Constant Reader's 30 Best Australian Books of the 21st Century
In early July, the New York Times published their Best 100 Books of the 21st Century. We found it a bit parochial so we put together our own. Here they are, in random order, Constant Reader's 30 Best Australian Books of the 21st Century (So Far):
The Inland Sea by Madeleine Watts
22.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
A fierce and beautiful novel about coming of age in a dying world.
Talkin' up to the White Woman - Indigenous Women and Feminism (20th Anniversary Edition) by Aileen Moreton-Robinson
24.99 AUD
Category: Australian Non-Fiction
In this ground-breaking and timeless book, Distinguished Professor Aileen Moreton-Robinson undertakes a compelling analysis of the whiteness of Australian feminism and its effect on Indigenous women. As a Goenpul woman and an academic, she operationalises an Indigenous women's standpoint as she 'talks ...Show more
Catching Teller Crow by Ambelin Kwaymullina; Ezekiel Kwaymullina
19.99 AUD
Category: Teenagers
An extraordinary thriller, told from the perspective of two Aboriginal protagonists, which weaves together themes of grief, colonial history, violence, love and family. Nothing's been the same for Beth Teller since she died. Her dad, a detective, is the only one who can see and hear her, and he's drowni ...Show more
On the Java Ridge by Jock Serong
22.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
On the Java Ridge, skipper Isi Natoli and a group of Australian surf tourists are anchored off the Indonesian island of Dana. In the Canberra office of Cassius Calvert, Minister for Border Integrity, a federal election looms and a hardline new policy on asylum-seekers is being rolled out.Not far from Da ...Show more
The Mountain by Drusilla Modjeska
22.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
'A novel as intricate and powerful as the bark-cloth paintings at its heart' -- Anna FunderIn 1968 Papua New Guinea is on the brink of independence, and everything is about to change. Amidst the turmoil filmmaker Leonard arrives from England with his Dutch wife, Rika, to study and film an isolated villa ...Show more
On the Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
19.99 AUD
Category: Teenagers
Taylor Markham is not a popular choice. She is erratic, has no people skills and never turns up to meetings. Not to mention the incident when she ran off in search of her mother and only got halfway there. But she's lived at Jellicoe School most of her life and as leader of the boarders that's her great ...Show more