Big Books of 2026

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The Light Between Oceans by M.L. StedmanA Town Like Alice by Nevil ShutePicnic at Hanging Rock by Joan LindsayThe Secret River by Kate GrenvilleThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
Fictitious Australia
463 books — 115 voters
Cocaine Blues by Kerry GreenwoodThe Slap by Christos TsiolkasThe Rosie Project by Graeme SimsionShantaram by Gregory David RobertsEarthly Delights by Kerry Greenwood
Books About Melbourne and Victoria
324 books — 109 voters

The Dawnhounds by Sascha StronachTomorrow, When the War Began by John MarsdenOn the Beach by Nevil ShuteThe Wind City by Summer WigmoreValentine by Jodi McAlister
SF & F Atlas - Australia and New Zealand
40 books — 15 voters
Heart of Brass by Felicity BanksSilver and Stone by Felicity BanksDoctor Jack by Karen J. CarlisleThe Adventures of Viola Stewart by Karen J. CarlisleDoctor Jack and Other Tales by Karen J. Carlisle
Australian Steampunk
31 books — 13 voters

The Rosie Project by Graeme SimsionThe Portrait of Molly Dean by Katherine KovacicThe Graveyard Shift by Maria LewisTime to Go by Jill DobsonOut of the Silence by Wendy James
Set in Melbourne, Australia
26 books — 10 voters
Australian Food by Bill GrangerAustralia's Creative Native Cuisine by Andrew FielkeThe Retro Cookbook by Susan TomnayBaking Day by The Australian Women's WeeklyThe Great Australian Cookbook by Helen Greenwood
Best Australian Cookbooks
57 books — 4 voters

Black Lives, White Law by Russell MarksThe Forgotten Rebels of Eureka by Clare WrightBad News by Robert ManneCrime & Punishment by Russell MarksIn Denial by Robert Manne
La Trobe University
69 books — 2 voters
Sweet Fury by Michelle Congdon
Fictionally Yours, Melbourne Author Invasion 2015
1 book — 1 voter

The rise and fall of marvellous Melbourne by Graeme DavisonMelbourne After the Gold Rush by Michael CannonCapital by Kristin OttoRadical Melbourne by Jeff and Sparrow Jill SparrowStruggletown by Janet McCalman
Non-fiction about Melbourne, Australia
70 books — 1 voter

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