{"id":137610,"date":"2021-02-22T11:07:59","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T00:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/?p=137610"},"modified":"2021-03-05T10:57:22","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T23:57:22","slug":"the-2021-abias-longlist-is-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/2021\/02\/22\/the-2021-abias-longlist-is-here\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2021 ABIAs longlist is here!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The 2021 ABIAs longlist has just been revealed! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Australian Book Industy Awards are an annual celebration of all of the amazing books that have made an impact on the Australian publishing and bookselling landscape over the previous year. The 2021 ABIAs longlist includes many of Booktopia favourite authors (hello FAB Award winner<\/a><\/strong> Nat’s What I Reckon!), which means that there’s plenty to love about this year’s list of nominees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The big awards ceremony will take place on Wednesday 28 April at Carriageworks, as part of the Sydney Writers’ Festival – this year, for the very first time, tickets will be available to members of the public and not just to industry insiders. If you want to snap up a ticket, sign up to the ABIAs mailing list here<\/a><\/strong> to be the first to know when they’re available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scroll down to see all of the incredible books on the 2021 ABIAs longlist (and look out for the shortlist on Monday, 12 April)! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"9781760851088\"Biography Book of the Year<\/strong><\/h2>\n

A Bigger Picture<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Malcolm Turnbull (Hardie Grant)
A Repurposed Life<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Ronni Kahn with Jessica Chapnik Kahn (Murdoch Books)
Boy on Fire: The Young Nick Cave<\/a><\/strong><\/em> by Mark Mordue (HarperCollins)
Fourteen<\/a> <\/em><\/strong>by Shannon Molloy (Simon & Schuster)
Paul Kelly<\/a><\/strong><\/em> by Stuart Coupe (Hachette)
Soar: A Life Freed by Dance<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by David McAllister with Amanda Dunn (Thames & Hudson)
The Happiest Man on Earth<\/a><\/strong><\/em> by Eddie Jaku (Pan Macmillan)
Truganini<\/a> <\/em><\/strong>by Cassandra Pybus (Allen & Unwin)<\/p>\n\n\n

Book of the Year for Older Children (ages 13+)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Aurora Burning<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff (Allen & Unwin)
Future Girl<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Asphyxia (Allen & Unwin)
Jane Doe and the Key of All Souls<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Jeremy Lachlan (Hardie Grant)
Please Don’t Hug Me<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Kay Kerr (Text Publishing)
The End of the World is Bigger than Love<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Davina Bell (Text Publishing)
The F Team<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Rawah Arja (Giramondo Publishing)
The Left-Handed Booksellers of London<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Garth Nix (Allen & Unwin)
This One is Ours<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Kate O’Donnell (UQP)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Book of the Year for Younger Children (ages 7-12)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Finding Our Heart<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Thomas Mayor; Illustrated by Blak Douglas (Hardie Grant)
Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Jessica Townsend (Hachette)
The Grandest Bookshop in the World<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Amelia Mellor (Affirm Press)
The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Dangerous Animals<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Sami Bayly (Hachette)
The Year the Maps Changed<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Danielle Binks (Hachette)
Took The Children Away<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Archie Roach; Illustrated by Ruby Hunter (Simon & Schuster)
We Are Wolves<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Katrina Nannestad (HarperCollins)
When Rain Turns to Snow<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Jane Godwin (Hachette)<\/p>\n\n\n

\"9781760507855\"Children’s Picture Book of the Year (ages 0-6)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Aunty’s Wedding<\/em><\/strong><\/a> by Miranda Tapsell, Joshua Tyler and Samantha Fry (Allen & Unwin)
Bluey: The Creek<\/em><\/strong><\/a> by Bluey (Penguin Random House)
Our Home, Our Heartbeat<\/strong><\/em><\/a> by Adam Briggs, Kate Moon and Rachael Sarra (Hardie Grant)
Respect<\/em><\/strong><\/a> by Aunty Fay Muir and Sue Lawson; Illustrated by Lisa Kennedy (Magabala Books)
Sing Me the Summer<\/em><\/strong><\/a> by Jane Godwin and Alison Lester (Affirm Press)
The Fire Wombat<\/em><\/strong><\/a> by Jackie French and Danny Snell (HarperCollins)
When We Say Black Lives Matter<\/em><\/strong><\/a> by Maxine Beneba Clarke (Hachette)
Windows<\/em><\/strong><\/a> by Jonathan Bentley; Illustrated by Patrick Guest (Hardie Grant)<\/p>\n\n\n

General Fiction Book of the Year<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Bluffs<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Kyle Perry (Penguin Random House)
The Dictionary of Lost Words<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Pip Williams (Affirm Press)
The Godmothers<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Monica McInerney (Penguin Random House)
The Good Turn<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Dervla McTiernan (HarperCollins)
The Morbids<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Ewa Ramsey (Allen & Unwin)
The Mother Fault<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Kate Mildenhall (Simon & Schuster)
The Survivors<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Jane Harper (Pan Macmillan)
Trust<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Chris Hammer (Allen & Unwin)<\/p>\n\n\n

