{"id":136089,"date":"2021-02-04T09:31:31","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T22:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/?p=136089"},"modified":"2021-02-04T09:31:33","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T22:31:33","slug":"see-the-top-50-books-from-the-2020-fab-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/2021\/02\/04\/see-the-top-50-books-from-the-2020-fab-award\/","title":{"rendered":"See the Top 50 books from the 2020 FAB Award!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The time of Booktopia’s second annual Favourite Australian Book Award has come and gone, and if there’s one thing we learnt it’s that Aussie readers REALLY love Aussie books. The 2020 FAB Award saw a record-setting 157,000 people cast their votes for the 127 amazing books that made up our longlist. The winner was announced<\/a><\/strong> yesterday (congratulations again to Nat’s What I Reckon!), but if you’re anything like us, you’ll be curious to know who else was in the running for the top spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So settle in and scroll down to see all of the books that made it in to the Top 50 for the 2020 FAB Award! The results may surprise you …<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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50 – 41<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

\"978176078767750. To Asia, with Love<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Hetty McKinnon<\/p>\n\n\n

49. Eddie Woo’s Magical Maths 2<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Eddie Woo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

48. The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Dangerous Animals<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Sami Bayly<\/p>\n\n\n\n

47. Respect<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Aunty Fay Muir, Sue Lawson and Lisa Kennedy (Illustrator)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

46. To My Country<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Ben Lawson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

45. Loving Country<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Bruce Pascoe and Vicky Shukuroglou<\/p>\n\n\n\n

44. Flying the Nest<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Rachael Johns<\/p>\n\n\n\n

43. Dharma the Llama<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Matt Cosgrove<\/p>\n\n\n\n

42. In Praise of Veg<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Alice Zaslavsky<\/p>\n\n\n\n

41. The Paris Secret<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Natasha Lester<\/p>\n\n\n\n

40 – 31<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

\"978176029574540. Now for Something Sweet<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by the Monday Morning Cooking Club<\/p>\n\n\n

39. Trust<\/a> <\/em><\/strong>by Chris Hammer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

38. The Good Teacher<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Petronella McGovern<\/p>\n\n\n\n

37. Use It All<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Alex Elliott-Howery and Jaimee Edwards<\/p>\n\n\n\n

36. Aurora Burning<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff<\/p>\n\n\n\n

35. The Champagne War<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Fiona McIntosh <\/p>\n\n\n\n

34. The Good Sister<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Sally Hepworth<\/p>\n\n\n\n

33. A Gay Guy’s Guide to Life Love Food<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Khanh Ong<\/p>\n\n\n\n

32. Wolf Girl 4: The Traitor<\/a> <\/em><\/strong>by Anh Do & Lachlan Creagh (Illustrator)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

31. The Dressmaker’s Secret<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Rosalie Ham<\/p>\n\n\n\n

30 – 21<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

\"978174117711430. A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Jessie Tu<\/p>\n\n\n

29. Vegan with Bite<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Shannon Martinez<\/p>\n\n\n\n

28. Pig the Blob<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Aaron Blabey<\/p>\n\n\n\n

27. My Tidda, My Sister<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Marlee Silva and Rachael Sarra (Illustrator)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

26. My Shadow is Pink<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Scott Stuart<\/p>\n\n\n\n

25. A Room Made of Leaves<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Kate Grenville<\/p>\n\n\n\n

24. When She Was Good<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Michael Robotham<\/p>\n\n\n\n

23. Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Jessica Townsend<\/p>\n\n\n\n

22. A Year of Simple Family Food<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Julia Busuttil Nishimura<\/p>\n\n\n\n

21. From Boys to Men<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Maggie Dent<\/p>\n\n\n\n

20 – 11<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

\"978146075715420. Women and Leadership<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Julia Gillard and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala<\/p>\n\n\n

19. The Good Turn<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Dervla McTiernan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

18. The 130-Storey Treehouse<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton<\/p>\n\n\n\n

17. The Godmothers<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Monica McInerney<\/p>\n\n\n\n

16. I Give My Marriage a Year<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Holly Wainwright<\/p>\n\n\n\n

15. Death in Daylesford<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Kerry Greenwood<\/p>\n\n\n\n

14. The Grandest Bookshop in the World<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Amelia Mellors<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13. Killing Time<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Jimmy Barnes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12. Phosphorescence<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Julia Baird<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11. Honeybee<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Craig Silvey<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10 – 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. All Our Shimmering Skies<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Trent Dalton<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. Help Self<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Tanya Hennessy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. The Survivors<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Jane Harper<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Our Home Our Heartbeat<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Adam Briggs, Kate Moon (Illustrator) and Rachael Sarra (Illustrator)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. The Happiest Man<\/a><\/em><\/strong> on Earth by Eddie Jaku<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. The Dictionary of Lost Words<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Pip Williams<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Bluey: Grannies<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. The Two Lost Mountains<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Matthew Reilly<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. The Loudness of Unsaid Things<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Hilde Hinton<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and lucky number 1 …<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Un-Cook Yourself: A Ratbag’s Rules for Life<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

by Nat’s What I Reckon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nat\u2019s What I Reckon was the tattooed lockdown saviour we didn\u2019t know we needed, rescuing us from packet food, jar sauce and total boredom with his hilarious viral recipe videos that got us cooking at home like champions again.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now that we\u2019ve cooked our way out of lockdown and are wondering what the hell to do next, our favourite ratbag is back \u2013 and he\u2019s ready to teach us more about life in this thoroughly unhelpful (but maybe actually kinda helpful?) self-help guide…<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy it here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Congratulations to all of the authors nominated for the 2020 FAB Award!<\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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