Australian Women Read in 2024

For the past several years, I have been eager to promote Australian women writers. Not to the detriment of men or international authors, but because Australian women writers are brilliant and often overlooked, so don’t always get the recognition they deserve. There are some who are popular, but for those who aren’t, I feel that it is important to share these books, to show that Australia is more than the popular authors everyone associates with us or hears about. In doing so, I feel I have allowed for a wider range of voices to be heard and understood, even if I have just done what I can to showcase the bool to my audience.  Over 2024, I read 178 books by Australian women.

1. Wild Love by Kiera Lindsey
2. Miss Mary-Kate Martin’s Guide to Monsters: The Bother with the Bonkillyknock Beast by Karen Foxlee
3. Riz Chester: The Fingerprint Code by R.A. Stephens
4. Lani and the Universe by Victoria Carless
5. The Secret Science Society in Space by Kathy Hoopmann and Josie Montano
6. Simon Sees by Jenny Woolsey
7. The Hidden Book by Kirsty Manning
8. Lemons in the Chicken Wire by Alison Whittaker
9. The Fish Girl by Miranda Riwoe
10. Our Australian Heart by Just Write for Kids and Friends
11. PD McPem’s Agency for Mysterious Mysteries: The Puzzling Pet Parade by Anna Batteste
12. Tight Lines by Louise Lambeth
13. The Beehive by Megan Daley and Max Hamilton
14. The Big Book of Australian Nursery Rhymes by Frané Lessac
15. Millie, the Cutest Puppy in the World: New Home by Cate Whittle
16. Love, Just In by Natalie Murray
17. Decadence by Thuy On
18. Tipping Point by Dinuka McKenzie
19. Late Bloomer: How An Autism Diagnosis Changed my Life by Clem Bastow
20. The Rewilding by Donna M Cameron
21. The Eleventh Floor by Kylie Orr
22. The Day of the Whale by Rachel Delahaye
23. Jawsome: Licence to Rock by RJ Timmis
24. 11 Ruby Road 1900 by Charlotte Barkla
25. Pearly and Pig and the Island of Secrets by Sue Whiting
26. Dragons Drumming by Sandra Bennett and Maya Bora
27. Losing the Plot by Annaliese Byrd
28. Square Me, Round World by Chelsea Luker and Eliza Fricker
29. Twinning: BFFs (Not) by Alexa Moses
30. What Happened to Nina? by Dervla McTiernan
31. Outlaw Girls by Emily Gale and Nova Weetman
32. The Travelling Bookshop: Mim and the Vicious Vendetta by Katrina Nannestad
33. The Sea Captain’s Wife by Jackie French
34. What They Told Me by Hayley Lawrence
35. Unpacking for Greece by Sally Jane Smith
36. Twin Stars by Charlotte Clutterbuck
37. Bin Chicken Feeding Time at the Zoo by Kate and Jol Temple
38. Tearaway Coach by Neridah McMullin
39. Seed to Sky: Life in the Daintree by Pamela Freeman
40. Look Me In the Eye by Jane Godwin
41. Fledgewitch: A Dragons of Hallow Book by Lian Tanner
42. Dragon Girls: Hana the Thunder Dragon by Maddy Mara
43. Those Girls by Pamela Rushby
44. The Book of Chance by Sue Whiting
45. Our Shellharbour by Karen Hendriks
46. Little Matilda and the Lost Bunny by Caz Goodwin
47. Drop Bear by Evelyn Araluen
48. Tracks in the Mist by Sandra Bennett
49. Frog Squad: Dessert Disaster by Kate and Jol Temple
50. Deep is the Fen by Lili Wilkinson
51. Let’s Never Speak of This Again by Megan Williams
52. Wurrtoo by Tylissa Elisara
53. Cora, Seen and Heard by Zanni Louise
54. The Wolves of Greycoat Hall: Tayles of the Forest by Lucinda Gifford
55. Seven Wherewithal Way: Across the Mountains and Through the Desert by Samantha-Ellen Bound
