Author record · 2021 to 2025
Michael Bennett: Awards and Best-of Lists
Michael Bennett has 3 shortlist or finalist places, 1 longlist or nominee place, and 1 year-end list pick in our archive.
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Return to Blood | Ned Kelly Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Best International Crime Fiction | |
| 2024 | Better the Blood | Barry Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best First Mystery or Crime Novel | |
| 2023 | Better the Blood | Ockham New Zealand Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2023 | Better the Blood | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2021 | Pathfinders: A History of Aboriginal Trackers in NSW | Prime Minister's Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Australian History |
Books
- Better the Blood3 sources · 2023 to 2024
- Pathfinders: A History of Aboriginal Trackers in NSW1 source · 2021
- Return to Blood1 source · 2025