BookPeople, the Association of Australian Booksellers, announced the winners of the 2024 BookPeople Book of the Year Awards, at a gala dinner held in Melbourne. The event celebrated the literary community, recognising exceptional books across various categories handpicked by Australia’s independent booksellers.

And the winners are ….

Adult Fiction Book of the Year

Edenglassie by Melissa Lucashenko

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Adult Non-Fiction Book of the Year

Wifedom: Mrs Orwell’s Invisible Life by Anna Funder

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Children’s Book of the Year

If I Was a Horse by Sophie Blackall

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