BookPeople is delighted to announce the winners of the BookPeople 2025 Book of the Year Awards announced at the BookPeople Conference Gala Dinner and Awards Night in Brisbane on Sunday 15 June.
The BookPeople Book of the Year Awards recognise the Australian books published in 2023 that our booksellers have selected as their favourite books to personally recommend as part of their ongoing commitment to bring writers and readers together. These awards celebrate the unique role played by booksellers in sharing their knowledge and passion with communities across the country.
Previous winners include Edenglassie by Melissa Lucashenko, The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams, Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton, Reckoning: A Memoir by Magda Szubanski, Wifedom: Mrs Orwell's Invisible Life by Anna Funder, and The 52-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton.
BookPeople BookData - Adult Fiction Book of the Year
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Dusk by Robbie Arnott (Picador Australia)
BookPeople BookData - Adult Non-Fiction Book of the Year
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The Season by Helen Garner (Text Publishing)
BookPeople Kids' Reading Guide - Children's Book of the Year
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The Midwatch by Judith Rossell (Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing)
BookPeople BookData – Adult Fiction Book of the Year 2025 shortlist:
Dusk by Robbie Arnott (Picador Australia)
Safe Haven by Shankari Chandran (Ultimo Press)
Sanctuary by Gary Disher (Text Publishing)
The Valley by Chris Hammer (Allen & Unwin)
Theory & Practice by Michelle de Kretser (Text Publishing)
Juice by Tim Winton (Hamish Hamilton)
BookPeople BookData – Adult Non-Fiction Book of the Year 2025 shortlist:
The Chairman's Lounge by Joe Aston (Scribner Australia)
The Forever War by Nick Bryant (Viking)
We Are the Stars by Gina Chick (Summit Books)
The Season by Helen Garner (Text Publishing)
RecipeTin Eats: Tonight by Nagi Maehashi (Macmillan Australia)
You Don't Have To Have A Dream by Tim Minchin (Penguin)
BookPeople Kids' Reading Guide – Children's Book of the Year 2025 shortlist:
Thunderhead by Sophie Beer (A & U Children)
All the Beautiful Things by Katrina Nannestad (ABC Books)
Dog Beach by Julie Murphy (National Library of Australia)
Landovel by Emily Rodda (A & U Children)
The Midwatch by Judith Rossell (Hardie Grant Children's Publishing)
The 113th Assistant Librarian by Stuart Wilson (Puffin)