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Best Australian Books of the 21st Century

We reached out to members of the Australian literary community, from writers to publishers and our own passionate booksellers, asking them to nominate their favourite Australian books, published since 2000. The result is this list of the 30 best Australian books of the 21st century.
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from readings.com.au · made by Bobbi Green
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How the Light Gets In
How the Light Gets In
2
The Broken Shore (Peter Temple)
The Broken Shore (Peter Temple)
3
Foal's Bread (Gillian Mears)
Foal's Bread (Gillian Mears)
4
The Dry (Jane Harper)
The Dry (Jane Harper)
5
Bodies of Light (Jennifer Down)
Bodies of Light (Jennifer Down)
6
The Dictionary of Lost Words (Pip Williams)
The Dictionary of Lost Words (Pip Williams)
7
The Yield (Tara June Winch)
The Yield (Tara June Winch)
8
Dark Emu (Bruce Pascoe)
Dark Emu (Bruce Pascoe)
9
The Animals in That Country (Laura Jean McKay)
The Animals in That Country (Laura Jean McKay)
10
Joe Cinque's Consolation (Helen Gardener)
Joe Cinque's Consolation (Helen Gardener)
11
Year of Wonders (Geraldine Brooks)
Year of Wonders (Geraldine Brooks)
12
The White Girl (Tony Birch)
The White Girl (Tony Birch)
13
Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey
Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey
14
The Museum of Modern Love (Heather Rose)
The Museum of Modern Love (Heather Rose)
15
Too Much Lip (Melissa Lucashenko)
Too Much Lip (Melissa Lucashenko)
16
How to End a Story: Diaries: 1995–1998 (Helen Garner)
How to End a Story: Diaries: 1995–1998 (Helen Garner)
17
Stasiland (Anna Funder)
Stasiland (Anna Funder)
18
Boy Swallows Universe (Trent Dalton)
Boy Swallows Universe (Trent Dalton)
19
True History of the Kelly Gang (Peter Carey)
True History of the Kelly Gang (Peter Carey)
20
The Boat (Nam Le)
The Boat (Nam Le)
21
Dropbear (Evelyn Araluen)
Dropbear (Evelyn Araluen)
22
The Tall Man: Death and Life on Palm Island (Chloe Hooper)
The Tall Man: Death and Life on Palm Island (Chloe Hooper)
23
Cold Enough for Snow (Jessica Au)
Cold Enough for Snow (Jessica Au)
24
The Secret River
The Secret River
25
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
26
Limberlost (Robbie Arnott)
Limberlost (Robbie Arnott)
27
Breath (Tim Winton)
Breath (Tim Winton)
28
Burial Rites (Hannah Kent)
Burial Rites (Hannah Kent)
29
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
30
The Slap (Christos Tsiolkas)
The Slap (Christos Tsiolkas)
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