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BookPeople 2023 Book of the Year winners

20 Jun 2023

The 2023 BookPeople Book of the Year winners have been announced! These awards celebrate the best books of the year, as judged by Australian book industry members. In addition to book honours, these annual awards also celebrate the wonderful work of Australian booksellers and this year our Managing Director Mark Rubbo was chosen as Bookseller of the Year!

Below are the winners titles from across the three categories.

Adult fiction book of the year

Adult nonfiction book of the year

Children’s book of the year

  • Runt by Craig Silvey

Learn more here.

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