November 1999 Issue No.216

Features
LA TROBE UNIVERSITYESSAY
José Borghino: For Art's Sake
ROLLING COLUMN
Don Darbyshire on Peter Carey: Some Fresh Insights
Reviews
biography
Drusilla Modjeska:Stravinsky's Lunch Chris Wallace-Crabbe
Paul Adams: The Stranger from Melbourne Laurie Clancy
Michael and Joan Tallis: The Silent Showman Thérèse Radic
autobiography
Erin Shale (ed): Inside Out Crusader Hillis
Rosamund Dalziell: Shameful Autobiographies David McCooey
history
John Ferry: Colonial ArmidaleBarrie Dyster
politics
J. Spoehr (ed): Beyond the Contract State Alex Castles
philosophy
Raimond Gaita: A Common Humanity Jean Curthoys
J.E. Malpas: Place and Experience Tony Hughes-d'Aeth
expatriates
Stephen Alomes: When London Calls John Rickard
psychology
Graham Little: The Public Emotions Michael McGirr
literary criticism
Ann Blake: Christina Stead's Politics of Place Kerryn Goldsworthy
fiction
Christopher Koch: Out of Ireland Cassandra Pybus
Elliot Perlman:The Reasons I Won't Be Coming Andrew Riemer
Kathleen Stewart: The Red Room Terri-ann White
Gaby Naher: Bathing in Light Thomas Shapcott
science fiction
Rory Barnes and Damien Broderick: The Book of Revelation Rosaleen Love
crime fiction
Anne Hilton-Bruce: Dear Dead Brother
& Tom Howard: A Brush with Death J. R. Carroll
poetry
Les Murray:Conscious and Verbal Ivor Indyk
Geoff Page: The Scarring & Patricia Sykes: Wire Dancing Martin Harrison
Six Five Islands Press poets Jennifer Maiden
children's books
Mark Svendsen: Snigger James on Grey
& Phil Cummings: A Piece of Mind Robyn Sheahan-Bright
Christine Harris: Foreign Devil
& Strephan Mappin: Kiss of BloodStephen Matthews
James Roy: Captain Mack
&Corey Daniells: Mystery at Devon HouseJudith Ridge
Glyn Parry: Scooterboy & John Larkin: Pizza Features Barry Carozzi
shorts
Vin Maskell and Gina Perry: Write to Publish
&
Susan Kurosawa: Coasting Elizabeth Dean
Carol Woods: Vision Fugitive
& Kerry Conway: Do You Take This Man? Anastasia Gonis
Peter Wherrett: The Quest for the Perfect Car
&
M. J. Hyland and Carolyn Tetaz (eds): Nocturnal Submissions Melissa Hart
bulletin board
Cover this month...
Julian Martin: James Hird1997, pastel on paper 65 x50cm
Exhibition of the work of nine artists from Arts Project Australia, November 3-27
Australian Galleries, 33 Derby Street, Collingwood, Vic 3066