2021 A Taste of Prize Reading 2021 - hosted by cheriebooksreadthisyear

The Miles Franklin Literary Award
Awarded to "a novel which is of the highest literary merit and presents Australian life in any of its phases. 
Longlist 18th May
All books added
Scary Monsters by Michelle de Kretser

Scary Monsters

Michelle de Kretser

305 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Other Half of You by Michael Mohammed Ahmad

The Other Half of You

Michael Mohammed Ahmad

352 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Bodies of Light by Jennifer Down

Bodies of Light

Jennifer Down

448 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Grimmish by Michael Winkler

Grimmish

Michael Winkler

207 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical sports funny reflective medium-paced
7 1/2 by Christos Tsiolkas

7 1/2

Christos Tsiolkas

360 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ emotional reflective medium-paced
One Hundred Days by Alice Pung

One Hundred Days

Alice Pung

8 hours, 20 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary young adult challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Yield by Tara June Winch

The Yield

Tara June Winch

352 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Amnesty by Aravind Adiga

Amnesty

Aravind Adiga

8 hours, 33 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary reflective slow-paced
The Inland Sea by Madeleine Watts

The Inland Sea

Madeleine Watts

272 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Song of the Crocodile by Nardi Simpson

Song of the Crocodile

Nardi Simpson

416 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced