Best Australian Literary Fiction and Poetry

1.
Picnic at Hanging Rock (Hanging Rock, #1)
Picnic at Hanging Rock (Hanging Rock, #1) 3.66 avg rating — 29,094 ratings
2.
Oscar and Lucinda
Oscar and Lucinda 3.73 avg rating — 21,640 ratings
3.
Mr Wigg
Mr Wigg 4.12 avg rating — 1,048 ratings
4.
Cloudstreet
Cloudstreet 4.01 avg rating — 27,406 ratings
5.
Remembering Babylon
Remembering Babylon 3.48 avg rating — 3,689 ratings
6.
The Light Between Oceans
The Light Between Oceans 4.04 avg rating — 473,452 ratings
7.
Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus 3.49 avg rating — 5,669 ratings
8.
My Brilliant Career
My Brilliant Career 3.80 avg rating — 7,485 ratings
9.
The Secret River
The Secret River 3.81 avg rating — 24,633 ratings
10.
Dirt Music
Dirt Music 3.87 avg rating — 15,188 ratings
11.
Mullumbimby
Mullumbimby 3.91 avg rating — 2,306 ratings
12.
The Tree of Man
The Tree of Man 3.95 avg rating — 2,169 ratings
13.
Voss
Voss 3.78 avg rating — 3,488 ratings
14.
True History of the Kelly Gang
True History of the Kelly Gang 3.83 avg rating — 23,797 ratings
15.
The Forgotten Garden
The Forgotten Garden 4.15 avg rating — 234,157 ratings
16.
To the Islands
To the Islands 3.87 avg rating — 309 ratings
17.
The Vivisector
The Vivisector 4.05 avg rating — 1,131 ratings
18.
A Fringe of Leaves
A Fringe of Leaves 3.66 avg rating — 919 ratings
19.
Everyman's Rules for Scientific Living
Everyman's Rules for Scientific Living 3.43 avg rating — 556 ratings
20.
Carpentaria
Carpentaria 3.74 avg rating — 1,990 ratings
21.
Lilian's Story
Lilian's Story 3.70 avg rating — 1,654 ratings
22.
Capricornia
Capricornia 3.75 avg rating — 665 ratings
23.
The Fortunes of Richard Mahony
The Fortunes of Richard Mahony 4.15 avg rating — 368 ratings
24.
Wanting
Wanting 3.55 avg rating — 3,018 ratings
25.
Prelude to Christopher
Prelude to Christopher 3.82 avg rating — 135 ratings
26.
Jasper Jones
Jasper Jones 4.09 avg rating — 42,321 ratings
27.
Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence
Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence 3.69 avg rating — 8,677 ratings
28.
A Fortunate Life
A Fortunate Life 4.25 avg rating — 9,642 ratings
29.
Seven Types of Ambiguity
Seven Types of Ambiguity 4.01 avg rating — 5,173 ratings
30.
The Sound of One Hand Clapping
The Sound of One Hand Clapping 3.77 avg rating — 5,370 ratings
31.
The Riders
The Riders 3.62 avg rating — 7,537 ratings
32.
Gould's Book of Fish: A Novel in 12 Fish
Gould's Book of Fish: A Novel in 12 Fish 3.70 avg rating — 5,772 ratings
33.
Death of a River Guide
Death of a River Guide 3.92 avg rating — 2,809 ratings
34.
Vernon God Little : A 21st Century Comedy in the Presence of Death
Vernon God Little : A 21st Century Comedy in the Presence of Death 3.61 avg rating — 33,412 ratings
35.
All the Rivers Run
All the Rivers Run 3.86 avg rating — 922 ratings
36.
Road Story
Road Story 3.28 avg rating — 90 ratings
37.
Breath
Breath 3.91 avg rating — 24,819 ratings
38.
Wake in Fright
Wake in Fright 3.98 avg rating — 3,111 ratings
39.
Silver Springtime (The Silver Springs University Series #1)
Silver Springtime (The Silver Springs University Series #1) 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings
40.
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith 3.67 avg rating — 1,822 ratings
41.
Penguin Best Australian Short Stories
Penguin Best Australian Short Stories
by: Mary Lord
3.06 avg rating — 67 ratings
42.
The Sunken Road
The Sunken Road 3.35 avg rating — 251 ratings
42.
Letters to the End of Love
Letters to the End of Love 3.89 avg rating — 139 ratings
44.
Illywhacker
Illywhacker 3.78 avg rating — 3,070 ratings
44.
February Dragon
February Dragon 4.14 avg rating — 200 ratings
46.
The Slap
The Slap 3.26 avg rating — 32,502 ratings
47.
The Midnight Dress
The Midnight Dress 3.62 avg rating — 1,669 ratings
48.
Blueback
Blueback 3.94 avg rating — 4,516 ratings
49.
Leaning Towards Infinity
Leaning Towards Infinity 3.77 avg rating — 183 ratings
50.
Banjo Paterson: Complete Poems
Banjo Paterson: Complete Poems 4.32 avg rating — 74 ratings
50.
