Almost 288,000 readers cast their votes for their favourite books of the 21st century. The inaugural countdown saw fans choose everything from non-fiction to historical deep dives to murder mysteries. And by crunching the numbers, we discovered new insights into how and why Australians read. The winners The top book of the century, as voted by you, was Trent Dalton's Boy Swallows Universe (2018). The Brisbane journalist and writer loosely based his literary debut on his own upbringing, replete with family dramas and unexpected criminal mentors. The story was also adapted for the screen in a much-celebrated TV series aired...