• A Writing Life: Helen Garner and Her Work, Bernadette Brennan (Text Publishing, Text Publishing)
• Danger Music, Eddie Ayres (Allen & Unwin, Allen & Unwin)
• The Enigmatic Mr Deakin, Judith Brett (Text Publishing, Text Publishing)
• Tracker, Alexis Wright (Giramondo Publishing, Giramondo Publishing Company)
• Unbreakable, Jelena Dokic and Jess Halloran (Ebury Australia, Penguin Random HouseAustralia)
• Unmasked, Turia Pitt (Ebury Australia, Penguin Random House Australia)
• Wednesdays with Bob, Derek Rielly and Bob Hawke (Macmillan Australia, Pan MacmillanAustralia,)
• Working Class Man, Jimmy Barnes (HarperCollins Publishers, HarperCollins Publishers)

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General Fiction Book of the Year

• Force of Nature, Jane Harper (Macmillan Australia, Pan Macmillan Australia)
• On the Java Ridge, Jock Serong (Text Publishing, Text Publishing)
• The Dark Lake, Sarah Bailey (Allen & Unwin, Allen & Unwin)
• The Girl from Munich, Tania Blanchard (Simon & Schuster Australia, Simon & SchusterAustralia)
• The Inaugural Meeting Of The Fairvale Ladies Book Club, Sophie Green (Hachette,Hachette Australia)
• The Secrets She Keeps, Michael Robotham (Hachette, Hachette Australia)
• The Tea Gardens, Fiona McIntosh (Michael Joseph Australia, Penguin Random HouseAustralia)
• The Trip of A Lifetime, Monica McInerney (Michael Joseph Australia, Penguin RandomHouse Australia)

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General Non-fiction Book of the Year

• Anaesthesia: The Gift of Oblivion and the Mystery of Consciousness, Kate Cole-Adams (Text Publishing, Text Publishing)
• Being 14, Madonna King (Hachette, Hachette Australia)
• Depends What You Mean By Extremist, John Safran (Hamish Hamilton Australia, PenguinRandom House Australia)
• First, We Make The Beast Beautiful, Sarah Wilson (Macmillan Australia, Pan MacmillanAustralia)
• Not Just Lucky, Jamila Rizvi (Viking Australia, Penguin Random House Australia)
• Saga Land, Richard Fidler and Kári Gíslason (ABC Books, HarperCollins Publishers)
• Taming Toxic People, David Gillespie (Macmillan Australia, Pan Macmillan Australia)
• The Harbour: A City’s Heart, A Country’s Soul, Scott Bevan (Simon & Schuster Australia,Simon & Schuster Australia)
• The Trauma Cleaner: One Woman’s Extraordinary Life in Death, Decay & Disaster, SarahKrasnostein (Text Publishing, Text Publishing)

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Illustrated Book of the Year

• Basics to Brilliance Kids, Donna Hay (Fourth Estate, HarperCollins Publishers)
• Cornersmith: Salads and Pickles, Alex Elliott-Howery and Sabine Spindler (MurdochBooks, Murdoch Books)
• Hummus and Co, Michael Rantissi and Kristy Frawley (Murdoch Books, Murdoch Books)
• Maggie’s Recipe for Life, Maggie Beer and Professor Ralph Martins (A Julie Gibbs Bookfor Simon & Schuster Australia, Simon & Schuster Australia)
• Native: Art and Design with Australian Plants, Kate Herd and Jela Ivankovic-Waters(Thames & Hudson Australia, Thames & Hudson Australia)
• Ostro, Julia Busuttil Nishimura (Plum, Pan Macmillan Australia)
• Paris: Through a Fashion Eye, Megan Hess (Hardie Grant Books, Hardie Grant Publishing)
• The Vegetable, Caroline Griffiths and Vicki Valsamis (Smith Street Books, Smith StreetBooks)

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International Book of the Year

• Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, Gail Honeyman (HarperCollins Publishers, HarperCollins Publishers)
• Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, Elena Favilli and Francesa Cavallo (Particular Books – UK Juvenile, Penguin Random House Australia)
• Here We Are: Notes For Living On Planet Earth, Oliver Jeffers (HarperCollins Publishers, HarperCollins Publishers)
• Home Fire, Kamila Shamsie (Bloomsbury Circus, Bloomsbury Publishing)
• La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One, Philip Pullman (David Fickling Books, Penguin Random House Australia)
• Lincoln in the Bardo, George Saunders (Bloomsbury Publishing, Bloomsbury Publishing)
• Mythos, Stephen Fry (Michael Joseph – UK, Penguin Random House Australia)
• The Sun and her Flowers, Rupi Kaur (Simon & Schuster UK, Simon & Schuster UK)

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Literary Fiction Book of the Year

• A Long Way Home, Peter Carey (Hamish Hamilton Australia, Penguin Random House Australia)
• Australia Day, Melanie Cheng (Text Publishing, Text Publishing)
• First Person, Richard Flanagan (Knopf Australia, Penguin Random House Australia)
• See What I Have Done, Sarah Schmidt (Hachette, Hachette Australia)
• Taboo, Kim Scott (Picador Australia, Pan Macmillan Australia)
• The Choke, Sofie Laguna (Allen & Unwin, Allen & Unwin)
• The Life to Come, Michelle de Kretser (Allen & Unwin, Allen & Unwin)
• Wimmera, Mark Brandi (Hachette, Hachette Australia)

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Small Publishers’ Adult Book of the Year

