B2450 Autumn RG 2019 12pp_FLR
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INDIE BOOK AWARDS<br />
<strong>2019</strong> WINNERS<br />
Australian<br />
Independent<br />
Bookseller<br />
Australian independent booksellers have announced Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton as the<br />
Indie Book Awards <strong>2019</strong> Book of the Year. The Indie Book Awards are chosen by the country’s<br />
independent booksellers who select their favourite Australian books published in the previous<br />
calendar year.<br />
The individual category winners, in Fiction, Non-Fiction, Debut Fiction, Illustrated Non-Fiction,<br />
Children’s and Young Adult, were also announced. From these six category winners the independent<br />
booksellers selected the best of the best – the Indie Books Awards <strong>2019</strong> Book of the Year.<br />
WINNER<br />
AWARD <strong>2019</strong><br />
&<br />
CATEGORY WINNER<br />
DEBUT FICTION<br />
Judges’ Comments: ‘Dalton’s characters and writing style are what make this book the standout for me.<br />
The language and phrasing used truly evoke a sense of place and time, and the numerous anecdotes<br />
and smaller details connect you to a cast of unique characters that are difficult to forget. The book<br />
balanced wit and emotion excellently, and his cast of characters were three-dimensional. This book was<br />
so incredibly enjoyable and unique, and I am very excited to read Dalton’s work in the future.’<br />
‘A thoroughly original novel, both funny and sad, Boy Swallows Universe explores good & bad, suburban<br />
life, dysfunctional families and the criminal underworld through the eyes of a boy. Is Eli a good person?<br />
We see him grow up; coming to terms with himself, family and those around him in a completely<br />
unexpected but heart-warming story. Trent Dalton has written a novel for our times…… for all time.’<br />
CATEGORY WINNERS<br />
CATEGORY WINNER<br />
FICTION<br />
Bridge of Clay<br />
by Markus Zusak<br />
Judges’ Comments:<br />
‘It is a wonderful, big-hearted<br />
book, full of Australian themes<br />
and memorable characters. It is<br />
both poignant and hopeful and the<br />
Dunbar boys and their household<br />
are vividly created and not easily<br />
forgotten.’<br />
CATEGORY WINNER<br />
NON-FICTION<br />
The Arsonist<br />
by Chloe Hooper<br />
Judges’ Comments:<br />
‘The Arsonist is thoughtful,<br />
compassionate and well considered,<br />
and provides a well-rounded enquiry<br />
into the police investigation and<br />
criminal prosecution behind this<br />
particular act of arson.’<br />
CATEGORY WINNER<br />
ILLUSTRATED NON-FICTION<br />
Marcia Langton:<br />
Welcome to Country<br />
by Marcia Langton<br />
Judges’ Comments:<br />
‘Welcome to Country is a necessary<br />
and long awaited travel guide to<br />
Indigenous Australia & the Torres<br />
Strait Islands. It is educational,<br />
informative, inspirational and<br />
ultimately welcoming.’<br />
CATEGORY WINNER<br />
CHILDREN'S<br />
Lenny's Book of Everything<br />
by Karen Foxlee<br />
Judges’ Comments:<br />
‘Lenny’s Book of Everything is a<br />
moving tale of love, acceptance<br />
and families built around the gift<br />
of knowledge. This is a book for<br />
readers of all ages, full of real<br />
people and love.’<br />
CATEGORY WINNER<br />
YOUNG ADULT<br />
A Song Only I Can Hear<br />
by Barry Jonsberg<br />
Judges’ Comments:<br />
‘Beautifully told with warm and<br />
genuine characters, this is a<br />
humorous and life affirming story<br />
about navigating adolescence, to<br />
reach self-awareness and selfacceptance.’<br />
RECENT INDIE BESTSELLERS<br />
FICTION NON-FICTION CHILDREN’S & YA<br />
1 The Rosie Result by Graeme Simsion<br />
2 Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton<br />
3 Normal People by Sally Rooney<br />
4 Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman<br />
5 Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak<br />
6 The Lost Man by Jane Harper<br />
7 A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles<br />
8 Heart of the Grass Tree by Molly Murn<br />
9 The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris<br />
10 Milkman by Anna Burns<br />
Source: Nielsen BookScan<br />
1 The Fast 800 by Dr Michael Mosley<br />
2 No Friend but the Mountains by Behrouz Boochani<br />
3 Ottolenghi SIMPLE by Yotam Ottolenghi<br />
4 The Barefoot Investor by Scott Pape<br />
5 Becoming by Michelle Obama<br />
6 Dark Emu: Aboriginal Australia and the<br />
Birth of Agriculture by Bruce Pascoe<br />
7 The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson<br />
8 Any Ordinary Day by Leigh Sales<br />
9 Educated by Tara Westover<br />
10 The Land Before Avocado by Richard Glover<br />
1 Brawl of the Wild: Dog Man, Book 6 by Dav Pilkey<br />
2 All the Ways to be Smart by Allison Colpoys<br />
& Davina Bell<br />
3 On the Come Up by Angie Thomas<br />
4 Storm Boy: 55th Anniversary Edition by Colin Thiele<br />
5 Wonder by R.J. Palacio<br />
6 The Ice Monster by David Walliams<br />
7 Meltdown: Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 13<br />
by Jeff Kinney<br />
8 The Dog Runner by Bren MacDibble<br />
9 Lenny's Book of Everything by Karen Foxlee<br />
10 Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow:<br />
Nevermoor, Book 2 by Jessica Townsend<br />
Prices listed in this catalogue as RRP refer to the publisher’s recommended retail prices. While every attempt has been made to ensure the accuracy of price and availability, these may be<br />
subject to change without notice by publishers. In most cases, any title not currently in stock can easily be ordered in at your request. All special prices and offers are valid from 20/3/19<br />
to 30/6/19 unless otherwise stated or stock has sold out.
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