Australian Book Industry Awards 2025

The Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) is Australian trade publisher's annual industry award night and celebrates outstanding books and publishers bringing Australian books to readers.

The winners were announced on May 7, 2025.

Click a category below to view the shortlisted books.

Book of the Year

Book of the Year
Book of the Year: Voice Inside by John Farnham

Biography

Biography - Winner
  Biography Winner: Voice Inside by John Farnham  
Biography - Shortlist
Biography Shortlist: Periodic Table by Karl Kruszelnicki
Biography Shortlist: Brainstorm by Richard Scolyer
Biography Shortlist: Sister Viv by Grantlee Kieza
Biography Shortlist: We Are the Stars by Gina Chick Biography Shortlist - Whole Truth by Jacki O

General Fiction

General Fiction - Winner
  General Fiction Winner: What Happened to Nina by Dervla McTiernan  
General Fiction - Shortlist
General Fiction Shortlist: The Ledge by Christian White
General Fiction Shortlist: Red River Road by Anna Downes
General Fiction Shortlist: Storm Child by Michael Robotham
General Fiction Shortlist: The Valley by Chris Hammer
General Fiction Shortlist: The Venice Hotel by Tess Woods

General Non-Fiction

General Non-Fiction - Winner
  General Non-Fiction Winner: The Chairman's Lounge by Joe Aston  
General Non-Fiction - Shortlist
General Non-Fiction Shortlist: Always Was, Always Will Be by Thomas Mayo
General Non-Fiction Shortlist: Uses for Obession by Ben Shewry
General Non-Fiction Shortlist: The Forever War by Nick Bryant
General Non-Fiction Shortlist: Taboo by Hannah Ferguson
General Non-Fiction Shortlist: Ten Things by Billy Garvey
General Non-Fiction Shortlist: Three Wild Dogs by Markus Zusak

International Book

International Book - Winner
   International Book Winner: The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley  
International Book - Shortlist
International Book Shortlist: Butter by Asako Yuzuki
International Book Shortlist: House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J Maas
International Book Shortlist: Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
International Book Shortlist: The Women by Kristin Hannah

International Book Shortlist: We Solve Murders by Richard Osman

Literary Fiction

Literary Fiction - Winner
  Literary Fiction Winner: Dusk by Robbie Arnott  
Literary Fiction - Shortlist
Literary Fiction Shortlist: Cherrywood by Jock Serong
Literary Fiction Shortlist: Work by Bri Lee
Literary Fiction Shortlist: Highway 13 by Fiona McFarlane
Literary Fiction Shortlist: Juice by Tim Winton
Literary Fiction Shortlist: Rapture by Emile Maguire