Australian fiction — Readings Books

New Australian fiction

Find your next read amongst these new Australian books, hot off the press!

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Winners of the Miles Franklin Literary Award

The Miles Franklin is one of Australia's most prestigious literary awards, celebrating novels that explore Australian life and Australian stories.

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Winners of the Stella Prize

The Stella Prize has been celebrating and championing the stories of Australian women and non-binary individuals since the 1990s, by recognising great works of fiction, nonfiction and poetry.

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New Australian crime fiction & true crime

Discover the latest Aussie crime drama with these gripping fiction and true crime books.

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Australian First Nations fiction

Beautiful historical and contemporary fiction novels from incredible First Nations writers.

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Australian graphic novels & comics

Pick up these recommended graphic novels from Australian authors and artists.

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Australian fantasy

Get swept away into magical worlds, created by incredible local authors!

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Best Australian books of the 21st century

We reached out to members of the Australian literary community, asking them to nominate their favourite Australian books, published since 2000. The result is this list of the 30 best Australian books of the 21st century!

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