Book Lists

2 May 2024

The 2024 Better Reading Top 100: Read the Full List Here

The 2024 Better Reading Top 100: Read the Full List Here
We are thrilled to announce the 2024 Better Reading Top 100

Each year, Australians have their say about which books and authors they love to read in the Better Reading Top 100. It has become a well-loved annual event that readers vote for, celebrate and then discuss. It is a true reflection of what Australians read, featuring a mix of crime, women’s general fiction, literary fiction and classics. We’re thrilled with this year’s list and look forward to sharing it with our readers.

With this list of 100 great books, there’s something for everyone. We hope you love this list as much as we do… In fact, we know you do, because you voted for it!

Click here to see the full list available on Big W.

Click here for a downloadable 2024 Top 100 poster.

Click here for a printable PDF list of the 2024 Top 100 books.

Lola in the Mirror
Trent Dalton

Lola in the Mirror

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Honeybee
Craig Silvey

Honeybee

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Lessons in Chemistry
Bonnie Garmus

Lessons in Chemistry

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Boy Swallows Universe
Trent Dalton

Boy Swallows Universe

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The Book Thief
Markus Zusak

The Book Thief

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Fourth Wing
Rebecca Yarros

Fourth Wing

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To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird

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Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice

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The Dry
Jane Harper

The Dry

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Icebreaker
Hannah Grace

Icebreaker

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The Dictionary of Lost Words
Pip Williams

The Dictionary of Lost Words

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Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens

Where the Crawdads Sing

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The Seven
Chris Hammer

The Seven

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The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart
Holly Ringland

The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart

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All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr

All the Light We Cannot See

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Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens
Shankari Chandran

Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens

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The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah

The Nightingale

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The Other Bridget
Rachael Johns

The Other Bridget

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Consider Me
Becka Mack

Consider Me

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Dark Mode
Ashley Kalagian Blunt

Dark Mode

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Cloudstreet
Tim Winton

Cloudstreet

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Homecoming
Kate Morton

Homecoming

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A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Thorns and Roses

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Outlander
Diana Gabaldon

Outlander

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The Bookbinder of Jericho
Pip Williams

The Bookbinder of Jericho

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It Ends With Us
Colleen Hoover

It Ends With Us

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The Sugar Palace
Fiona McIntosh

The Sugar Palace

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Fairy Tale
Stephen King

Fairy Tale

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The Wakes
Dianne Yarwood

The Wakes

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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

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Still Life
Sarah Winman

Still Life

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Lying Beside You
Michael Robotham

Lying Beside You

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The Tilt
Chris Hammer

The Tilt

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The Thursday Murder Club
Richard Osman

The Thursday Murder Club

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The Soulmate
Sally Hepworth

The Soulmate

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The Talented Mrs Greenway
Tea Cooper

The Talented Mrs Greenway

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Demon Copperhead
Barbara Kingsolver

Demon Copperhead

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Horse
Geraldine Brooks

Horse

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A Little Life
Hanya Yanagihara

A Little Life

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The Heart's Invisible Furies
John Boyne

The Heart's Invisible Furies

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The Lord of the Rings TV-Tie-In Single Volume Edition
J.R.R. Tolkien

The Lord of the Rings TV-Tie-In Single Volume Edition

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The Last Love Note
Emma Grey

The Last Love Note

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Mr Einstein's Secretary
Matthew Reilly

Mr Einstein's Secretary

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Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt
Harry Whittaker, Lucinda Riley

Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt

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The Murder Rule
Dervla McTiernan

The Murder Rule

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Jane Eyre
Charlotte Bronte

Jane Eyre

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A Man Called Ove
Fredrik Backman

A Man Called Ove

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The Lost Man
Jane Harper

The Lost Man

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The Rush
Michelle Prak

The Rush

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House of Earth and Blood
Sarah J. Maas

House of Earth and Blood

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A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles

A Gentleman in Moscow

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The Hummingbird Effect
Kate Mildenhall

The Hummingbird Effect

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The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho

The Alchemist

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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle Zevin

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

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The Tea Ladies
Amanda Hampson

The Tea Ladies

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The Covenant of Water
Abraham Verghese

The Covenant of Water

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Green Dot
Madeleine Gray

Green Dot

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The Angry Women's Choir
Meg Bignell

The Angry Women's Choir

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Verity
Colleen Hoover

Verity

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Tom Lake
Ann Patchett

Tom Lake

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The Secret History
Donna Tartt

The Secret History

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Big Little Lies
Liane Moriarty

Big Little Lies

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At the Foot of the Cherry Tree
Alli Parker

At the Foot of the Cherry Tree

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The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern

The Night Circus

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The Midnight Library
Matt Haig

The Midnight Library

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The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien

The Hobbit

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The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides

The Silent Patient

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Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone
Benjamin Stevenson

Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone

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Voices in the Dark
Fleur McDonald

Voices in the Dark

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Burial Rites
Hannah Kent

Burial Rites

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The Money Club
Fiona Lowe

The Money Club

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Bitter & Sweet
Amal Awad

Bitter & Sweet

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Back on Track
Tricia Stringer

Back on Track

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The Wife and the Widow
Christian White

The Wife and the Widow

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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Gail Honeyman

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

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Time After Time
Karly Lane

Time After Time

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The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller

The Song of Achilles

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A Woman's Work
Victoria Purman

A Woman's Work

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Apples Never Fall
Liane Moriarty

Apples Never Fall

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1984
George Orwell

1984

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Something Bad is Going to Happen
Jessie Stephens

Something Bad is Going to Happen

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The Secrets of the Huon Wren
Claire van Ryn

The Secrets of the Huon Wren

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The Things We Cannot Say
Kelly Rimmer

The Things We Cannot Say

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The Other Side of Her
B.M. Carroll

The Other Side of Her

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Limberlost
Robbie Arnott

Limberlost

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The Housemaid
Freida McFadden

The Housemaid

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The Giver of Stars
Jojo Moyes

The Giver of Stars

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Stone Yard Devotional
Charlotte Wood

Stone Yard Devotional

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The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Heather Morris

The Tattooist of Auschwitz

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Yellowface
R. F. Kuang

Yellowface

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Question 7
Richard Flanagan

Question 7

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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
V.E. Schwab

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

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Babel
R. F. Kuang

Babel

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The Husband's Secret
Liane Moriarty

The Husband's Secret

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Daisy Jones and the Six
Taylor Jenkins Reid

Daisy Jones and the Six

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Exiles
Jane Harper

Exiles

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Before You Knew My Name
Jacqueline Bublitz

Before You Knew My Name

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The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale

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Normal People
Sally Rooney

Normal People

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Darling Girls
Sally Hepworth

Darling Girls

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