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Issue Details: First known date: 2012... no. 344 September 2012 of Australian Book Review est. 1961 Australian Book Review
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 2012 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Advances, single work column
A column canvassing current literary news including reports on Matt Rubinstein's win in the 2012 Calibre Prize, and on the disquiet caused by Fairfax's decision to 'remove its books editor at the Canberra Times and to rely on literary reviews and commentaries emanating from Fairfax's two main broadsheets, the Age and the Sydney Morning Herald.

'Advances' also notes the deaths of Peter Steele, Rosemary Dobson and Robert Hughes.
 (p. 1, 4)
Fairfax Central, Jaki Arthur , Joel Becker , Alison Broinowski , David Brooks , Alexa Burnell , Tracey Cheetham , single work correspondence
This letter draws attention to 'the implication of the upcoming Fairfax consolidation of The Age, Sydney Morning Herald, and the Canberra Times book sections'.
 (p. 4)
'A Hell of a Calling Card' : Patrick White's Jackeroo Epic Is Finally Reissued, Peter Craven , single work criticism

Peter Craven concludes his introduction to Patrick White's Happy Valley by saying that the novel 'is a book we need to rediscover. It gives us White as a fledgling novelist, as fresh and wonderstruck and full of a desire to recreate the world as ever Australia was blessed with.'

 (p. 9-10)
Hollows of the Heart, Bernadette Brennan , single work review
— Review of Wild Card : An Autobiography, 1923-1958 Dorothy Hewett , 1990 single work autobiography ; (p. 12-13)
Patterns in Nature, Sue Hurley , single work short story (p. 17-21)
Remembering Robert Hughes (1938-2012), Jane Goodall , single work obituary (p. 23)
Kip's War, Donata Carrazza , single work review
— Review of Nine Days Toni Jordan , 2012 single work novel ; (p. 24)
Whip Music, Anthony Lynch , single work review
— Review of Dissonance Stephen Orr , 2012 single work novel ; (p. 25)
Bang. Bang. Bang., Alison Broinowski , single work review
— Review of Beneath the Darkening Sky Majok Tulba , 2012 single work novel ; (p. 26)
Tended by Foxes, Ngiare Elliot , single work short story (p. 28-32)
Body and Soul : Copyright Law and Enforcement in the Age of the Electronic Book, Matt Rubinstein , single work essay (p. 33-34, 36-38, 40-41)
Private Letters, Dennis Haskell , single work review
— Review of The Land's Meaning : New Selected Poems Randolph Stow , 2012 selected work poetry ; (p. 42-43)
The Grandfatheri"Wasn't technically a grandfather, but", Michael Farrell , single work poetry (p. 44)
Untitled, Milly Main , single work review
— Review of Fault Lines Pierz Newton-John , 2012 selected work short story ; (p. 49)
[Review] Dancing to the Flute, Diana Carroll , single work review
— Review of Dancing to the Flute Manisha Jolie Amin , 2012 single work novel ; (p. 49)
Untitled, Angela E. Andrewes , single work review
— Review of Secrets of the Tides Hannah Richell , 2012 single work novel ; (p. 49)
Gorgeous Perambulator, Jack Cox , single work short story (p. 51-56)
Co. Kerryi"The very smell of the sea beckons -", Paul Kane , single work poetry (p. 56)
Midwest Gothic, Francesca Sasnaitis , single work review
— Review of Sufficient Grace Amy Espeseth , 2009 single work novel ; (p. 63)
Note: Written as: Francesca Sasnaitis.
Classical Mirrors, Mike Ladd , single work review
— Review of Asymmetry Aidan Coleman , 2012 selected work poetry ; (p. 73)
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