July 2025, no. 477

This July, ABR looks at major global shifts underway. Sheila Fitzpatrick reports from Europe on the changing face of World War II commemorations and James Curran examines the ledger in Australia’s relationship with the United States. We announce the ABR Science Fellow and feature reviews of books about Antarctica, carbon, rivers, and genetics. Geoff Raby, Shan Windscript, and Nick Hordern review revelatory new titles on Russia, China, and Ukraine, and our fiction reviewers consider novels by Gail Jones, Isabel Allende, Jane Caro, and more. ABR publishes ‘Consolation of Clouds’ by Robin Boord, which was placed third in the 2025 Calibre Essay Prize, Felicity Plunkett reviews Antigone Kefala’s poetry and fiction, and Kirli Saunders is Poet of the Month.

July’s cover artwork is by Marc Martin.