September 1997 Issue No. 194
Features
ROLLING COLUMNS: Subhash Jaireth, David Brooks, Peter Boyle
NATIONAL LIBRARY AUSTRALIAN VOICES ESSAY
Nigel Krauth: The Big Theme Park: One Writer's Queensland
EXTRACTS: from a speech on Crime Fiction by Stephen Knight
Children's Book Council of Australia Awards
OBITUARY Caroline Macdonald
EXTRACT: from Anthony Macris' Capital, Volume One
Reviews
australian history
Grace Karskens: The Rocks Geoffrey Bolton
Joy Damousi: Depraved and Disorderly Emma Floyd
landscape
George Seddon: Landprints Stephen Muecke
Tim Bowden: The Silence Calling Peter Pierce
politics
Gough Whitlam: Abiding Interests Gerard Henderson
John Bray: Gallienus & Wilfred Prest (ed): A Portrait of John Bray Alex Castles
biography
Diane Langmore: Glittering Surfaces Nicholas Hasluck
George Alexander: Mortal Divide Adam Aitken
Jennifer Spry: Orlando's Sleep Kathleen Mary Fallon
Barrie Crowley: A View From a Low Bough Tony Smith
art
Christopher Allen: Art in Australia Richard Haese
Ken Cato (ed): First Choice Jackie Cooper
fiction
David Ireland: The Chosen Kerryn Goldsworthy
Robert Drewe (ed): The Penguin Book of the City Andrew Riemer
Penelope Rowe: Blood Song Jane Messer
Bernard Cohen: The Blindman's Hat Phillipa Hawker
Sophie Masson: The Hoax David Brooks
Catherine Jinks: Little White Secrets Katharine England
Jack Dann: The Memory Cathedral ChristopherBantick
film
Samantha Long, Director: The Well Peter Craven
crime fiction
Stephen Knight: Continent of Mystery Stuart Coupe
Jean Bedford: Now You See Me Cath Kenneally
poetry
Tracy Ryan: Bluebeard in Drag Dorothy Hewett
Caroline Caddy: Working Temple Barry Hill
John Kinsella (ed): Salt Volume 10 Robert Adamson children's books
Julie Ireland: Hanging By A Thread Nadia Wheatley
Robin Klein: The Listmaker & Garry Disher: The Apostle Bird Stephen Matthews
Dianna Chase: Timeslip , Colin Bowles: Surfing Mr Petrovich & Michael Stephens: King Croker's Sword Vashti Farrer
Vashti Farrer: Ned's Kang-u-roo Margaret Dunkle
Picture Books: Nicola Robinson
Regular Features
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
SHORTS: Suzy Foerster & Amanda Lawrence
BULLETIN BOARD
Cover this month...
Geoff Ricardo: Emblem 1996
etching, aquatint & drypoint 60 x 44.5cm
courtesy of Australian Galleries, 35 Derby Street, Collingwood, Vic. 3066