Max Harris was a literary rebel in a time of often stifling conformity. Sometimes ridiculed for his passionate love of the avant garde (and victim of the famous Ern Malley hoax), he was a significant influence in moving Australia towards a more sophisticated literary culture. Our cover shows Max as a young man, the design spare and simple, title typeface Avant Garde (what else?). Biography published by Australian Scholarly Press, due for release in the near future.