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

October 18, 2026 · 7:15 am 1 sources

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• ‘Many family stories’: Tim Winton’s Cloudstreet takes out ABC radio poll of top 100 Australian books
  The Guardian · October 18, 2026 07:15
  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…