#Walkley Awards 2025 Longlist

- It turns out I have a busy few weeks ahead of me
- …reading Australian non-fiction for #NonFicNov25.
- Here are the 8 longlisted books for the Walkley Book Award 2025.
- The Walkley Award can be compared to the Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction in the USA.
- Three shortlisted finalists will be announced on 16 October 2025.
- The winner of the Walkley Book Award will be announced on November 27 2025.
- So many great NF books…just waiting for me in Australia.
- All Women Want – Alyx Gorman
- A Bunker in Kyiv – John Lyons – READING
- Meadow’s Law – John Lyons – READING
- Great Game On: The Contest for Central Asia and Global Supremacy – Geoff Raby
- Naku Dharuk The Bark Petitions – Clare Wright
- The Chairman’s Lounge – Joe Aston – REVIEW
- Mean Streak – Rick Morton – REVIEW
- The Holy and the Broken – I. Flescher – REVIEW
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John Lyons was recently chided by a certain US president for asking too many impertinent questions about his family business deals. The only one I have on my TBR is the Clare Wright book.
Oh, was J. Lyons The Australian journalist that annoyed DJT! Here is a list of some great non-fiction….I learned a lot about Australia. Thanks for your comment.
Yes he was. I turned his books face out on the shelf at work again after it made the news and they all sold that week :-)
Well, that’s good news for Mr. Lyons!
What an intriguing list! Off to read your reviews.
Non-fiction is fascinating!
Oh I missed the Walkleys for my recent post, I might have to edit them in.
Really some great non-ficiton from Australia! I try to promote it every year with #AusPoliticalBook of the Year + The Walkley Awards.
Nice looking assortment of books. I don’t read much nonfiction. Happy reading!
Well, when you do read non-fiction I hope you enjoy it!
These are all new to me, and I can’t wait to see what you think of these during Nonfiction November. I am a bit nonfiction reader, and I am looking forward to this event.
Love to read non-fiction especially by a very good investigative journalist! That is Rick Morton in Australia and Joe Aston!