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‘Many family stories’: Tim Winton’s Cloudstreet takes out ABC radio poll of top 100 Australian books

The Guardian World · 18 October 2026 at 08:15

‘Many family stories’: Tim Winton’s Cloudstreet takes out ABC radio poll of top 100 Australian books

Markus Zusak’s novel The Book Thief secures second place, while Trent Dalton’s Boy Swallows Universe rounds out podium dominated by men Cloudstreet, Tim Winton’s sprawling Australian family epic, has been voted Australia’s favourite book in a poll run by ABC Radio National.

The broadcaster announced over the weekend the results of a nationwide poll to determine a list of readers’ top 100 Australian books.

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‘Many family stories’: Tim Winton’s Cloudstreet takes out ABC radio poll of top 100 Australian books

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