Australian independent booksellers have nominated their favourite Australian books of 2024 and are thrilled to announce their Longlist for the Indie Book Awards 2025!
Since 2008, the Indie Book Awards have celebrated the very best in Australian writing and who better to nominate and judge the best-of-the-best than indie booksellers? These passionate and knowledgeable booksellers are champions of Australian literature and recommend far beyond the big brands, contributing to the diversity of Australia’s reading landscape. These awards honour their vital role in promoting and nurturing Australian literary talent.
One of the Longlists for the Indie Book Awards 2025 is:
FICTION LONGLIST
Dusk by Robbie Arnott (Picador Australia) *
Safe Haven by Shankari Chandran (Ultimo Press)
The Valley by Chris Hammer (Allen & Unwin) *
Rapture by Emily Maguire (Allen & Unwin) *
Highway 13 by Fiona McFarlane (Allen & Unwin) *
Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty (Macmillan Australia) *
Cherrywood by Jock Serong (Fourth Estate Australia)
The Thinning by Inga Simpson (Hachette Australia)
The Ledge by Christian White (Affirm Press)
Juice by Tim Winton (Hamish Hamilton).
Books marked * have been reviewed by QRC. Click on the title to read our review.
The Shortlist will be announced on 15 January 2025, with the Category Winners and the Overall Book of the Year Winner being announced at a virtual awards event on Monday 24 March 2025.
For more information and to read all the longlists, visit the award website.