1. The Dry by Jane Harper
2. Barkskins by Annie Proulx
3. The Paper House by Anna Spargo-Ryan
4. The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
5. Firing Line – Australia’s Path to War (Quarterly Essay 62) by James Brown
6. Everywhere I Look by Helen Garner
7. The Last Painting of Sara De Vos by Dominic Smith
8. A Hero in France by Alan Furst
9. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
10. My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante (translated by Ann Goldstein)

Three Australian novels made it on our bestsellers list this week, two of which are from first-time authors and all of which are highly recommended from our staff.

Marketing Manager Nina Kenwood says Jane Harper’s literary crime crossover, The Dry, is perfect for those looking for a gripping page-turner to cosy up with on a cold winter’s night. Hawthorn bookseller Annie Condon promises that book clubs will love Anna Spargo-Ryan’s heartbreaking debut, The Paper House. And Malvern bookseller Natalie Platten describes Dominic Smith’s art world-inspired novel, The Last Painting of Sara De Vos, as eloquent, well-crafted and masterfully unexpected.

Newly arrived in international fiction is a brand-new spy thriller from Alan Furst, and Annie Proulx’s Barkskins – an epic, dazzling, violent, magnificently dramatic novel about the taking down of the world’s forests.

Popular non-fiction titles include Helen Garner’s wonderful collection of essays, Everywhere I Look, and the latest Quarterly Essay from James Brown, Firing Line – Australia’s Path to War.