2024 QBD Books of the Year

Australian authors shine bright as QBD Books announces its Book of the Year 2024 winners! As bibliophiles around the country curate their summer reading and festive shopping lists, leading Australian-owned and operated book retailer, QBD Books, has announced its highly anticipated 2024 Book of the Year winners. The winners for each category are: Fiction: “The […]

2024 QBD Book of the Year Shortlist

Get ready to meet our 2024 Books of the Year Shortlist!  From gripping fiction and insightful non-fiction to vibrant children’s books, our team of experts has watched the trends closely and selected 15 incredible titles across three categories, and we are delighted to share them with you! We can guarantee you will ADORE these stories! […]

Sally Rippin – Australian Children’s Laureate 2024-25 Q&A

Sally is Australia’s highest-selling female author, with her fantastic Billie B Brown series having 10 million books in print. Her work includes the highly acclaimed Polly and Buster trilogy and the popular Billie B Brown and Hey Jack! books, which became the highest-selling series for 6-8 year-olds in Australia within the first year of their […]

Stella Prize 2024 Winner – ANNOUNCED

On Thursday the 2nd of May, the 2024 Stella Prize Winner was announced! All of us at QBD Books would like to extend a huge congratulations to Alexis Wright and Giramondo Publishing Company for winning the 2024 Stella Prize with her magnificent novel “Praiseworthy”. “Stella” is a voice for gender equality and cultural change in Australian literature. […]