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Issue Details: First known date: 1937... vol. 9 no. 12 1 December 1937 of All About Books est. 1928 All About Books
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Notes

  • Cover photograph captioned: Furnley Maurice (Frank Wilmot), The well-known Australian poet, author of the popular volume of child verses, The Bay and Padie Book, which has just been re-issued by the Melbourne University Press.
  • Also includes an extensive article on the writing and publishing of Gone With the Wind.
  • Includes 'Some Religious Books of 1937 - A Causerie' - a two page summary - followed by a short piece by Thorpe on heineman's release of "a purely literary edition" of the bible.
  • Includes a two-page illustrated spread of Amalgamated Press Christmas Annuals.
  • The three page piece 'Novels for Holiday Reading and Christmas Gifts' Australian content comprises of a very brief mention of the publication of Grant Rosman's Unfamiliar Faces.
  • Also includes an article on the pronunciation of titles and the names of authors.

Contents

* Contents derived from the 1937 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Henry Lawson Prize Essay, single work column
Short piece announcing the prizewinning authors of essays on the topic 'In What Way Can the Interests of Australian Literature Be Best Forwarded?' Boyd was the winner and Cottman an honourable mention. Other place-getters were L.W. Nairn of Adelaide (second place), Mr A.G. Millet of Horsham and Miss K. Slaney-Poole of Adelaide.
 (p. 184)
Your Own Library: How to Build It Up, John Quill , single work prose
Includes a section headed 'Collecting Australian Authors'. 'Quill's' collection will begin with the Australian Literature Society's gold medal winning novels.
 (p. 186-187)
New Australian Books, Frederick T. Macartney , single work review
— Review of I Find Australia 'William Hatfield' , 1937 single work autobiography ; Under Capricorn Helen Simpson , 1937 single work novel ; Over the Range: Sunshine and Shadow in the Kimberleys Ion L. Idriess , 1937 single work prose ; (p. 188-189)
Travelling Europe, single work review
— Review of Vagrant in Summer : Holiday Memories of Nine European Towns Nina Murdoch , 1937 single work prose ; (p. 190)
A Bookman's Letter to Young People, The Bookman , single work review
— Review of Clancy Ann Shead , 1937 single work children's fiction ; Billabong Gold Mary Grant Bruce , 1937 single work children's fiction ;
Short reviews and recommendations. Parents are alerted to the appearance of cheaper editions of Turner, Pyke and Turner's work.
 (p. 204)
Australian Literature Society [Meeting Report], F. G. G. Hynes , single work review
Report of the Society meeting where the listed books were reviewed. Booth (the Society President) announced a gift from R.A. Crouch for the establishment of a gold medal prize for best literary publication other than a novel.
 (p. 210-211)
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