• Rumbles in the Zeitgeist. "Three Dog Night" by Peter Goldsworthy. [review] 

  Borghino, Jose (Australian Book Review, 2003-11)

  It is difficult for non-Aboriginal novelists to deal adequately with Aboriginal experience in their work. There are many reasons for this, not the least of which is general ignorance about Aboriginal experience. But another, ...

• Feisty Times. "Women on the Rocks: A Tale of Two Convicts" by Kristin Williamson. [review] 

  Dooley, Gillian Mary (Australian Book Review, 2003-11)

  Early Sydney has beguiled many writers, and the latest to succumb is Kristin Williamson. She has combined an interest in the Rocks area with a self-confessed ‘obsession with our feisty female forebears’, and has produced ...

• The Crack in the Teacup: Reading Hilary Mantel. [essay] 

  Clendinnen, Inga (Australian Book Review, 2003-11)

  This essay is a discussion of Hilary's Mantel's writing, especially her recently-published memoir which tells of her childhood, her development into a writer and her battle with serious illness.

• Bestsellers / Subscriptions. 

  Unknown author (Australian Book Review, 2003-11)

  This is the October 2003 Bestsellers / Subscription page from this issue.

• Information for Beginners. [review] 

  Robson Kett, Margaret (Australian Book Review, 2003-11)

  This article is a review of various Children's Reference Books, including: Andrew Langley, "Oxford First Book of Space"; "On The Move: An Encyclopedia of Transport"; Linda Pitkin, "Journey Under The Sea"; Barbara Taylor, ...

• Ways of Seeing. [review] 

  Lowe, Virginia (Australian Book Review, 2003-11)

  This is a review of various Children's Picture Books, including: David Cox, "Hello Puppy!"; Stephen Michael King, "Milli, Jack and the Dancing Cat"; Penny Matthews, illus. Anna Pignataro, "Little Red Bear"; Liliana Stafford, ...

• The Exceptional Optimist. "Positive" by David Menadue. [review] 

  Reynolds, Robert (Australian Book Review, 2003-11)

  Menadue is a charming storyteller, self-reflective and free of cant. He charts his uneven acceptance of his own homosexuality; the compartmentalisation of his life between work, family and sexuality; the exploration of sex ...

• Flexibrick. "The Indigo Book of Modern Australian Sonnets" by Geoff Page (ed). [review] 

  King, Richard (Australian Book Review, 2003-11)

  This article is a review of "The Indigo Book of Modern Australian Sonnets" by Geoff Page (ed).

• Read It and Weep. "The Murdoch Archipelago" by Bruce Page. [review] 

  Griffen-Foley, Bridget (Australian Book Review, 2003-11)

  Page sometimes overstates his case, but, in challenging the ‘heroic version’ of the dynasty, he argues persuasively that commercial success has not been due to the Murdochs thumbing their noses at the establishment. The ...

• Necklace of Pearl. "North of Capricorn: The Untold Story of Australia's North" by Henry Reynolds. [review] 

  Jose, Nicholas (Australian Book Review, 2003-11)

  Reynolds takes aim at White Australia in his concluding chapters, but "North of Capricorn" is not a polemical book. Less black armband than necklace of pearl, it is a celebratory history, recovering a forgotten heritage ...

• Sowing the Seeds. "The Hawke Government: A Critical Perspective" by Susan Ryan and Troy Bramston (eds). [review] 

  Walter, James (Australian Book Review, 2003-11)

  This is a fascinating, inspiring and disquieting book. It is fascinating because it succeeds so well in its comprehensive overview of policy making and policy intentions during the Hawke government (1983–91). That success ...

• Mollison's Creation. "Building the Collection" by Pauline Green (ed). [review] 

  Anderson, Patricia (Australian Book Review, 2003-11)

  "Building the Collection", a handsome and detailed volume, traces the National Gallery of Australia’s efflorescence through the forest of officialdom. Appropriately, it begins with an interview with James Mollison and ends ...

• William Henry Corkhill and the Tilba Tilba Collection. 

  Hetherington, Michelle (Australian Book Review, 2003-11)

  This article is an overview of the Tilba Tilba Collection at the National Library of Australia.

• National News. 

  Ennis, Helen (Australian Book Review, 2003-11)

  This article outlines the exhibition "In A New Light: Australian Photography 1850s - 2000" at the National Library of Australia.

• In On the Act. "Don't Tell Me, Show Me: Directors Talk About Acting" by Adam Macaulay. [review] 

  Rickard, John (Australian Book Review, 2003-11)

  Macaulay has assembled a cast of notable directors in theatre, film and television to give advice to new actors. Inevitably, there is repetition and some ‘thinking aloud’ rambling. It is clear that Macaulay has heavily ...

• Advances, Contents, Letters, Imprints and Contributors. 

  Unknown author (Australian Book Review, 2003-11)

  This item contains miscellaneous pieces from this issue.

• Crying out for Integrity. "The Ethics of Economic Rationalism" by John Wright [review] 

  Ellis, Brian (Australian Book Review, 2003-11)

  Michael Pusey coined the term ‘economic rationalism’ in 1991 to refer to the narrow economic focus of many senior public servants in Canberra. These influential advisers were mostly classically trained economists who saw ...

• Anything Goes. "Homecoming" by Adib Khan. [review] 

  Matthews, David (Australian Book Review, 2003-11)

  "Homecoming" is a significant novel in terms of its author’s trajectory. A novel of ideas with a fully Australian focus, it moves him from the niche of slightly magical-realist Indian tales into the mainstream. It is bold, ...

• Biding Its Time. "The Man and the Map" by Alex Skovron. [review] 

  Page, Geoff (Australian Book Review, 2003-11)

  Alex Skovron has always been a clever poet, sometimes playfully so, more often seriously so. Skovron, who was born in Poland in 1948 and came to Australia, via Israel, in 1958, is steeped in the European intellectual ...

• Loving and Dying. "Take Me To Paris, Johnny" by John Foster [review] 

  Hanrahan, John (Australian Book Review, 2003-11)

  John Hanrahan’s review appeared in the September 1993 issue of "ABR". Minerva was the original publisher of "Take Me to Paris, Johnny." The reissue contains two new features: an introduction by Peter Craven, and an epilogue ...

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