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Australian Writers

Fantastic Fiction

Need to find a local author? Try Fantastic Fiction's list of Australian Authors.

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Better Reading

Better Reading

Better Reading aims to be a great source of book recommendations for Australian readers and their families. We're all about sharing great stories, and helping people discover new books and authors.

There's always something new and exciting on the shelves – which is why our to read piles never seem to get any smaller. But that’s not going to stop us talking about old favourites. As far as we’re concerned, it's new until you’ve read it!

Library Thing 

Library Thing 

Use this online book club to discover a new book to read or read book reviews by other users

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Fantastic Fiction

Fantastic Fiction

Read author biographies and information on books including book series order and award winners

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Which Book 

Which Book 

A fun way to choose your next read based on a combination of factors that you providing using a sliding scale.

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Mood Boosting Books 

Mood Boosting Books 

Looking for a book to lift your mood? Try one of these suggestions.

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Readers Recommend 

Readers Recommend 

Reader to reader suggestions.

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Award Winners: Australian

Miles Franklin Literary Award 

Miles Franklin Literary Award 

Check which books have won Australia’s most prestigious literary award.

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Prime Minister's Literary Awards

Prime Minister's Literary Awards

Annually awarded since 2008 in six different categories.

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Victorian Premier's Literary Awards

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The Victorian Premier's Literary Awards were inaugurated by the Victorian Government in 1985 to honour Australian writing.

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The Stella Prize 

The Stella Prize 

The Stella Prize is awarded to celebrate Australian women's writing in fiction or non-fiction.

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Children's Book Council of Australia Awards

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In 1946 the CBCA established annual book awards to promote children's books of high literary and artistic quality. These awards are now the most influential and highly respected in Australia. The CBCA also runs Book Week every August.

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Award Winners: International

The Booker Prizes

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The Booker Prizes is awarded to the best work of fiction every year.

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Pulitzer Prizes 

The Pulitzer Prizes

The Pulitzer Prizes are awarded in several categories, including fiction, non-fiction, biographies, as well as other arts categories and journalism.

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The Women's Prize for Fiction 

The Women’s Prize for Fiction

The Women’s Prize for Fiction was known as the Orange Prize for Fiction between 1996 and 2012 and the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction between 2014 and 2017. It celebrates excellence, originality and accessibility in women’s writing from throughout the world.

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Best Sellers

Australian Bestsellers 

Australian Bestsellers 

Australian Booksellers and Publishers' charts published weekly.

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Amazon Bestsellers

Amazon Bestsellers

International online book sales updated hourly.

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New York Times Bestsellers 

New York Times Bestsellers 

Bestsellers in the US updated each week.

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