The World Beneath
The World Beneath 3.51 avg rating — 919 ratings
52.
His Natural Life
His Natural Life 3.96 avg rating — 3,050 ratings
52.
The Tax Inspector
The Tax Inspector 3.52 avg rating — 1,409 ratings
52.
The Day of the Dog
The Day of the Dog 3.84 avg rating — 44 ratings
55.
Miss Peabody's Inheritance
Miss Peabody's Inheritance 3.47 avg rating — 219 ratings
56.
The Orchard Thieves
The Orchard Thieves 3.38 avg rating — 116 ratings
57.
Sunnyside
Sunnyside liked it 3.00 avg rating — 49 ratings
58.
An Australian Girl
An Australian Girl 3.50 avg rating — 16 ratings
59.
Snake
Snake 3.80 avg rating — 373 ratings
60.
Dark Places
Dark Places 3.66 avg rating — 647 ratings
61.
Hunting the Wild Pineapple
Hunting the Wild Pineapple 3.42 avg rating — 146 ratings
62.
Benang: From the Heart
Benang: From the Heart
by: Kim Scott
3.88 avg rating — 365 ratings
63.
Coonardoo
Coonardoo 3.52 avg rating — 458 ratings
64.
The Commandant
The Commandant 3.51 avg rating — 124 ratings
65.
The Merry-Go-Round in the Sea
The Merry-Go-Round in the Sea 3.81 avg rating — 687 ratings
66.
Drylands
Drylands 3.82 avg rating — 520 ratings
66.
Bring Larks and Heroes
Bring Larks and Heroes 3.40 avg rating — 161 ratings
68.
The Ballad of Desmond Kale
The Ballad of Desmond Kale 3.34 avg rating — 125 ratings
69.
The Penguin Book of Australian Verse
The Penguin Book of Australian Verse 3.53 avg rating — 19 ratings
69.
My Country: Australian Poetry & Short Stories Two Hundred Years (Volumes I and II)
My Country: Australian Poetry & Short Stories Two Hundred Years (Volumes I and II) 4.12 avg rating — 8 ratings
69.
Ocean's Infiltrator (Ocean's Gift, #2)
Ocean's Infiltrator (Ocean's Gift, #2) 4.58 avg rating — 52 ratings
69.
Amelia's Call
Amelia's Call 3.77 avg rating — 13 ratings
69.
Place of Many Birds
Place of Many Birds
by: Jan Merry
4.23 avg rating — 47 ratings
69.
A Canter of the Heart (The Equestrian and the Aviator, #1)
A Canter of the Heart (The Equestrian and the Aviator, #1)
by: E.E. West
4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings
69.
The Iron Wire
The Iron Wire 3.81 avg rating — 81 ratings
69.
Moon Filly
Moon Filly 4.06 avg rating — 336 ratings
69.
Only the Animals
Only the Animals 3.64 avg rating — 2,139 ratings
69.
Polarity and Indecision
Polarity and Indecision 4.31 avg rating — 13 ratings
69.
Anvil Soul
Anvil Soul 4.53 avg rating — 15 ratings
69.
Black Rock White City
Black Rock White City 3.51 avg rating — 1,770 ratings
69.
Forgotten Places
Forgotten Places 4.04 avg rating — 512 ratings
69.
Argosy
Argosy
by: Bella Li
4.07 avg rating — 30 ratings
69.
Flames of Love: Truth of the Holy Grail
Flames of Love: Truth of the Holy Grail 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
69.
The Digger's Daughter: An Australian Saga
The Digger's Daughter: An Australian Saga 4.19 avg rating — 120 ratings
69.
Love Came Softly: A Journey of the Heart
Love Came Softly: A Journey of the Heart 4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings
69.
australian poems that would humour a horse
australian poems that would humour a horse really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
69.
Tidelines
Tidelines 4.01 avg rating — 223 ratings
88.
Ocean's Gift (Ocean's Gift, #1)
Ocean's Gift (Ocean's Gift, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 146 ratings
88.
The Bone Flute
The Bone Flute 3.95 avg rating — 55 ratings
88.
Girls.
Girls.
by: Jo Vraca
3.82 avg rating — 38 ratings
88.
Sister Kate
Sister Kate 3.43 avg rating — 96 ratings
88.
The Young Desire It
The Young Desire It 3.66 avg rating — 147 ratings
88.
One
One 4.12 avg rating — 49 ratings
88.
The Man Who Loved Children
The Man Who Loved Children 3.57 avg rating — 4,610 ratings
95.
Rupetta
Rupetta 3.88 avg rating — 223 ratings
95.
The Darkest Little Room
The Darkest Little Room 3.49 avg rating — 76 ratings
97.
Behind the Front Fence : 30 Modern Australian Short Stories
Behind the Front Fence : 30 Modern Australian Short Stories 3.87 avg rating — 15 ratings
97.
Come in Spinner
Come in Spinner 4.01 avg rating — 262 ratings
97.
A Woman's War
A Woman's War 4.14 avg rating — 35 ratings
97.
Johnno
Johnno 3.74 avg rating — 1,437 ratings
Next