The Age Book Of The Year 2024. Six books have made the shortlist for the fiction prize in the age book of the year awards, from a stunning political thriller to a wryly funny insider’s perspective on academia. At the book review, we spend all year getting ready for this moment.
Tony birch, who won the fiction award for his novel that tackles the impact of domestic violence, women & children, said it was a book that was timely in relationship to current discussion of violence against women and. The judges for the fiction prize were bookseller mark rubbo and writer and publisher louise swinn.