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Prime Minister's Literary Awards 2024Unpublished

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Updated September 17, 2024

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Anam

Dao, Andre.

Paper Book

'Lovingly domestic in parts, boldly theoretical in others, for a country full of migrants, living amid unresolved questions of place and belonging, Anam is a profoundly relevant novel.' Judges, PM's Literary Awards 'A good book lingers and, for me,...

Restless Dolly Maunder

Grenville, Kate

Paper Book

Dolly Maunder was born at the end of the nineteenth century, when society's long-locked doors were starting to creak ajar for women. Growing up in a poor farming family in country New South Wales but clever, energetic and determined, Dolly spent her restless life pushing at those doors. ...

Stone Yard Devotional

Wood, Charlotte.

Paper Book

A deeply moving novel about forgiveness, grief, and what it means to be 'good', from the award-winning author of The Natural Way of Things and The Weekend.

Etta and the shadow taboo

Field, J.M.; Worrall, Jeremy

Paper Book

Where is theirs? And where is mine? To hurt a shadow Is surely a crime When Etta steps on Baawaa's (her sister's) shadow, she learns of the Shadow Taboo, and learns to value the personal space of others, as well as her own. ...

Ghost book

Lai, Remy

Paper Book

Winner of the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, this thrilling contemporary fantasy graphic novel about a girl who befriends a boy ghost stuck between the worlds of the living and the dead is from the bestselling creator of Pawcasso. 'I adored it!' Jessica Townsend, New York Times...

Millie Mak the maker

Pung, Alice; Ng, Sher Rill

Paper Book

An inspiring series for young and old makers by the award-winning author-illustrator team Alice Pung and Sher Rill Ng. Nine-year-old Millie Mak has discovered she has a superpower! Using everyday objects, Millie turns them into something new, beautiful and useful. Who...

Tamarra : a story of termites on Gurindji Country

Wadrill, Violet

Paper Book

Tamarra: A Story of Termites on Gurindji Country is a fascinating, illustrated science book that takes kids inside the life of termites through storytelling from the Gurindji People. Did you know there are four types of termite poo? Or that a warm paste...

Graft: motherhood, family and a year on the land

Mackellar, Maggie.

Paper Book

In my mind I walk over the land. I run my hands through the grass as if it were the hair on my head. I dig my fingers into the dirt as if the soil were the crust of my skin. In Graft, Maggie MacKellar describes a year on a Merino wool farm on the east coast of...

We could be something

Kostakis, William

Paper Book

A wonderful emotional rollercoaster of a novel about two young men, each on a journey of discovery. It's part coming-out story, part falling-in-love story, part relationship breakdown story, part extended Greek family story. It's warm and funny, a little bit heartbreaking, and completely satisfying.

We didn't think it through

Lonesborough, Gary

Paper Book

From the author of the award-winning The Boy from the Mish, comes a compelling coming-of-age YA novel about sixteen-year-old Jamie Langton finding his future and navigating the challenges of racism, family and friendship in a small Australian town.

A hunger of thorns

Wilkinson, Lili

Paper Book

Be swept up in this brilliant, witchy, Victorian Premier's Literary Award-winning tale about forbidden magic and missing girls who don't need handsome princes to rescue them. Perfect for fans of the Serpent & Dove series.

Welcome to sex

Kang, Melissa

Paper Book

Every household needs a copy of Welcome to Sex, the multi-award-winning, #1 best-selling, age-appropriate guide to sex and sexuality for teens of all genders, from the authors of Welcome to Your Period, Welcome to Consent and Welcome to Your Boobs!

Bee miles

Ellis, Rose

Paper Book

The untold story of the uncompromising and fearless woman who captivated mid-20th century Australia with her spectacular acts of defiance.

Bennelong & Phillip : a history unravelled

Fullagar, Kate

Paper Book

The first joint biography of Bennelong and Governor Arthur Phillip, two pivotal figures in Australian history - the colonised and coloniser - and a bold and innovative new portrait of both. Winner of the 2024 ACT Literary Award, Non-Fiction ...

Killing for Country

Marr, David.

Paper Book

David Marr was shocked to discover forebears who served with the brutal Native Police in the bloodiest years on the frontier. Killing for Country is the result - a soul-searching Australian history. This is a richly detailed saga of politics and power in the colonial world - of...

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