General Non-fiction Book of the Year<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n

Fire Country<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Victor Steffensen (Hardie Grant)
My Tidda, My Sister<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Marlee Silva; Illustrated by Rachael Sarra (Hardie Grant)
One Day I\u2019ll Remember This: Diaries 1987\u20131995<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Helen Garner (Text Publishing)
Phosphorescence<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Julia Baird (HarperCollins)
The Golden Maze: A biography of Prague<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Richard Fidler (HarperCollins)
The Space Between<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Michelle Andrews and Zara McDonald (Penguin Random House)
Un-cook Yourself: A Ratbag\u2019s Rules for Life<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Nat’s What I Reckon (Penguin Random House)
Women and Leadership<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Julia Gillard and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (Penguin Random House)<\/p>\n\n\n

\"9781460757154\"Illustrated Book of the Year<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n

A Year of Simple Family Food<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Julia Busuttil Nishimura (Pan Macmillan)
Beatrix Bakes<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Natalie Paull (Hardie Grant)
In Praise of Veg<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Alice Zaslavsky (Murdoch Books)
Loving Country<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Bruce Pascoe and Vicky Shukuroglou (Hardie Grant)
Places We Swim Sydney<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Caroline Clements and Dillon Seitchik-Reardon (Hardie Grant)
Plantopedia<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Lauren Camilleri and Sophia Kaplan (Smith Street Books)
Sam Bloom: Heartache & Birdsong<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Samantha Bloom, Cameron Bloom & Bradley Trevor Greive (HarperCollins)
To Asia, With Love<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Hetty McKinnon (Pan Macmillan)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

International Book of the Year<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A Life On Our Planet<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by David Attenborough (Penguin Random House)
A Promised Land<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Barack Obama (Penguin Random House)
Greenlights<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Matthew McConaughey (Hachette)
Ottolenghi FLAVOUR<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Yotam Ottolenghi and Ixta Belfrage (Penguin Random House)
Shuggie Bain<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Douglas Stuart (Pan Macmillan)
Such a Fun Age<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Kiley Reid (Bloomsbury)
The Vanishing Half<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Brit Bennett (Hachette)
Women Don’t Owe You Pretty<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Florence Given (Hachette)<\/p>\n\n\n

Literary Fiction Book of the Year<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n

A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Jessie Tu (Allen & Unwin)
A Room Made of Leaves<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Kate Grenville (Text Publishing)
All Our Shimmering Skies<\/a> <\/em><\/strong>by Trent Dalton (HarperCollins)
Honeybee<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Craig Silvey (Allen & Unwin)
Infinite Splendours<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Sofie Laguna (Allen & Unwin)
Song of the Crocodile<\/a> <\/em><\/strong>by Nardi Simpson (Hachette)
Sorrow and Bliss<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Meg Mason (HarperCollins)
The Last Migration<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Charlotte McConaghy (Penguin Random House)<\/p>\n\n\n

\"9781460753903\"Small Publishers’ Adult Book of the Year<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n

Glimpses of Utopia: Real ideas for a fairer world<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Jess Scully (Pantera Press)
Living on Stolen Land<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Ambelin Kwaymullina (Magabala Books)
Stone Sky Gold Mountain<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Mirandi Riwoe (UQP)
The Animals in That Country<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Laura Jean McKay (Scribe Publications)
The Rain Heron<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Robbie Arnott (Text Publishing)
What Is To Be Done<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Barry Jones (Scribe Publications)
Where the Fruit Falls<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Karen Wyld (UWA Publishing)
Yornadaiyn Woolagoodja<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Yornadaiyn Woolagoodja (Magabala Books)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Small Publishers’ Children’s Book of the Year<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Anemone is not the Enemy<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Anna McGregor (Scribe Publications)
Bindi<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Kirli Saunders; Illustrated by Dub Leffler (Magabala Books)
Claudette<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Helene Magisson (Red Paper Kite)
Family<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Aunty Fay Muir and Sue Lawson; Illustrated by Jasmine Seymour (Magabala Books)
Found<\/a> <\/em><\/strong>by Bruce Pascoe and Charmaine Ledden-Lewis (Magabala Books)
Howl<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Kat Patrick; Illustrated by Evie Barrow (Scribe Publications)
Metal Fish, Falling Snow<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Cath Moore (Text Publishing)
My Shadow is Pink<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Scott Stuart (Larrikin House Publishing)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Jessie Tu (Allen & Unwin)
Lucky’s<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Andrew Pippos (Pan Macmillan)
My Tidda, My Sister<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Marlee Silva; Illustrated by Rachael Sarra (Hardie Grant)
Song of the Crocodile<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Nardi Simpson (Hachette)
The Coconut Children<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Vivian Pham (Penguin Random House)
The Grandest Bookshop in the World<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Amelia Mellor (Affirm Press)
The Happiest Man on Earth<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Eddie Jaku (Pan Macmillan)
The Morbids<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Ewa Ramsey (Allen & Unwin)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Congratulations to all of the authors on the 2021 ABIAs longlist!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Find out more about the Australian Book Industry Awards here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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