Since the topic this month is Australia, I've been doing a little bit of surfing looking for what I should read from the country.
Doing searches for best books I found a link for popular,
50 Must Read Australian Novels (the popular vote). I found another for before you die,
10 Aussie books to read before you die.
And the trusty old wikipedia led me to the
Queensland Premier's Literary Awards which covers almost every category of writing one would want to look through.