Indie Book Awards
Operated by Leading Edge Books, the Indie Book Awards were established in 2008. The awards are presented annually to Australian writers and the nominees are chosen by Australian Independent Booksellers who help to foster Australian literature and the love of reading.
Shop the nominees in each category below.
Cornersmith: Salads and Pickles: Vegetables with more taste & less waste by Sabine Spindler, Alex Elliott-Howery
$45.00 NZD
Category: Illustrated Non-Fiction
The Cornersmith answer to Hetty McKinnon's Community cookbook ... Vegetables with more taste & less waste
Dreamscapes - Inspiration and Beauty in Gardens Near and Far by Claire Takacs
$74.99 NZD
Category: Illustrated Non-Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Captured in stunning detail by a world-class photographer, Dreamscapes features 70 of the most spectacular gardens in the world, all photographed at the height of their beauty. The gardens featured range from the classic, like the beautiful Edwardian idyll of Bryan's Ground in Herefordshire, and Kenroku ...Show more
Eggshell Skull by Bri Lee
$32.99 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction
Damien Cave: (New York Times bureau chief in Sydney & friend of Bookoccino) "This debut from a former Queensland judge's associate breaks the silence around sexual assault and all the ways Australia's court system tries to silence victims. If you're wondering why Australia's #metoo movement hasn't g ...Show more
Family: New Vegetable Classics To Comfort and Nourish by Hetty Lui McKinnon
$39.99 NZD
Category: Illustrated Non-Fiction
This beautifully illustrated vegetarian cookbook by bestselling author Hetty McKinnon features modern, easy, and healthy recipes for a new generation of families. Dreaming up flavorful yet nutritious meals, night after night, is one of the greatest challenges in home cooking. The secret to success is de ...Show more
Hive (#1 The Vault) by A. J. Betts
$19.99 NZD
Category: Young Adult | Series: The Vault
All I can tell you is what I remember, in the words that I have. Hayley tends to her bees and follows the rules in the only world she has ever known. Until she witnesses the impossible: a drip from the ceiling. A drip? It doesn't make sense. Yet she hears it, catches it. Tastes it. Curiosity is a hook. ...Show more
I'm Australian Too by Mem Fox
$19.99 NZD
Category: Children's
I'm Australian! How about you? Many people from many places have come across the seas, to make Australia their home. How Australian is that?
Lenny's Book of Everything by Karen Foxlee
$22.99 NZD
Category: Children's | Reading Level: very good
WINNER: 2020 NSW Premier's Literary Awards, Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's LiteratureWINNER: 2019 QLD Literary Awards, Griffith University Young Adult Book AwardHONOUR BOOK: 2019 CBCA Book of the Year, Older ReadersSHORT-LISTED: 2019 Prime Minister's Literary Award, Young Adult FictionNOMINATE ...Show more
Maggie's Recipe for Life by Maggie Beer
$45.00 NZD
Category: Illustrated Non-Fiction
This book is so important to me.To have a healthy old age you must act now, whether you are 30 or 50.I have two great passions - sharing my love of cooking delicious simple food and improving the health and nutrition of older people. I hope this cookbook does both but it's not for 'old' people, it's for ...Show more
Native: Art and Design With Australian Plants by Kate Herd; Jela Ivankovic-Waters
$55.00 NZD
Category: Illustrated Non-Fiction
2018 Indie Book Awards Illustrated Non-fiction Book of the Year. Australia has long been known as home to the towering gum and the gnarly banksia. Australian natives are as emblematic as they are adaptable but Native takes an old subject (Australian natives) and gives it a complete makeover. This book s ...Show more
Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend
$19.00 NZD
Category: Children's | Series: Nevermoor
On the Java Ridge by Jock Serong
$37.00 NZD
Category: Fiction
Amid the furious ocean there was no human sound on deck: some people standing, watching the wave, but no one capable of words. On the Java Ridge, skipper Isi Natoli and a group of Australian surf tourists are anchored beside an idyllic reef off the Indonesian island of Dana. In the Canberra office of ...Show more