Beyond the Top 100: The books readers nearly voted in

More than 280,000 votes were cast. Now Kate and Cassie reveal the books that just missed Radio National's Top 100 Australian Books countdown.

With special guests literary curator and Top 100 producer Michaela Kalowski, and critic and publisher Geordie Williamson, they unpack the biggest talking points from the vote and spotlight the next 100 books in Australia's literary ranking.

Download a printable Top 100 Australian Books 1-100 ranked

Also, the list from 101-200

The 'Ones That Got Away' List: 101-200

101 — Phosphorescence (2019) — Julia Baird

102 — Bliss (1981) — Peter Carey

103 — Always Home Always Homesick (2025) — Hannah Kent

104 — Kissed by the Moon (2013) — Alison Lester

105 — The Sound of One Hand Clapping (1997) — Richard Flanagan

106 — A Room Made of Leaves (2020) — Kate Grenville

107 — The Eleventh Hour (1988) — Graeme Base