Australian independent booksellers have nominated their favourite Australian books of 2024 and are thrilled to announce their SHORTLIST for the Indie Book Awards 2025!
Announced early in the award calendar year, The Indie Book Awards are now considered the forerunners of all major Australian book awards. The Awards cover the best Australian books in six categories: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Debut Fiction, Illustrated Non-Fiction, Children’s books (up to 12yo) and Young Adult (12+).
The Category Winners and the Overall Book of the Year Winner will be announced at a virtual awards event on Monday 24 March 2025.
Selected Shortlists for the Indie Book Awards 2025 are:
FICTION SHORTLIST
Dusk by Robbie Arnott (Picador Australia) *
Cherrywood by Jock Serong (Fourth Estate Australia)
The Ledge by Christian White (Affirm Press)
Juice by Tim Winton (Hamish Hamilton)
DEBUT FICTION SHORTLIST
The Deed by Susannah Begbie (Hachette Australia)
The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna Johnston (Michael Joseph) *
All The Bees in the Hollows by Lauren Keegan (Affirm Press)
Pheasants Nest by Louise Milligan (Allen & Unwin).
Books marked * have been reviewed by QRC. To read our review, click on the book’s title.
For all the shortlists and for more information on the Indie Book Awards, click here.