Members of the public were asked to vote for ten of their favourite Australian books. A compilation was made of the 100 most popular books - novels, non-fiction and children's books. The results were published on the weekend17-18 October. 20 - 1 are listed in this post. Also included is the list of books (in no particular order) that I submitted in the vote.
*PB Magic Beach by Alison Lester
My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin
*JF Storm Boy by Colin Thiele
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas
Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
Looking for Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta
*PB Possum Magic by Mem Fox and Julie Vivas
Top 10 Australian books as voted by listeners to ABC Radio:
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(10) The Dry by Jane Harper
(9) The Secret River by Kate Grenville
(8) Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan
(7) Dictionary of Last Words by Pip Williams
(6) *YA Tomorrow When the War Began by John Marsden
(5) A Fortunate Life by AB Facey
(4) Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
(3) Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton
(2) The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak
(1) Cloudstreet by Tim Winton
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| The ten books that I voted for - not in any order |
Books marked with * are children's books. (Also YA - Young Adult; JF - Junior Fiction; PB - Picture Book CB - Cookery Books)
Titles of books with posts in this blog have hyperlinks to the post.
Many of the titles in the list are for books that I read long before I began this blog.
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