56. Some Families Change by Jess Galatoa
57. How To Measure the Ocean by Inda Ahmad Zahri
58. A Small Collection of Happiness by Zana Fraillon
59. The Unexpected Mess of it All by Gabrielle Tozer
60. The Apprentice Witnesser by Bren MacDibble
61. The She-Wolf of Baker Street by Narrelle M Harris
62. Queen of Dogs by Joe Weatherstone
63. Nerra, Deep Time Traveller: The Broken Rainbow by Tasma Walton
64. How to Move A Zoo by Kate Simpson and Owen Swan
65. Dragonclaw (The Witches of Eileanan Book One) by Kate Forsyth
66. Dark Deeds Down Under 2: A Crime and Thriller Anthology edited by Craig Sisterson and Lindy Cameron
67. The Girls Who Changed the World: Ming and Ada Spark the Digital Age by Jackie French
68. Pet Sitters: Billy Goat Boogie by Ella Shine
69. The Puzzle Ring by Kate Forsyth
70. Her Majesty’s League of Remarkable Young Ladies by Alison D Stegert
71. Repacking for Greece: A Mediterranean Odyssey by Sally Jane Smith
72. The Postman’s My Mate by Kelly Louise Jarris
73. The Riding Gallery by Sally Murphy
74. Hurdy Gurdy by Jenny Ackland
75. When the Lights Went Out by Lian Tanner and Jonathon Bentley
76. Red Day by Sandy Fussell
77. Unreal: Can You Tell Fact from Fake by Kate Simpson and Leila Rudge
78. Friday Barnes: Collision Course by R.A. Spratt
79. Riley’s Foolproof Guide to…Breaking a School Record by Dani Vee and Jules Faber (illustrator)
80. A Way Home by Emily Brewin
81. Courage be My Friend by Jenny Davis OAM
82. Something Special by Emily Rodda
83. Marion and the Forty Thieves by Sarah Luke
84. Puppy Rescue (Ella at Eden #10) by Laura Sieveking
85. Gymnastics Diaries: Beam Queen by Georgia Godwin, Laura Sieveking and Amanda Erb
86. Hooray, Hooray, It’s Library Day by Julie-Anne Grasso and Heath McKenzie
87. The Other Shadow by Tania Ingram
88. Hi From Outer Space by Fiona Katauskas
89. Ella and the Amazing Frog Orchestra by Cassy Polimeni and Hykie Breeze
90. Read at Your Own Risk by Remy Lai
91. Highway 13 by Fiona McFarlane
92. The Sugarcane Kids and the Empty Cage by Charlie Archbold
93. Looking for Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta
94. A Wish for Baby by Caz Goodwin and Sara Acton
95. The Echoes by Evie Wyld
96. 11 Ruby Road 1925 by Charlotte Barkla
97. My Father’s Suitcase by Mary Garden
98. What’s Murder Between Friends by Meg Gatland-Veness
99. Bravepaw and the Heartstone of Alluria by L.M. Wilkinson and Lavanya Naidu
100. Diving, Falling by Kylie Mirmohamadi
101. The Medusa Situation by Gabiann Marin
102. The Best Witch in Paris by Lauren Crozier
103. The Wedding Forecast by Nina Kenwood
104. Nerra, Deep Time Traveller: The Winds of Waa by Tasma Walton
105. This is Not A Sad Book (But it’s OK to Feel Sad): A Guide to Grief, Loss, and Getting Through the Hard Times by Elizabeth Vercoe with Kerry Ambromowski, illustrated by Grace Fraraccio
106. Hester Hitchins and the Falling Stars by Catherine Norton
107. How to Free a Jinn by Raidah Shah Idil
108. The Grown-ups Guide to Picture Books by Lara Cain Gray, illustrated by Timothy Ide and Lorena Carrington
109. The Six Summers of Tash and Leopold by Danielle Binks
110. Millie Mak the Mender by Alice Pung and Sher Rill Ng
111. When Santa Got Stuck in a Gum Tree by Jackie Hosking and Nathaniel Eckstrom
112. Ethel the Penguin by Ursula Dubosarsky and Christopher Nielsen
113. How to Draw a Dragon by Kate Talbot
114. Madame Brussels: The Life and Times of Melbourne’s Most Notorious Woman by Barbara Minchinton
