Winners to be announced on Thursday 9 June.
The shortlist for the 2022 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) has been announced, and we’re absolutely delighted to share that Penguin Random House Australia has nine books on the shortlist across a range of categories. Take a look at the brilliant reads on the list below – how many have you read?
Audiobook of the Year
- Emotional Female, Yumiko Kadota; narrated by Yumiko Kadota
Biography Book of the Year
- Emotional Female, Yumiko Kadota
Book of the Year for Older Children (ages 13+)
- The Prison Healer, Lynette Noni
- Anything but Fine, Tobias Madden
General Non-fiction Book of the Year
- Toxic: The Rotting Underbelly of the Tasmanian Salmon Industry, Richard Flanagan
- She’s on the Money, Victoria Devine
Illustrated Book of the Year
- Death to Jar Sauce, Nat’s What I Reckon
- You’re Doing it Wrong: A History of Bad and Bonkers Advice to Women, Kaz Cooke
International Book of the Year
- Ottolenghi Test Kitchen: Shelf Love, Yotam Ottolenghi and Noor Murad
The winners will be announced at the Australian Book Industry Awards Ceremony on Thursday 9 June. Winners of Book of the Year and Publisher of the Year will also be announced on the night.
Read more about the ABIAs at the official Australian Book Industry Awards website.
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