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Best Australian Books of the 21st Century

We reached out to members of the Australian literary community, from writers to publishers and our own passionate booksellers, asking them to nominate their favourite Australian books, published since 2000. The result is this list of the 30 best Australian books of the 21st century.
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How the Light Gets in (M.J. Hyland)
How the Light Gets In
1
M.J. Hyland
The Broken Shore (Peter Temple)
The Broken Shore
2
Peter Temple
Foal's Bread (Gillian Mears)
Foal's Bread
3
Gillian Mears
The Dry (Jane Harper)
The Dry
4
Jane Harper
Bodies of Light (Jennifer Down)
Bodies of Light
5
Jennifer Down
The Dictionary of Lost Words (Pip Williams)
The Dictionary of Lost Words
6
Pip Williams
The Yield (Tara June Winch)
The Yield
7
Tara June Winch
Dark Emu (Bruce Pascoe)
Dark Emu
8
Bruce Pascoe
The Animals in That Country (Laura Jean McKay)
The Animals in That Country
9
Laura Jean McKay
Joe Cinque's Consolation (Helen Gardener)
Joe Cinque's Consolation
10
Helen Gardener
Year of Wonders (Geraldine Brooks)
Year of Wonders
11
Geraldine Brooks
The White Girl (Tony Birch)
The White Girl
12
Tony Birch
Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey
Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey
13
The Museum of Modern Love (Heather Rose)
The Museum of Modern Love
14
Heather Rose
Too Much Lip (Melissa Lucashenko)
Too Much Lip
15
Melissa Lucashenko
How to End a Story: Diaries: 1995–1998 (Helen Garner)
How to End a Story: Diaries: 1995–1998
16
Helen Garner
Stasiland (Anna Funder)
Stasiland
17
Anna Funder
Boy Swallows Universe (Trent Dalton)
Boy Swallows Universe
18
Trent Dalton
True History of the Kelly Gang (Peter Carey)
True History of the Kelly Gang
19
Peter Carey
The Boat (Nam Le)
The Boat
20
Nam Le
Dropbear (Evelyn Araluen)
Dropbear
21
Evelyn Araluen
The Tall Man: Death and Life on Palm Island (Chloe Hooper)
The Tall Man: Death and Life on Palm Island
22
Chloe Hooper
Cold Enough for Snow (Jessica Au)
Cold Enough for Snow
23
Jessica Au
The Secret River (Kate Grenville)
The Secret River
24
Kate Grenville
The Narrow Road to the Deep North (Richard Flanagan)
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
25
Richard Flanagan
Limberlost (Robbie Arnott)
Limberlost
26
Robbie Arnott
Breath (Tim Winton)
Breath
27
Tim Winton
Burial Rites (Hannah Kent)
Burial Rites
28
Hannah Kent
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
29
Markus Zusak
The Slap (Christos Tsiolkas)
The Slap
30
Christos Tsiolkas
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