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101 Must-Read Australian Books

Here is a list of BookRiot's one hundred and one must-read Australian books. How many have you read?
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45 & 47 Stella Street and Everything That Happened (Elizabeth Honey)
45 & 47 Stella Street and Everything That Happened
1
Elizabeth Honey
Affluenza: When Too Much Is Never Enough (Clive Hamilton)
Affluenza: When Too Much Is Never Enough
2
Clive Hamilton
All That I Am (Anna Funder)
All That I Am
3
Anna Funder
The Alphabet Sisters (Monica McInerny)
The Alphabet Sisters
4
Monica McInerny
Am I Black Enough for You? (Anita Heiss)
Am I Black Enough for You?
5
Anita Heiss
Australian Lives: An Intimate History (Anisa Puri)
Australian Lives: An Intimate History
6
Anisa Puri
Australians: A Short History (Thomas Keneally)
Australians: A Short History
7
Thomas Keneally
Bad Debts (Peter Temple)
Bad Debts
8
Peter Temple
Because a White Man'll Never Do It (Kevin Gilbert)
Because a White Man'll Never Do It
9
Kevin Gilbert
The Beekeeper's Secret (Josephine Moon)
The Beekeeper's Secret
10
Josephine Moon
The Boat (Nam Le)
The Boat
11
Nam Le
Bold Palates: Australia's Gastronomic Heritage (Barbara Santich)
Bold Palates: Australia's Gastronomic Heritage
12
Barbara Santich
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
13
Markus Zusak
Born to Run (Cathy Freeman)
Born to Run
14
Cathy Freeman
Breaking the Mold: Taking a Hammer to Sexism in Sport (Angela Pippos)
Breaking the Mold: Taking a Hammer to Sexism in Sport
15
Angela Pippos
Burial Rites (Hannah Kent)
Burial Rites
16
Hannah Kent
The Bush: Travels in the Heart of Australia (Don Watson)
The Bush: Travels in the Heart of Australia
17
Don Watson
Campaign Ruby (Jessica Rudd)
Campaign Ruby
18
Jessica Rudd
The Captains (Malcolm Knox)
The Captains
19
Malcolm Knox
The Case Against Fragrance (Kate Grenville)
The Case Against Fragrance
20
Kate Grenville
Cloudstreet (Tim Winton)
Cloudstreet
21
Tim Winton
A Distant Journey (Di Morrissey)
A Distant Journey
22
Di Morrissey
The Doctor (Karl Kruszelnicki)
The Doctor
23
Karl Kruszelnicki
Does My Head Look Big in This? (Randa Abdel-Fattah)
Does My Head Look Big in This?
24
Randa Abdel-Fattah
Down Under (Bill Bryson)
Down Under
25
Bill Bryson
Everywhere I Look (Helen Garner)
Everywhere I Look
26
Helen Garner
The Fatal Shore (Robert Hughes)
The Fatal Shore
27
Robert Hughes
Feeling Sorry for Celia (Jaclyn Moriarty)
Feeling Sorry for Celia
28
Jaclyn Moriarty
A Fraction of the Whole (Steve Toltz)
A Fraction of the Whole
29
Steve Toltz
Free-Falling (Nicola Moriarty)
Free-Falling
30
Nicola Moriarty
Girt: The Unauthorised History of Australia (David Hunt)
Girt: The Unauthorised History of Australia
31
David Hunt
The Good Girl of Chinatown (Jenevieve Chang)
The Good Girl of Chinatown
32
Jenevieve Chang
The Happiest Refugee (Ahn Do)
The Happiest Refugee
33
Ahn Do
The Harp in the South (Ruth Park)
The Harp in the South
34
Ruth Park
The Hate Race: A Memoir (Maxine Beneba Clarke)
The Hate Race: A Memoir
35
Maxine Beneba Clarke
Hating Alison Ashley (Robin Klein)
Hating Alison Ashley
36
Robin Klein
Hey Mum, What's a Half-Caste? (Lorraine McGee-Sippel)
Hey Mum, What's a Half-Caste?
37
Lorraine McGee-Sippel
Home (Larissa Behrendt)
Home
38
Larissa Behrendt
I Came to Say Goodbye (Caroline Overington)
I Came to Say Goodbye
39
Caroline Overington
Ice Station (Matthew Reilly)
Ice Station
40
Matthew Reilly
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