February/March 1998 Issue No. 198
Features
Robert Manne's speech at the launch of Raimond Gaita's Romulus , My Father
ROLLING COLUMN David Williamson: Confessions of a Culture War Villain
ROLLING COLUMN Lisa Kerrigan: Magazine Journeys
NATIONAL LIBRARY AUSTRALIAN ESSAY: Don Miller: Anticipation
INDEX of Books reviewed in 1997
Reviews
biography
David Barrett with Pru Goward: John Howard Joe Rich
Peter Wherrett and Richard Wherrett: Desirelines Kerryn Goldsworthy
Phillip Knightly: A Hack's Progress Ann Skea
Who's Who in Australia 1998 John Arnold
feminism
Jenna Mead (ed.): bodyjamming Kate Macdonnell
Jocelyn A. Scutt: The Incredible Woman Kate Macdonnell
history
Anne Whitehead: Paradise Mislaid Richard Hall
Russell McGregor: Imagined Destinies David English
art
Wystan Curnow: Imants Tillers and the Book of Power Edward Colless
Michael Bogle: Design in Australia Peter Anderson
Geoff Levitus (ed.): Lying About the Landscape PeterHaynes
film
Gillian Armstrong's Oscar and Lucinda Peter Craven
Peter Mudie: Ubu Films Juno Gemes
sport
Gideon Haigh: The Summer Game Laurie Clancy
sociology
Joan Sauers: Brothers and Sisters Karen Lamb
interviews
Antonella Gambotto: An Instinct for the Kill Airlie Lawson
fiction
Bryce Courtenay: Tommo & Hawk
Michael Sharkey
Debra Adelaide: Serpent Dust Carl Harrison-Ford
Emma Tom:: Deadset Tina Muncaster
Steven Carrol: Tasting Salt Lisa Kerrigan
Luke Davies: The Lovesong of Lucy McBride Kevin Brophy
Tim Ferguson: Left, Right and Centre Simon Clews
crime fiction
Gary Disher: Straight, Bent and Barbara Vine
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Kerry Greenwood: Raisins and Almonds Stuart Coupe
science fiction
Greg Egan: Diaspora Damien Broderick
poetry
Philip Meade (ed): Frank Wilmot
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Hugh Anderson: Frank Wilmot Chris Wallace-Crabbe
Martin Harrison: The Kangaroo Farm David McCooey
Dennis Haskell: The Ghost Names Sing
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Andrew Sant: Album of Domestic Exiles Brian Henry
children's books
Libby Gleeson: Refuge Tess Brady
Tessa Duder and Peter McFarlane (eds): Personal Best Garry Disher
Picture Books: Nicola Robinson
regular features
Letters
Shorts: Sophie Benkemoun, Justin Clemens, Ben Zipper
Bulletin Board
Cover this month...
Thomas Deverell: Collages, 14 x 19cm, from the series 'Synoptic Metropolis'