See the Top 50 from the 2019 FAB Award!

Earlier today, we announced the first ever winner of our Favourite Australian Book Award! Over 52,000 votes were cast by readers across the country for over 300 Australian books, with writers such as Heather Morris, Charlotte Wood, Stan Grant and more all garnering plenty of votes for the 2019 FAB Award.

You may have seen who the winner of the $5000 prize is already, but if you wanted to know which books made the Top 50 for the 2019 FAB Award, then read on!

#50-#41

50. The Secret Runners of New York by Matthew Reilly

49. The Drover’s Wife by Leah Purcell

48. The Last Voyage of Mrs Henry Parker by Joanna Nell

47. Growing Up Queer in Australia by Benjamin Law (Editor)

46. Return to Stringy Bark Creek by Karly Lane

45. The Blue Rose by Kate Forsyth

44. Salt by Bruce Pascoe

43. There Was Still Love by Favel Parrett

42. Dead Man Switch by Tara Moss

41. The Girls by Chloe Higgins

#40-#31

40. Silver by Chris Hammer

39. The Land Girls by Victoria Purman

38. Matters of the Heart by Fiona Palmer

37. Something in the Wine by Tricia Stringer

36. Australia Day by Stan Grant

35. Pig the Tourist by Aaron Blabey

34. The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Ugly Animals by Sami Bayly

33. Welcome to Country: Schools Edition by Marcia Langton

32. Weirdomania! by Anh Do

31. Home Fires by Fiona Lowe

#30-#21

30. Bluey: Fruit Bat

29. The Model Wife by Tricia Stringer

28. The 117-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton

27. The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer

26. The Shelly Bay Ladies Swimming Circle by Sophie Green

25. A Lifetime of Impossible Days by Tabitha Bird

24. Ghosts of the Past by Tony Park

23. Bruny by Heather Rose

22. Thirty Thousand Bottles of Wine and a Pig Called Helga by Todd Alexander

21. Bluey: The Beach

#20-11

20. The Mother-In-Law by Sally Hepworth

19. The French Photographer by Natasha Lester

18. The Weekend by Charlotte Wood

17. White Horses by Rachael Treasure

16. Your Own Kind of Girl by Clare Bowditch

15. The Ex by Nicola Moriarty

14. Devil’s Lair by Sarah Barrie

13. The Ultimate Animal Counting Book by Jennifer Cossins

12. Khaki Town by Judy Nunn

11. The Wife and the Widow by Christian White

#10-#1

10. The Diamond Hunter by Fiona McIntosh

9. Good Girl, Bad Girl by Michael Robotham

8. The Last Paradise by Di Morrissey

7. The Cottage at Rosella Cove by Sandie Docker

6. Cilka’s Journey by Heather Morris

5. The Rosie Result by Graeme Simsion

4. Young Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe

3. The Tattooist of Auschwitz (Young Adult Edition) by Heather Morris

2. Just One Wish by Rachael Johns

And our winner is … 488 Rules for Life by Kitty Flanagan!

Congratulations to our winner, Kitty Flanagan, and all of the runners up!

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