The Prime Minister's Literary Awards -- Winners and Shortlists

1.
People of the Book
People of the Book 4.04 avg rating — 153,745 ratings
2.
1835: The Founding of Melbourne and the Conquest of Australia
1835: The Founding of Melbourne and the Conquest of Australia 3.92 avg rating — 304 ratings
3.
Summertime
Summertime 3.78 avg rating — 6,763 ratings
4.
All That I Am
All That I Am 3.83 avg rating — 10,338 ratings
5.
The Jewel Fish of Karnak
The Jewel Fish of Karnak 3.94 avg rating — 297 ratings
6.
Sydney (The City Series)
Sydney (The City Series) 3.62 avg rating — 151 ratings
7.
The Colony: A History of Early Sydney
The Colony: A History of Early Sydney 4.30 avg rating — 169 ratings
8.
The Biggest Estate on Earth: How Aborigines Made Australia
The Biggest Estate on Earth: How Aborigines Made Australia 4.14 avg rating — 737 ratings
9.
The Complete Stories
The Complete Stories 4.01 avg rating — 153 ratings
10.
Ransom
Ransom 3.70 avg rating — 5,091 ratings
11.
The Zookeeper's War
The Zookeeper's War 3.16 avg rating — 509 ratings
12.
The Boat
The Boat
by: Nam Le
3.62 avg rating — 5,996 ratings
13.
Dog Boy
Dog Boy 3.88 avg rating — 2,099 ratings
14.
Traitor
Traitor 3.82 avg rating — 180 ratings
15.
Everything I Knew
Everything I Knew 3.55 avg rating — 151 ratings
16.
Armour
Armour 3.83 avg rating — 29 ratings
17.
Graffiti Moon
Graffiti Moon 3.88 avg rating — 20,104 ratings
18.
Confessions of a Liar, Thief and Failed Sex God
Confessions of a Liar, Thief and Failed Sex God 3.42 avg rating — 69 ratings
19.
Being Here
Being Here 3.80 avg rating — 298 ratings
20.
Star Jumps
Star Jumps 3.23 avg rating — 44 ratings
21.
Evangeline: The Wish Keeper's Helper
Evangeline: The Wish Keeper's Helper 3.85 avg rating — 13 ratings
22.
Shake a Leg
Shake a Leg 3.94 avg rating — 49 ratings
23.
Just Macbeth
Just Macbeth 3.75 avg rating — 444 ratings
24.
Shakespeare's Wife
Shakespeare's Wife 3.45 avg rating — 1,106 ratings
25.
Napoleon: The Path to Power
Napoleon: The Path to Power 3.98 avg rating — 428 ratings
26.
House of Exile: The Lives and Times of Heinrich Mann and Nelly Kroeger-Mann
House of Exile: The Lives and Times of Heinrich Mann and Nelly Kroeger-Mann 3.64 avg rating — 53 ratings
27.
Ochre and Rust: Artefacts and Encounters on Australian Frontiers
Ochre and Rust: Artefacts and Encounters on Australian Frontiers 4.33 avg rating — 21 ratings
28.
The Hard Light of Day: An Artist's Story of Friendships in Arrernte Country
The Hard Light of Day: An Artist's Story of Friendships in Arrernte Country
by: Rod Moss
4.34 avg rating — 44 ratings
29.
Drawing the Global Colour Line: White Men's Countries and the International Challenge of Racial Equality
Drawing the Global Colour Line: White Men's Countries and the International Challenge of Racial Equality 4.02 avg rating — 84 ratings
30.
A Short History of Christianity
A Short History of Christianity 3.64 avg rating — 264 ratings