Our 2023 guide to best books of the year
We’re sharing what we consider to be the best books of the year as well as a range of curated gift guides featuring hand-picked recommendations from our booksellers and online team. Keep an eye on this page as we’ll be adding to our list throughout the coming weeks.
Adult
- Best of Australian fiction
- Best of international fiction
- Best of nonfiction
- Must-read Australian debut fiction from 2023
- Must-read international debut fiction from 2023
- Great music books from 2023
- 10 booksellers share their personal favourite reads of 2023
- 12 art & design highlights to gift this season
- 2023 translated fiction highlights
- Bookseller spotlight: Joanna Di Mattia’s favourite books of 2023
- 12 literary prize winners to read this summer
- 2023 LGBTQIA+ fiction favourites
- 2023 crime fiction highlights
- 2023 fantasy, sci-fi and speculative fiction highlights
- A book to gift every history buff
- A cookbook for every cook
Kids & Young Adult
- Best of picture books
- Best of junior and middle grade books
- Best of young adult books
- Fantastic First Nations picture books to gift
- Fun and thought-provoking nonfiction for curious kids
- Picture books for Christmas set in Australia
- Middle grade fantasy that captured our imagination this year
- Young adult debut highlights of 2023
- Excellent Australian picture books to gift
- Great graphic novels for middle schoolers
- First Nations books to gift junior and middle readers
- Books for earth conscious kids
- Our Teen Advisory Board's favourite books of 2023
- Young adult LGBTQIA+ highlights of 2023
