill-health.
 (p. 1)
Defending Darleen Bungey, Richard Walsh , single work correspondence (p. 4)
Ian Britain Replies:, Ian Britain , single work correspondence (p. 4)
Something in the Water, Elisabeth Holdsworth , single work correspondence (p. 4)
Dishonouring Our Writers, Peter Rose , single work column
Peter Rose deplores the decline in literary recipients of Order of Australia honours. He also notes that, among those who do receive awards, many are at the lower end of the hierarchically structured system.
 (p. 7)
2007 - 'about Must and about Must Go', Chris Wallace-Crabbe , single work diary
Excerpts from Chris Wallace-Crabbe's diary for the year 2007.
 (p. 13-15)
Marking Time, Peter Rose , single work review
— Review of His Illegal Self Peter Carey , 2008 single work novel ; (p. 18)
A Chick-Lit Trojan Horse, Jo Case , single work review
— Review of Addition Toni Jordan , 2008 single work novel ; (p. 19)
Explain Away, Judith Armstrong , single work review
— Review of Murder on the Apricot Coast Marion Halligan , 2008 single work novel ; (p. 20)
It's about Killing People, Tony Smith , single work review
— Review of In the Evil Day Peter Temple , 2002 single work novel ; (p. 21)
[Review] The Con, Christina Hill , single work review
— Review of The Con Jesse Pentecost , 2008 single work novel ; (p. 22)
Untitled, Louise Swinn , single work review
— Review of Fear of Tennis David Cohen , 2007 single work novel ; (p. 22)
[Review] Many Years a Thief, Rebecca Starford , single work review
— Review of Many Years a Thief David Hutchison , 2007 single work novel ; (p. 22)
Mythic Sculthorpe, Elliott Gyger , single work review
— Review of Peter Sculthorpe : The Making of an Australian Composer Graeme Skinner , 2007 single work biography ; (p. 23-24)
So Long Bulletin, Bridget Griffen-Foley , single work column (p. 26)
One More Falling Body, Brenda Niall , single work column
Brenda Niall, the author of Martin Boyd: A Life, investigates and dismisses Darleen Bungey's claim (in Arthur Boyd: A Life) that Martin Boyd's death was suicide.
 (p. 27-28)
The Fortunes of Martin Boyd, Elspeth Sandys , single work column
Elspeth Sandys writes of her frustrated, but undiminished, hope of filming an adaptation of Martin Boyd's The Langton Quartet.
 (p. 29-30)
Castellating the New World, Humphrey McQueen , single work review
— Review of The Crag : Castlecrag 1924-1938 Wanda Spathopoulos , 2007 single work autobiography ; (p. 31-32)
In a Warm, Soft Place, Carol Middleton , single work review
— Review of The View from Connor's Hill : A Memoir Barry Heard , 2007 single work autobiography ; (p. 33)
Moonlight among Stones, Barry Hill , single work criticism (p. 34-36)
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