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. 60 - 21 are listed in this post.
Books read:
The Man From Snowy River by Banjo Patterson
The Happiest Man on Earth by Eddie Jaku
CB The Cook's Companion by Stephanie Alexander
*JF The Magic Pudding by Norman Lindsay
Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood
Mao's Last Dancer by Li Cunxin
The Female Eunuch by Germaine Greer
*PB Where is the Green Sheep by Mem Fox and Judy Horacek
Playing Beatie Bow by Ruth Park
The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
All That I Am by Anna Funder
True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey
*JF The Complete Adventures of Snugglepot & Cuddlepie by May Gibbs
Dirt Music by Tim Winton
Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey
I Can Jump Puddles by Alan Marshall
Lola in the Mirror by Trent Dalton
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
Breath by Tim Winton
*PB Animalia by Graeme Base
Monkey Grip by Helen Garner
Books read:
My Brother Jack by George Johnston
The Happiest Refugee by Anh Do
Mad Mable by Sally Hepworth
The Harp in the South by Ruth Park
Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay
*YA Seven Little Australians by Ethel Turner
The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay
CB The Australian Women's Weekly Children's Birthday Cake Book by Maryanne Blacker and Pamela Clark
My Place by Sally Morgan
Books marked with * are children's books. (Also YA - Young Adult; JF - Junior Fiction; PB - Picture Book; CB - Cookery Book)
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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