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SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED FOR THE 2021 INDIE BOOK AWARDS
Australian independent booksellers are thrilled to announce their Shortlist for the Indie Book Awards 2021, their favourite Australian books published in 2020!
WINNERS OF THE 2020 INDIE BOOK AWARDS ANNOUNCED
The Indie Book Awards 2020 have been announced in extraordinary times, without the sense of ceremony that these amazing books deserve. Let’s all support Australian writers, and the Australian Independent Booksellers who have chosen these books to be the best of the best. Your local bookseller would love to help you get these brilliant reads into your hands right now!
Longlist announced for the 2019 Indie Book Awards
Australian independent booksellers, members of Leading Edge Books, are thrilled to announce their Longlist for the Indie Book Awards 2019!
Miles Franklin Award 2018 Winner Announced
Michelle de Kretser has won the 2018 Miles Franklin Literary Award for her novel THE LIFE TO COME, published by Allen & Unwin.
Miles Franklin Award 2018 Shortlist announced
The Miles Franklin literary Award 2018 Shortlist has been announced
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