*According to This Article from the Australian / New Zealander online newspaper The Conversation.

The majority of contributions to the list come from academics from various universities in Australia.

This list includes all the books mentioned in the article, both on the (unranked) list proper and honourable mentions, just to give the largest possible number of modern Australian recommendations in one place.

Not in database

• Hossein Asgari - Only Sound Remains (2023)

• Katherine Brabon - The Shut Ins (2021)

• Ronnie Scott - Shirley (2023)

• Jennifer Mills - The Airways (2021)

• Julie Janson - Madukka: The River Serpent (2022)

• Mark Willacy - Rogue Forces (2021)

• Tracy Sorensen - The Vitals (2023)

• Wayne Macauley - Other Stories (2010)

• Andy J. Jackson - Human Looking (2021)

• Angela Slatter - The Tallow Wife (2022)