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- The Nature Writing Prize shortlist has been revealed for the year. See here for more information: https://islandmag.com/literary-arts-news/nature-writing-prize-shortlist-announcement
- Australian Author Helen Garner’s book has been shortlisted for the 2025 Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction in the UK.
- Better Reading has announced their Top 100 reads for the year. For the full list visit their website.
Books in the Media
National
- Chosen Family / Madeleine Gray (Fiction)
- Clint / Shawn Levy (Biography)
- Unfinished Revolution / Virginia Haussegger (Non-Fiction)
- Seed / Bri Lee (Fiction)
ACT
- 07 Days / Kamala Harris (Memoir)
- Baking and the Meaning of Life: How to find joy in 100 recipes / Helen Goh (Cookbook)
- Guts / Melissa Leong (Memoir)
- Left Behind / Martine Kropkowski (Fiction)
- Legacy / Chris Hammer (Fiction)
- Playtime / Emily Gallagher (Australian History)
- The Worst Thing I’ve Ever Done / Clare Stephens (Fiction)
NSW
- How Christians Can Succeed Today / Greg Sheridan (Christian)
- Scam: Inside Southeast Asia’s Cybercrime Compounds / Mark Bo, Ivan Franceschini & Ling Li (Non-Fiction)
- Will There Ever Be Another You / Patricia Lockwood (Fiction)
- The World Goes On / László Krasznahorkai (Short Stories)
QLD + SA
- Australia: A History / Tony Abbott (Australian History)
- Gravity Let Me Go / Trent Dalton (Fiction)
TAS
- A Guardian and a Thief / Megha Majumdar (Fiction)
- Confessions of a Minor Poet / Phil Brown (Non-Fiction)
- Mischance Creek / Garry Disher (Fiction)
- Runt and the Diabolical Dognapping / Craig Silvey (Children’s Fiction)
VIC
- How Christians Can Succeed Today / Greg Sheridan (Christian)
- Scam: Inside Southeast Asia’s Cybercrime Compounds / Mark Bo, Ivan Franceschini & Ling Li (Non-Fiction)
- Will There Ever Be Another You / Patricia Lockwood (Fiction)
- The World Goes On / László Krasznahorkai (Short Stories)
- Australia: A History / Tony Abbott (Australian History)
- Gravity Let Me Go / Trent Dalton (Fiction)
*Content gathered from Books+Publishing
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