Small publisher adults book of the year: Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia, Dr Anita Heiss (ed. International book of year: Less, Andrew Sean Greer Illustrated book of year: Family: New vegetable classics to comfort and nourish, Hetty McKinnon Literary fiction book of the year: Boy Swallows Universe, Trent Dalton Honourable mention for non-fiction book of the year: Any Ordinary Day, Leigh Sales General non-fiction book of the year: No Friend But the Mountains: Writing from Manus Prison, Behrouz Boochani, Omid Tofighian (translator) General fiction book of the year: The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, Holly Ringland Literature has the power to give us freedom.” 2019 Australian book industry awards – full list of winnersĪBIA book of the year: Boy Swallows Universe, Trent Daltonīiography of the year award: Eggshell Skull, Bri Lee I believe that literature has the potential to make change and challenge structures of power. I have always said that I believe in words and literature. “Words still have the power to challenge inhumane systems and structures. In it, Bri Lee former law student and judge’s associate reckons with the ways in which the Australian justice system works against survivors of sexual violence while coming. Speaking via video link in January when he was awarded the Victorian premier’s literary prize, Boochani talked about the enduring power of words. Eggshell Skull by Bri Lee Eggshell Skull is a timely and must-read Australian book, perhaps even more so now than it was when it was first published back in 2018.
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