Read the World: Australia

Books by authors from Australia or set in/about Australia.

Updated February 19, 2024
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True history of the Kelly gang
Carey, Peter, 1943-
Paper Book
Out of nineteenth-century Australia rides a hero of his people and a man for all nations, in this masterpiece by the Booker Prize-winning author of Oscar and Lucinda and Jack Maggs. Exhilarating, hilarious, panoramic, and immediately engrossing, it is also—at a distance of many thousand miles...
One whole and perfect day
Clarke, Judith, 1943-
Paper Book
In this Michael L. Printz Honor Book, Lily wishes she could be like the other girls in her class. But how can she? As the only sensible person in her family, she never has time to hang out with friends.  'Someone ' has to stay home to look after her brother. Maybe she should fall in love...
Possum magic
Fox, Mem
Paper Book
Grandma Poss uses her best bush magic to make Hush invisible. But when Hush longs to be able to see herself again, the two possums must make their way across Australia to find the magic food that will make Hush visible once more. "Another treat from Mem Fox that is sure to be treasured. The...
Disquiet
Leigh, Julia, 1970-
Paper Book
Olivia arrives at her mother's chateau in rural France (the first time in more than a decade) with her two young children in tow. Soon the family is joined by Olivia's brother Marcus and his wife Sophie'but this reunion is far from joyful. After years of desperately wanting a baby, Sophie has just...
What Alice forgot
Moriarty, Liane
Paper Book
FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF BIG LITTLE LIES AND HERE ONE MOMENT A "cheerfully engaging"(Kirkus Reviews) novel for anyone who's ever asked herself, "How did I get here?" Alice Love is twenty-nine, crazy about...
Big little lies
Moriarty, Liane
Paper Book
From the author of Here One Moment and The Husband's Secret comes the #1 New York Times bestselling novel about the dangerous little lies we tell ourselves just to survive. THE INSPIRATION FOR THE AWARD-WINNING HBO® SERIES STARRING REESE...
The husband's secret
Moriarty, Liane
Paper Book
SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE--THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF BIG LITTLE LIES AND APPLES NEVER FALL One of the Best Books of the Year--Entertainment Weekly One of the Top Ten Books of the Year--People...
Nine perfect strangers
Moriarty, Liane
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, now a Hulu original series "If three characters were good in Big Little Lies, nine are even better in Nine Perfect Strangers." --Lisa Scottoline, The New York Times Book Review From the #1...
Mister Monday
Nix, Garth
Paper Book
Arthur Penhaligon, destined to die at a young age, is saved by a key shaped like the minute hand of a clock, but his survival invokes the wrath of the mysterious Mister Monday who will stop at nothing to get the key back.
The book thief
Zusak, Markus.
Paper Book
The extraordinary #1 New York Times bestseller that is now a major motion picture, Markus Zusak's unforgettable story is about the ability of books to feed the soul. It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier...
Bridge of Clay
Zusak, Markus
Paper Book
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY * THE WALL STREET JOURNAL The unforgettable, New York Times bestselling family saga from Markus Zusak, the storyteller who gave us the extraordinary bestseller THE...

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