Australian Book Review

August 2019, no. 413

August 2019, no. 413

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Essay Collection

Dan Dixon reviews Trick Mirror: Reflections on self-delusion by Jia Tolentino

Photography

Artist’s Statement from Brenda L. Croft

by Brenda L. Croft

Fiction

Ellen van Neerven reviews The Yield by Tara June Winch

by Ellen van Neerven

Fiction

The White Girl by Tony Birch

by Sandra R. Phillips

Commentary

'Behrouz Boochani and the politics of naming' by Omid Tofighian

by Omid Tofighian

Poem

'Songline contraband', a new poem by Samuel Wagan Watson

by Samuel Wagan Watson

Commentary

'Living in the Indigenous space' by Lynette Russell

by Lynette Russell

Opera

Epiphany: 'A Night at the Opera' by Deborah Cheetham

by Deborah Cheetham

Philosophy

Julia Kindt reviews Socrates in Love: The making of a philosopher by Armand D’Angour

History

Euzebiusz Jamrozik reviews Defeating the Ministers of Death: The compelling history of vaccination by David Isaacs

by Euzebiusz Jamrozik

Poem

'Don’t Feel Sorry About It', a new poem by Robert Harris

by Robert Harris

Fiction

Patrick Allington reviews Bodies of Men by Nigel Featherstone

by Patrick Allington

History

Keyvan Allahyari reviews Australian Books and Authors in the American Marketplace 1840s–1940s by David Carter and Roger Osborne

by Keyvan Allahyari

Biography

Robin Gerster reviews Postcolonial Heritage and Settler Well-Being: The historical fictions of Roger Mcdonald by Christopher Lee

by Robin Gerster

Politics

Paul Giles reviews Permanent Revolution: The reformation and the illiberal roots of liberalism by James Simpson

Poetry

Judith Bishop reviews The Gang Of One: Selected poems by Robert Harris

by Judith Bishop

Essay Collection

David Haworth reviews Growing Up Aboriginal In Australia edited by Anita Heiss

by David Haworth

Publisher of the Month

Publisher of the Month with Rachel Bin Salleh

Calibre Prize

2019 Calibre Essay Prize (Winner): 'Nah Doongh’s Song' by Grace Karskens

by Grace Karskens

History

Kelly D. Wiltshire reviews A Little History of Archaeology by Brian Fagan

by Kelly Wiltshire

Poem

'Walgajunmanha All Time', a new poem by Charmaine Papertalk Green

by Charmaine Papertalk Green

Open Page

Open Page with Bruce Pascoe

Commentary

Richard J. Martin reviews The Colonial Fantasy: Why white Australia can’t solve black problems by Sarah Maddison

by Richard J. Martin

Language

Bruce Moore reviews Australia’s Original Languages: An introduction by R.M.W. Dixon

True Crime

Stephen Dedman reviews Bowraville by Dan Box

by Stephen Dedman

Australian History

Anna Clark reviews Australia’s First Naturalists: Indigenous peoples’ contribution to early zoology by Penny Olsen and Lynette Russell

Biography

Michael Winkler reviews A Stolen Life: The Bruce Trevorrow case by Antonio Buti and My Longest Round by Wally Carr and Gaele Sobott

by Michael Winkler

Commentary

'So much at stake: Forging a treaty with authority and respect' by Sarah Maddison and Dale Wandin

by Sarah Maddison and Dale Wandin

Essay Collection

Bruce Pascoe reviews On Identity and Australia Day by Stan Grant

by Bruce Pascoe

Politics

Paul Williams reviews Plots And Prayers: Malcolm Turnbull’s demise and Scott Morrison’s ascension by Niki Savva

by Paul D. Williams

Fiction

Chris Flynn reviews Minotaur by Peter Goldsworthy

Fiction

Phoebe Weston-Evans reviews Animalia by Jean-Baptiste Del Amo, translated by Frank Wynne

by Phoebe Weston-Evans

Fiction

James Halford reviews Mouthful of Birds: Stories by Samanta Schweblin, translated by Megan McDowell

by James Halford

Religion

Ilana Snyder reviews Antisemitism: Here and now by Deborah Lipstadt

by Ilana Snyder

Advances

News from the Editor's Desk - August 2019

by Australian Book Review