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Reading order
Quarterly Essay Books in Order
This page lists the complete Quarterly Essay reading order by John Birmingham, with book numbers, publication years, and a publication-order view for readers who want to start at the beginning.
Updated 2026-06-22 / 99 books / 2001-2026
Quarterly Essay Reading Order
79
Getting to Zero(By: Colin James,Frank Bongiorno,Shireen Morris,John Quiggin,AndrewLeigh,Laura Tingle,Alan Finkel,AlanAtkinson,Bain Attwood,Tim Hazledine,MirandaJohnson,Ben McKay,Hugh Riminton,DonRussell)
2021
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Quarterly Essay Books by Publication Order
2001
In Denial(By: Robert Manne)
#1
2001
Appeasing Jakarta
#2
2001
The Opportunist(By: Guy Rundle)
#3
2001
Rabbit Syndrome(By: Don Watson)
#4
2002
Beyond Belief(By: John Button)
#5
2002
Girt By Sea(By: Mungo MacCallum)
#6
2002
Paradise Betrayed(By: John Martinkus)
#7
2002
Groundswell(By: Amanda Lohrey)
#8
2003
Beautiful Lies(By: Tim Flannery)
#9
2003
Bad Company(By: Gideon Haigh)
#10
2003
Whitefella Jump Up(By: Germaine Greer)
#11
2003
Made in England(By: David Malouf)
#12
2004
Sending Them Home(By: Robert Manne,David Corlett)
#13
2004
Mission Impossible(By: Paul McGeough)
#14
2004
Latham's World(By: Margaret Simons)
#15
2004
Breach of Trust(By: Raimond Gaita)
#16
2005
Kangaroo Court(By: John Hirst)
#17
2005
The Worried Well(By: Gail Bell)
#18
2005
Relaxed and Comfortable(By: Judith Brett)
#19
2005
A Time for War
#20
2006
What's Left?(By: Clive Hamilton)
#21
2006
Voting for Jesus(By: Amanda Lohrey)
#22
2006
The History Question(By: Inga Clendinnen)
#23
2007
His Master's Voice(By: David Marr)
#24
2007
Bipolar Nation(By: Peter Hartcher)
#25
2007
Reaction Time(By: Ian Lowe)
#26
2007
Exit Right(By: Ian Lowe)
#27
2008
Love & Money(By: Anne Manne)
#28
2008
Last Drinks(By: Paul Toohey)
#29
2008
American Revolution(By: Kate Jennings)
#30
2008
Now or Never(By: Tim Flannery)
#31
2009
Quarry Vision(By: Guy Pearse)
#32
2009
Radical Hope(By: Noel Pearson)
#33
2009
Australian Story(By: Mungo MacCallum)
#34
2010
What's Right?(By: Waleed Aly)
#35
2010
Power Trip(By: David Marr)
#36
2010
Power Shift(By: HughWhite)
#37
2010
Trivial Pursuit(By: George Megalogenis)
#38
2011
The Happy Life(By: David Malouf)
#39
2011
Fair Share(By: Judith Brett)
#40
2011
Bad News(By: Robert Manne)
#41
2011
Man-Made World(By: Andrew Charlton)
#42
2012
Us and Them(By: Anna Krien)
#43
2012
After The Future(By: Tim Flannery)
#44
2013
Not Dead Yet(By: Mark Latham)
#45
2013
Unfinished Business(By: Anna Goldsworthy)
#46
2013
Great Expectations(By: Laura Tingle)
#47
2013
The Prince(By: David Marr)
#48
2013
Found in Translation(By: Linda Jaivin)
#49
2014
That Sinking Feeling(By: Paul Toohey)
#50
2014
Dragon's Tail(By: Andrew Charlton)
#51
2014
A Rightful Place(By: Noel Pearson)
#52
2014
Clivosaurus(By: Guy Rundle)
#53
2015
Dear Life(By: Karen Hitchcock)
#54
2015
Blood Year(By: David Kilcullen)
#55
2015
Faction Man(By: David Marr)
#56
2015
Political Amnesia(By: Laura Tingle)
#57
2016
Balancing Act(By: George Megalogenis)
#58
2016
Stop at Nothing(By: Annabel Crabb)
#59
2016
Firing Line(By: James Brown)
#60
2016
Enemy Within(By: Don Watson)
#61
2016
The Australian Dream(By: Stan Grant)
#62
2017
The White Queen(By: David Marr)
#63
2017
The Long Goodbye(By: Anna Krien)
#64
2017
Moral Panic 101(By: Benjamin Law)
#65
2017
Without America(By: HughWhite)
#66
2018
Moment of Truth(By: Mark McKenna)
#67
2018
Dead Right(By: Richard Denniss)
#68
2018
Follow the Leader(By: Laura Tingle)
#69
2018
Net Loss(By: Sebastian Smee)
#70
2019
Australia Fair(By: Rebecca Huntley)
#71
2019
The Prosperity Gospel(By: Erik Jensen)
#72
2019
Men at Work(By: Annabel Crabb)
#73
2019
Red Flag(By: Peter Hartcher)
#74
2020
Cry Me a River(By: Margaret Simons)
#75
2020
The Coal Curse(By: Judith Brett)
#76
2020
The End of Certainty(By: Katharine Murphy)
#77
2020
The High Road(By: Laura Tingle)
#78
2021
Getting to Zero(By: Colin James,Frank Bongiorno,Shireen Morris,John Quiggin,AndrewLeigh,Laura Tingle,Alan Finkel,AlanAtkinson,Bain Attwood,Tim Hazledine,MirandaJohnson,Ben McKay,Hugh Riminton,DonRussell)
#79
2021
Exit Strategy(By: George Megalogenis)
#80
2021
Top Blokes(By: Lech Blaine)
#81
2021
The Reckoning(By: Jess Hill)
#82
2022
Not Waving, Drowning(By: Sarah Krasnostein)
#83
2022
Sleepwalk to War(By: HughWhite)
#84
2022
Uncivil Wars(By: Waleed Aly,ScottStephens)
#85
2022
Lone Wolf(By: Katharine Murphy)
#86
2023
The Wires That Bind(By: Saul Griffith)
#87
2023
Voice of Reason(By: MeganDavis)
#88
2023
Lifeboat(By: Micheline Lee)
#89
2023
The Great Divide(By: Alan Kohler)
#90
2024
Bad Cop(By: Stephen Smith)
#91
2024
Highway to Hell(By: Jo’lle Gergis)
#92
2024
High Noon(By: Don Watson)
#93
2024
Minority Report(By: George Megalogenis)
#94
2025
Losing It(By: Jess Hill)
#95
2025
Hard New World(By: HughWhite)
#96
2025
Woodside vs the Planet(By: Marian Wilkinson)
#97
2025
The Good Fight(By: Sean Kelly)
#98
2026
On Australia and Asia(By: Michael Wesley)
#99
Questions readers ask
What is the correct Quarterly Essay reading order?
The Quarterly Essay reading order on this page follows the numbered series order where available, with publication years shown beside each book.
How many Quarterly Essay books are there?
This catalog currently lists 99 Quarterly Essay books published across 2001-2026.
Who writes the Quarterly Essay books?
Quarterly Essay is listed as a book series by John Birmingham.
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