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Sunday, October 18, 2026

Live: Radio National counts down nation's favourite homegrown reads

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Paul Jennings, David Malouf and Helen Garner have all made the list, but there is still a long way to go before we reveal Australia's favourite book.

We are about to dip into the top 25 of ABC Radio National's Top 100 Australian Books. 

Follow the latest updates in our live blog.

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The countdown so far ...

The Top 100 Australian Books kicked off yesterday on an irreverent note with #100, Paul Jennings' classic Round the Twist, and wrapped up at #46 with Colleen McCullough's 1977 bestseller, The Thorn Birds.

Today's countdown began at #45 with Anna Funder's Miles Franklin-winning novel, All That I Am.

Since then, we've heard from Peter Carey and Tim Winton — twice apiece — and a reader who revealed that listening to Liane Moriarty's Big Little Lies got her through a 20-hour labour (!).

We'll pick up the countdown from #25 — stay tuned!

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Hello and welcome!

By Velvet Winter

Welcome, book lovers, to our Radio National Top 100 Australian books live blog!

My name's Velvet Winter, along with arts reporter Nicola Health we will be joining you for the remainder of today's countdown

Our good friends over at Radio National have been ticking off their list all weekend and we're lucky enough to be here with you for #25 allll the way to #1.

It's been a huge weekend so far and we want to hear from you! What book do you think will win? Has your favourite author made an appearence yet? Have you had your 'ya joking should have been higher' moment?

View the original on ABC News (Australia) →

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