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ABC Radio National Top 100 Books of the 21st Century

ABC's Radio National Top 100 Books of the 21st Century as voted by readers. For more info visit https://www.abc.net.au/listen/radionational/countdown/top100books
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Boy Swallows Universe (Trent Dalton)
Boy Swallows Universe
1
Trent Dalton
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
2
Markus Zusak
A Gentleman in Moscow (Amor Towles)
A Gentleman in Moscow
3
Amor Towles
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
4
Anthony Doerr
Lessons in Chemistry (Bonnie Garmus)
Lessons in Chemistry
5
Bonnie Garmus
Burial Rites (Hannah Kent)
Burial Rites
6
Hannah Kent
The Dictionary of Lost Words (Pip Williams)
The Dictionary of Lost Words
7
Pip Williams
Demon Copperhead (Barbara Kingsolver)
Demon Copperhead
8
Barbara Kingsolver
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
9
Hanya Yanagihara
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall
10
Hilary Mantel
Small Things Like These (Claire Keegan)
Small Things Like These
11
Claire Keegan
Where the Crawdads Sing (Delia Owens)
Where the Crawdads Sing
12
Delia Owens
The Narrow Road to the Deep North (Richard Flanagan)
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
13
Richard Flanagan
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Gail Honeyman)
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
14
Gail Honeyman
Year of Wonders (Brook, Geraldine)
Year of Wonders
15
Brook, Geraldine
Still Life (Sarah Winman)
Still Life
16
Sarah Winman
Wifedom (Anna Funder)
Wifedom
17
Anna Funder
Dark Emu (Bruce Pascoe)
Dark Emu
18
Bruce Pascoe
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
19
Cormac McCarthy
The Secret River (Kate Grenville)
The Secret River
20
Kate Grenville
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
21
Ian McEwan
The Kite Runner (Khalid Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
22
Khalid Hosseini
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (Gabrielle Zevin)
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
23
Gabrielle Zevin
Jasper Jones (Craig Silvey)
Jasper Jones
24
Craig Silvey
Honeybee (Craig Silvey)
Honeybee
25
Craig Silvey
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
26
Suzanne Collins
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
27
Elena Ferrante
The Dry (Jane Harper)
The Dry
28
Jane Harper
Lola in the Mirror (Trent Dalton)
Lola in the Mirror
29
Trent Dalton
Stasiland (Anna Funder)
Stasiland
30
Anna Funder
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
31
Donna Tartt
Normal People (Sally Rooney)
Normal People
32
Sally Rooney
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
Pachinko
33
Min Jin Lee
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
34
Kazuo Ishiguro
Olive Kitteridge (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive Kitteridge
35
Elizabeth Strout
The Thursday Murder Club (Richard Osman)
The Thursday Murder Club
36
Richard Osman
The Slap (Christos Tsiolkas)
The Slap
37
Christos Tsiolkas
Breath (Tim Winton)
Breath
38
Tim Winton
Hamnet (Maggie O'farrell)
Hamnet
39
Maggie O'farrell
Dirt Music (Tim Winton)
Dirt Music
40
Tim Winton
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