• Atlantic Black, A. S. Patric (Transit Lounge, Transit Lounge)
• Call of the Reed Warbler – A New Agriculture – A New Earth, Charles Massy (TheUniversity of Queensland Press, The University of Queensland Press)
• Cardinal, Louise Milligan (Melbourne University Press, Melbourne University Publishing)
• Journeys into the Wild: The Photography of Peter Dombrovskis, Introduction & Commentary by Bob Brown (NLA Publishing, National Library of Australia)
• The Australian Bird Guide, Peter Menkhorst, Danny Rogers, Rohan Clarke, Jeff Davies,Peter Marsack and Kim Franklin (CSIRO Publishing, CSIRO Publishing)
• The Restorer, Michael Sala (Text Publishing, Text Publishing)
• Museum of Words, Georgia Blain (Scribe Publications, Scribe Publications)
• Mirror Sydney, Vanessa Berry (Giramondo Publishing, Giramondo Publishing Company)

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Small Publishers’ Children’s Book of the Year

• At the Beach I See, Kamsani Bin Salleh (Magabala Books, Magabala Books)
• At the Zoo I See, Joshua Button and Robyn Wells (Magabala Books, Magabala Books)
• Big Fella Rain, Beryl Webber and illustrated by Fern Martins (Magabala Books, MagabalaBooks)
• Hello, Melbourne!, Megan McKean (Thames & Hudson Australia, Thames & HudsonAustralia)
• It’s OK to Feel the Way You Do, Josh Langley (Big Sky Publishing, Big Sky Publishing)
• The Elephant, Peter Carnavas (The University of Queensland Press, The University ofQueensland Press)
• Slow Down, World, Tai Snaith (Thames & Hudson Australia, Thames & Hudson Australia)
• Under the Love Umbrella, Davina Bell and Allison Colpoys (Scribble Kids’ Books, ScribePublications)

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The Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year

• Australia Day, Melanie Cheng (Text Publishing, Text Publishing)
• Nevermoor, Jessica Townsend (Lothian Children’s Books, Hachette Australia)
• See What I Have Done, Sarah Schmidt (Hachette, Hachette Australia)
• Terra Nullius, Claire G Coleman (Hachette, Hachette Australia)
• The Inaugural Meeting Of The Fairvale Ladies Book Club, Sophie Green (Hachette,Hachette Australia)
• The Girl from Munich, Tania Blanchard (Simon & Schuster Australia, Simon & SchusterAustralia)
• The Last Man in Europe: A Novel, Dennis Glover (Black Inc., Black Inc. Books)
• The Trauma Cleaner: One Woman’s Extraordinary Life in Death, Decay & Disaster, SarahKrasnostein (Text Publishing, Text Publishing)
• Wimmera, Mark Brandi (Hachette, Hachette Australia)

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Book of the Year for Older Children (ages 13+)

• Beautiful Mess, Claire Christian (Text Publishing, Text Publishing)
• Begin, End, Begin: A #LoveOzYA Anthology, Amie Kaufman, Melissa Keil, Will Kostakis,Ellie Marney, Jaclyn Moriarty, Michael Pryor, Alice Pung, Gabrielle Tozer, Lili Wilkinsonand Danielle Binks (HarperCollins Publishers, HarperCollins Publishers)
• Frogkisser!, Garth Nix (Allen & Unwin, Allen & Unwin)
• My Life as a Hashtag, Gabrielle Williams (Allen & Unwin, Allen & Unwin)
• Take Three Girls, Simmone Howell, Cath Crowley and Fiona Wood (Pan Australia, PanMacmillan Australia)
• Tales From a Tall Forest, Shaun Micallef and illustrated by Jonathan Bentley (HardieGrant Egmont, Hardie Grant Egmont)
• The Silent Invasion, James Bradley (Pan Australia, Pan Macmillan Australia)
• Untidy Towns, Kate O’Donnell (The University of Queensland Press, The University ofQueensland Press)

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Book of the Year for Younger Children (ages 7-13)

• Frankie Fish and the Sonic Suitcase, Peter Helliar and illustrated by Lesley Vamos (Hardie Grant Egmont, Hardie Grant Egmont)
• Funny Kid for President, Matt Stanton (ABC Books, HarperCollins Publishers)
• Maybe, Morris Gleitzman (Viking – AU YR, Penguin Random House Australia)
• Nevermoor, Jessica Townsend (Lothian Children’s Books, Hachette Australia)
• Polly and Buster: The Wayward Witch and the Feelings Monster, Sally Rippin (HardieGrant Egmont, Hardie Grant Egmont)
• The Bad Guys Episode 6, Aaron Blabey (Scholastic Press, Scholastic Australia)
• The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone, Jaclyn Moriarty (Allen &Unwin, Allen & Unwin)
• The Girl, the Dog and the Writer in Rome, Katrina Nannestad (ABC Books, HarperCollinsPublishers)
• The 91-Storey Treehouse, Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton (Pan Australia, Pan MacmillanAustralia)

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Children’s Picture Book of the Year (ages 0-6)

• Do Not Lick This Book, Idan Ben-Barak and illustrated by Julian Frost (Allen & Unwin, Allen & Unwin)
• Florette, Anna Walker (Viking – AU YR, Penguin Random House Australia)
• I Just Ate My Friend, Heidi McKinnon (Allen & Unwin, Allen & Unwin)
• I’m Australian Too, Mem Fox and illustrated by Ronojoy Ghosh (Scholastic Press,Scholastic Australia)
• Mopoke, Philip Bunting (Scholastic Press, Scholastic Australia)
• Pig the Star, Aaron Blabey (Scholastic Press, Scholastic Australia)
• No One Likes a Fart, Zoë Foster Blake (Viking – AU YR, Penguin Random House Australia)
• The Bum Book, Kate Mayes and illustrated by Andrew Joyner (ABC Books, HarperCollinsPublishers)
• The Very Noisy Baby, Alison Lester (Affirm Press, Affirm Press)

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