The winners of the 2024 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) have been announced!
The 2024 winners were unveiled last night at a red-carpet event in Melbourne, where Better Reading’s Cheryl Akle interviewed authors and industry people as they arrived at the event. You can watch it here. This year, the ABIAs celebrated the creativity, dedication, and talents of the Australian book industry.
A huge congratulations to the winners, along with all the shortlisted authors and publishers.
See a few standouts below, and explore the full list of winners on the ABIAs website.
Book of the Year
The Voice to Parliament by Thomas Mayo and Kerry O’Brien
The coveted Book of the Year Award was awarded to Thomas Mayo and Kerry O’Brien for The Voice to Parliament Handbook, published by Hardie Grant.
Literary Fiction Book of the Year
Lola in the Mirror by Trent Dalton
General Fiction Book of the Year and Marketing Strategy of the Year
The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams
Biography Book of the Year
Children’s Picture Book Of The Year
A Life Song by Jane Godwin, illustrated by Anna Walker
Book of the Year for Younger Children
It’s the Sound of the Thing by Maxine Beneba Clarke
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