Award Winners
They are invariably great books that have been acknowledged by peers and often are also bestsellers. We have chosen a stellar set of award-winning books by Australian and international authors for your review.
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Haunted
by Barbara Haworth-AttardPublished: 01/11/2010
A spooky thriller with a supernatural twist!
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Wanting
by Richard FlanaganPublished: 01/09/2009
Now in paperback! The bestselling, universally lauded novel from internationally acclaimed writer Richard Flanagan.
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The Wish Pony
by Catherine BatesonPublished: 01/09/2010
A classically heartwarming Catherine Bateson story, reissued with a stunning new cover
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The Montmaray Journals 2: The Fitzosbornes In Exile
by Michelle CooperPublished: 02/08/2010
The thrilling sequel to the NSW Premier's Award-winning and critically acclaimed A Brief History of Montmaray.
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Me and You
by Anthony BrownePublished: 01/07/2010
A stunningly illustrated picture book looking at both sides of the classic fairytale 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears'.
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Ransom
by David MaloufPublished: 01/03/2010
Winner of the Adelaide Festival Award for Literature and the ALS Gold Medal Award. Shortlisted for the 2011 IMPAC Dublin Award and longlisted for the 2011 International Man Booker Prize.
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Alive In The Death Zone: Mount Everest Survival
by Lincoln HallPublished: 01/01/2010
Now in paperback, the inspiring story of a man who was left for dead on Mount Everest and survived.
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I Lost My Mobile At The Mall
by Wendy HarmerPublished: 02/11/2009
Teenager on the edge of a technological breakdown
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Confessions Of A Liar, Thief And Failed Sex God
by Bill CondonPublished: 01/09/2009
It’s 1967. The world is rocking, and Neil is growing up fast.
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The Big Little Book Of Happy Sadness
by Colin ThompsonPublished: 01/04/2009
The funny, touching story of an unlikely friendship from master storyteller Colin Thompson
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Siddon Rock
by Glenda GuestPublished: 02/02/2009
Winner of the 2010 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize Best First Book and longlisted for the Miles Franklin Award.
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The Worry Tree
by Marianne MusgrovePublished: 02/07/2007
Just because something's not magic doesn't mean it can't be magical ...
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The Story Of Tom Brennan
by J.C. BurkePublished: 03/10/2005
A powerful story of love and loss, secrets and revelations - and making sense of a past that once seemed perfect.
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