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August 2019, no. 413
ONLINE ONLY
Full Contents
Essay Collection
Dan Dixon reviews
Trick Mirror: Reflections on self-delusion
by Jia Tolentino
by
Dan Dixon
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
by
Julia Kindt
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
by
Paul Giles
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
by
Bruce Moore
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
by
Anna Clark
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
by
Chris Flynn
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
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