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The Best Books of the Year: 2023
- December 20, 2023
- Books
- Features
- Affirm Press
- Allen & Unwin
- Angie Spoto
- Brendan Ritchie
- Edward J Cembal
- Erin Riley
- Graham Akhurst
- Hachette
- HarperCollins
- Heather Fawcett
- Jessica Johns
- Juno Dawson
- Kika Hatzopoulou
- Kristy Jagger
- Michael Earp
- Nadia Attia
- Pantera Press
- Penguin
- Profile Books
- Sandstone Press
- Sasha Wasley
- Scribe Publications
- Stanley Barker
- Tempus Press
- Thomas D Lee
- Travis Baldree
- Trent Parke
- UQP Books
- UWA Publishing
- Vanessa Len
With Christmas less than a week away, at the AU we’ve got to the task of agonising and arguing over our end of year lists – best albums, best films, best games, and of course best books. The Books team have taken a look over the year’s releases and compiled a list of some of…
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