115. Maisy and Daisy Move House by Michelle De Robillard and Amanda Letcher
116. The Burrow by Melanie Cheng
117. High Wire by Candice Fox
118. Landovel: The Poison Taster by Emily Rodda
119. Blood and Stone: A Radazan Mystery by Tamara M Bailey
120. Landovel: The Secret Keeper by Emily Rodda
121. Skysong by C.A. Wright
122. My Family and Other Suspects by Kate Emery
123. Flora: Australia’s Most Curious Plants by Tania McCartney
124. Landovel: The Truth Teller by Emily Rodda
125. A Beginner’s Guide to Choosing the Perfect Pet by Ali Rutstein
126. Into the Ice: Reflections on Antarctica to Alison Lester and Coral Tullock
127. The Sweetness Between Us by Sarah Winifred Searle
128. Junkyard Fairies: Dig Deep by Edwina Wyatt
129. Thunderhead by Sophie Beer
130. Lies and Deception: A Reggie Da Costa Mystery by Larraine Stephens
131. The Lost Book of Magic by Amelia Mellor
132. If Only He Never by T.C. Correy
133. 18,000 Holes in the Universe: Snack Attack by Adam Wallace, Lisa Foley and James Hart
134. Hating Alison Ashley by Robin Klein
135. All the Beautiful Things by Katrina Nannestad
136. The Outback Court Reporter by Jamelle Wells
137. Eleanor Jones Can’t Keep a Secret by Amy Doak
138. Nanny Piggins and the Origin Story by R.A. Spratt
139. Hazel’s Treehouse by Zanni Louise and Judy Watson
140. 31 and a Half Things to Know as You Grow by Meg McKinlay and Nicky Johnston
141. Dog Beach by Julie Murphy and Annie White
142. The Strange Sighting: An Alice England Mystery by Ash Harrier
143. The Midwatch by Judith Rossell
144. The Cryptic Clue: A Tea Ladies Mystery by Amanda Hampson
145. Comes the Night by Isobelle Carmody
146. The Book Club and Other Stories by Natalie Conyer
147. Tilly in a Tangle by Margrete Lamond and Monty Lee
148. It Takes a Town to Solve a Murder by Aoife Clifford
149. The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland
150.  Tuesday Jocks and Other Stories by Fin J Ross
151. Bowerbird Brood by Aura Parker
152. Willa and Woof: Best Idea Yet by Jacqueline Harvey
153. The Mystery Writer by Sulari Gentill
154. The Worst Perfect Moment by Shivaun Plozza
155. Frog Squad: Bungle in the Jungle by Kate and Jol Temple, illustrated by Shiloh Gordon
156. Meet Me at the Intersection edited by Rebecca Lim and Ambelin Kwaymullina
157. Foul Play by Fiona McIntosh
158. Wasted? by Hazel Edwards
159. Barq the Falcon by Judy Wollin
160. Return to Sender by Lauren Draper
161. Milly’s Mind: A Peek into Autism by Colin and Milly Armstrong
162. Tigg and the Bandicoot Bushranger by Jackie French
163. The Last Victim: The Full Story Behind the Hit Podcast Who the Hell is Hamish? by Tracy Hall and Summer Land
164. Bad Country by Kim Ulrick
165. Hayden, Food Label Ninja by Stefi Mac
166. Tales of the Minstrel Tongue by Narrelle M Harris
167. Shock Waves by Fleur McDonald
168. Ella’s World: Big Kids by Yvette Poshoglian and Camilla Frescura
169. Ella’s World: Sit, Bob Sit by Yvette Poshoglian and Camilla Frescura
170. Out in Nowhere by Fleur McDonald
171. The Swordmaster’s Secret and Other Stories by Narrelle M Harris
172. Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty (DNF)
173. Septopus by Rebecca Fung
174. Joy Moody is Out of Time by Kerryn Mayne
175. My Brother, Finch by Kate Gordon
176. Grave Regret by Fiona Tarr
177. Stormy Normy by Leisa Fail
178. Solomon Macaroni and the Vampire Vacation by Ashleigh Barton