CURRENT
ISSUE
May 2008 No.301 $8.95
CONTENTS
ADVANCES
The
latest literary news from the Editor's desk.
LETTERS
Bob Reece, Nicholas Brown, Brenda Niall, Ian Britain, John Thompson,
Paul Genoni
TRIBUTE
John Button An Integrated Life Morag
Fraser
LITERARY
STUDIES
Fredric Jameson: The Modernist Papers J.M.
Coetzee
Catherine Cole: The Poet Who Forgot David
Brooks
James Wood: How Fiction Works Stephanie
Bishop
POEMS
Chris Andrews
Philip Mead
Jill Jones
ANTHOLOGY
Anita Heiss and Peter Minter (eds): Macquarie PEN Anthology
of Aboriginal Literature Jaya Savige
POLITICS
Darius Rejali: Torture and Democracy Julian
Burnside
Tony Jones (ed.): The Best Australian Political Writing 2008
Patrick Allington
FICTION
Tim Winton: Breath James Ley
Helen Garner: The Spare Room Peter
Rose
Julia Leigh: Disquiet Nicholas Birns
Joan London: The Good Parents Kate
McFadyen
PAST
AND PRESENT
Tim Winton: The Turning James Ley
INTERNATIONAL
STUDIES
Joseph Stiglitz and Linda Bilmes: The Three Trillion Dollar
War Hugh White
HISTORY
Marilyn Lake and Henry Reynolds: Drawing the Global Colour
Line Warwick Anderson
INDIGENOUS
STUDIES
Michael Davis: Writing Heritage Maria
Nugent
AUSTRALIAN HISTORY
Anna Clark: Historys Children John
Hirst
Ray Evans: A History of Queensland David
Moore
Jonathan Richards: The Secret War Russell
McGregor
MEMOIRS
Georgia Blain: Births Deaths Marriages
Kathleen Stewart: The After Life Shirley
Walker
Sabina Wolanski (with Diana Bagnall): Destined to Live
Yossi Klein
Kate Jennings: Stanley and Sophie Michael
Williams
MUSIC
Ann Blainey: I am Melba Michael Shmith
Alex Ross: The Rest Is Noise Robert
Gibson
ART
Judith Pugh: Unstill Life
Irena Sibley: Self-Portrait of the Artists Wife Vivien
Gaston
CHINESE
STUDIES
Antonia Finnane: Changing Clothes in China Gloria
Davies
THE
2007 ABR/ FLINDERS UNIVERSITY ANNUAL LECTURE
Body, Brain and the New Science of Communication Ian
Gibbins
GAY
STUDIES
Michael Bernard Kelly: Seduced by Grace John
Rickard
POETRY
Elizabeth Campbell: Letters to the Tremulous Hand
L.K. Holt: Man Wolf Man Maria Takolander
Barry Hill: As We Draw Ourselves Martin
Duwell
REFERENCE
Urusla Dubosarsky (illus. Tohby Riddle): The Word Spy
Paul Jennings: The Reading Bug and How to Help Your Child Catch
It Stephanie Owen Reeder
YOUNG
ADULT FICTION
Catherine Jinks: Genius Squad
Celeste Walters: At Seventeen Maya
Linden
CONTRIBUTORS