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Best Australian Books of the 21st Century: As Chosen by 50 Experts

The Conversation's Books & Ideas team, seeking to right a wrong (and just very curious), asked 50 Australian literary experts to each share their favourite Australian books of this century.
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Praiseworthy (Alexis Wright)
Praiseworthy
1
Alexis Wright
Carpentaria (Alexis Wright)
Carpentaria
2
Alexis Wright
How to End a Story: Diaries: 1995–1998 (Helen Garner)
How to End a Story: Diaries: 1995–1998
3
Helen Garner
Questions of Travel (Michelle De Krester)
Questions of Travel
4
Michelle De Krester
That Deadman Dance (Kim Scott)
That Deadman Dance
5
Kim Scott
Blakwork (Alison Whittaker)
Blakwork
6
Alison Whittaker
Breakfast at Midnight (Louis Armand)
Breakfast at Midnight
7
Louis Armand
The Tribe (Michael Mohammed Ahmad)
The Tribe
8
Michael Mohammed Ahmad
West Girls (Laura Woollett)
West Girls
9
Laura Woollett
Axiomatic (Maria Tumarkin)
Axiomatic
10
Maria Tumarkin
Salute (Ken Bolton)
Salute
11
Ken Bolton
Their Brilliant Careers (Ryan O'Neill)
Their Brilliant Careers
12
Ryan O'Neill
The 13-Storey Treehouse
The 13-Storey Treehouse
13
Into the Woods (Anna Krien)
Into the Woods
14
Anna Krien
The Animals in That Country (Laura Jean McKay)
The Animals in That Country
15
Laura Jean McKay
Another Day in the Colony (Chelsea Watego)
Another Day in the Colony
16
Chelsea Watego
Collected Poems (Les Murray)
Collected Poems
17
Les Murray
The Swan Book (Alexis Wright)
The Swan Book
18
Alexis Wright
Change Machine (Jaya Savige)
Change Machine
19
Jaya Savige
Panthers and the Museum of Fire (Jen Craig)
Panthers and the Museum of Fire
20
Jen Craig
Tiger Daughter (Rebecca Lim)
Tiger Daughter
21
Rebecca Lim
The Airways (Jennifer Mills)
The Airways
22
Jennifer Mills
Moral Hazard (Kate Jennings)
Moral Hazard
23
Kate Jennings
The Night Guest (Fiona McFarlane)
The Night Guest
24
Fiona McFarlane
Anam (Andre Dao)
Anam
25
Andre Dao
Madukka: The River Serpent (Julie Janson)
Madukka: The River Serpent
26
Julie Janson
The Shepherd's Hut (Tim Winton)
The Shepherd's Hut
27
Tim Winton
The Secret River (Kate Grenville)
The Secret River
28
Kate Grenville
Rogue Forces (Mark Willacy)
Rogue Forces
29
Mark Willacy
A Fraction of the Whole (Steve Toltz)
A Fraction of the Whole
30
Steve Toltz
No Friend but the Mountains (Behrouz Boochani)
No Friend but the Mountains
31
Behrouz Boochani
The Vitals (Tracy Sorensen)
The Vitals
32
Tracy Sorensen
The Pole (Coetzee)
The Pole
33
Coetzee
The Sun Walks Down (Fiona McFarlane)
The Sun Walks Down
34
Fiona McFarlane
Rules of Summer (Shaun Tan)
Rules of Summer
35
Shaun Tan
Alec: The Years Have Pants
Alec: The Years Have Pants
36
Kayang & Me (Kim Scott and Hazel Brown)
Kayang & Me
37
Kim Scott and Hazel Brown
A Million Windows (Gerald Murnane)
A Million Windows
38
Gerald Murnane
Human Looking (Andy Jackson)
Human Looking
39
Andy Jackson
Landscape of Farewell (Alex Miller)
Landscape of Farewell
40
Alex Miller
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