Congratulations to the authors shortlisted for this year’s Miles Franklin Literary Award.

The six shortlisted titles are…

• The White Girl by Tony Birch (Read our review)
• Islands by Peggy Frew (Read our review)
• No One by John Hughes
• The Returns by Philip Salom (Read our review)
• Exploded View by Carrie Tiffany (Read our review)
• The Yield by Tara June Winch (Read our review)

Richard Neville, Mitchell Librarian of the State Library of NSW and head of the Award judging panel, says: “The books on this year’s shortlist, diverse in form and tone, all explore the effects of trauma. From familial stories of neglect and abuse to the national story of racial and cultural dispossession, these novels demonstrate powerfully how past trauma continues to inform the present.”

We’re please to be offering all six shortlisted titles in a specially priced pack for $144.99 (). Please note that due to demand there is limited stock availability over the next few days. Rest assured, we have more copies coming.

Each of the 2020 shortlisted authors will receive $5,000 from the Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund. The 2020 winner will be revealed on 16 July and will receive $60,000. Find out more about the Miles Franklin Literary Award and about this year’s shortlisted books here.