Australian independent booksellers have nominated their favourite Australian books of 2024 and are thrilled to announce their SHORTLIST for the Indie Book Awards 2025!
The Shortlists for the Indie Book Awards 2025 are as follows.
FICTION SHORTLIST
Dusk by Robbie Arnott –
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Cherrywood by Jock Serong
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The Ledge by Christian White
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Juice by Tim Winton
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NON-FICTION SHORTLIST
We Are the Stars by Gina Chick
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The Season by Helen Garner
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Sister Viv by Grantlee Kieza
Three Wild Dogs and the Truth by Markus Zusak
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DEBUT FICTION SHORTLIST
The Deed by Susannah Begbie
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The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna Johnston
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All The Bees in the Hollows by Lauren Keegan
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Pheasants Nest by Louise Milligan
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ILLUSTRATED NON-FICTION SHORTLIST
The Paintings of Criss Canning by Criss Canning
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RecipeTin Eats: Tonight by Nagi Maehashi
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The Diaries of Fred Williams 1963–1970 by Patrick McCaughey
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Tony Tan’s Asian Cooking Class by Tony Tan
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CHILDREN’S SHORTLIST
To Stir with Love by Kate Mildenhall, illustrated by Jess Racklyeft
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All the Beautiful Things by Katrina Nannestad
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The Midwatch by Judith Rossell
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The 113th Assistant Librarian by Stuart Wilson
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YOUNG ADULT SHORTLIST
Comes the Night by Isobelle Carmody
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Eleanor Jones Can’t Keep a Secret by Amy Doak
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My Family and Other Suspects by Kate Emery
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Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma
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