Popular fiction authors

Robbie Arnott is a critically acclaimed Australian author, born and raised in Hobart.

Tony Birch is an award winning indigenous Australian writer from Melbourne. His novels explore human connection, class and race, without shrinking away from the painful and profound experiences of First Nations Australians.

Peter Carey was born in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, and now lives in New York. He is the author of fourteen novels (including one for children), two volumes of short stories, and two books on travel. Amongst other prizes, Carey has won the Booker Prize twice (for Oscar and Lucinda and True History of the Kelly Gang), the Commonwealth Writers' Prize twice (for Jack Maggs and True History of the Kelly Gang), and the Miles Franklin Literary Award three times (for Bliss, Oscar and Lucinda and Jack Maggs). He is an officer of the Order of Australia and a Fellow of both the Royal Society of Literature and the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Rachel Cusk is an award winning British novelist and memoirist, whose work explores identity and feminity, while subverting typical narrative forms. She's best known for her Outline trilogy: Outline, Transit and Kudos.

Trent Dalton is a two-time Walkley Award-winning journalist and the international bestselling author of Boy Swallows Universe, All Our Shimmering Skies, Love Stories and Lola in the Mirror. His books have sold over 1.2 million copies in Australia alone.

Richard Flanagan has been described by the Washington Post as 'one of our greatest living novelists'. He has been recognised by some of the world's most prestigious literary awards, including the Man Booker Prize and the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction.

Tana French is an Irish crime writer whose New York Times bestselling books include In the Woods, The Likeness, and The Wych Elm.

Kate Grenville is one of Australia's most celebrated writers. Her international bestseller The Secret River was awarded local and overseas prizes, has been adapted for the stage and as an acclaimed television miniseries, and is now a much-loved classic.

Jane Harper is an award winning Australian crime novelist whose bestselling books include The Dry and The Survivors.

Claire Keegan is a critically acclaimed Irish writer, known for her novels and short stories. Her novel Small Things Like These was shortlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize.

Hannah Kent's first novel, the multi award winning international bestseller, Burial Rites, was translated into over 30 languages and is being adapted for film. Her second novel, The Good People was translated into 10 languages, nominated for numerous awards and is also being adapted for film. Devotion, her third novel, published in 2021, won Booktopia's Favourite Australian Book, and was shortlisted for multiple industry awards. Her original feature film, Run Rabbit Run, was directed by Daina Reid and starred Sarah Snook. Hannah is also the co-founder of Kill Your Darlings, and has written for The New York Times, The Saturday Paper, The Guardian, the Age, the Sydney Morning Herald, Meanjin, Qantas Magazine and LitHub. She lives and works on Peramangk and Kaurna country.

Discover the work of Michelle de Krester, a critically acclaimed Australian novelist and winner of the 2025 Stella Prize.

Deborah Levy is the author of several critically acclaimed novels including August Blue, Hot Milk and Swimming Home.

Melissa Lucashenko is a critically acclaimed Goorie (Aboriginal) author of Bundjalung and European heritage, who won the Miles Franklin Literary Award for Too Much Lip in 2019.

Ian McEwan is a British novelist and short story writer, and one of the pillars of contemporary British fiction. His books have received critical acclaim and several have been adapted into films including Atonement, On Chesil Beach and The Children Act.

Number one internationally bestselling author Dervla McTiernan is the author of critically acclaimed and award-winning crime novels.

Liane Moriarty is an Australian novelist whose books have become international bestsellers. Several of her books have been adapted into limited series, including Big Little Lies starring Nicole Kidman and Reece Witherspoon.

Haruki Murakami's distinctive blend of the mysterious and the everyday, of melancholy and humour, continues to enchant readers, ensuring his place as one of the world's most acclaimed and well-loved writers.

Ann Patchett is the bestselling author of eight novels and three works of non-fiction, and has received international critical acclaim.

Sally Rooney is an Irish novelist. She is the author of Conversations with Friends, Normal People and Beautiful World, Where Are You, and Intermezzo

Zadie Smith is a British author known for her exploration of race and culture, and for her savvy humor and snappy dialogue. Her first novel, White Teeth, came out in 2000 but since then she has released several other bestellers including On Beauty and The Fraud.

Elizabeth Strout is an American author who won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2009 for her novel, Olive Kitteridge. She's known for her rich character studies and vivid portrayal of small town Maine.

Colm Tóibín is an Irish author whose many novels include The Master, Brooklyn, The Testament of Mary, and The Magician. He's received international critical acclaim and was the Laureate for Irish Fiction 2022-2024.

Christos Tsiolkas is an Australian author, playwright, and screenwriter whose work grapples with themes of ethnicity, queerness, class and masculinity. He is especially known for his novels The Slap and Barracuda, which have both been adapted for the screen.

Tim Winton is an iconic Australian author, whose renowned novels include Cloudstreet, Breath and Blueback. His work has been adapted for film, television, stage and radio, and translated internationally.

Charlotte Wood is a prize winning Australian author of novels and nonfiction. She's best known for the international bestseller The Weekend, and The Natural Way of Things, which won a number of Australian literary prizes on its released in 2016.

Alexis Wright is a Waanyi woman and acclaimed Australain writer, who has twice won both the Miles Franklin Award and the Stella Prize, two of Australia's highest literary honours.

Markus Zusak is a beloved Australian writer, best known for the internationally bestselling The Book Thief and The Messenger.