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!

Australian independent booksellers, members of Leading Edge Books, are thrilled to announce their Longlist for the Indie Book Awards 2019!

Michelle de Kretser has won the 2018 Miles Franklin Literary Award for her novel THE LIFE TO COME, published by Allen & Unwin.

The Miles Franklin literary Award 2018 Shortlist has been announced

The Miles Franklin 2018 shortlist will be announced on 17 June in Canberra, while the winner will be declared on 26 August in Melbourne, Australia.