1. That Sinking Feeling: Asylum Seekers and the Search for the Indonesian Solution (Quarterly Essay 53) by Paul Toohey
2. The Undesirables: Inside Nauru by Mark Isaacs
3. The Blazing World by Siri Hustvedt
4. Australian Art: A History by Sasha Grishin
5. The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
6. Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
7. The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton
8. A First Place by David Malouf
9. I Quit Sugar for Life: 148 Recipes + Meal Plans for Families and Solos by Sarah Wilson
10. Jerusalem by Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi

Topping our bestsellers list from last week are two must-read new books on asylum seekers: That Sinking Feeling by Paul Toohey and The Undesirables: Inside Nauru by Mark Isaacs. Of the latter our reviewer wrote, “…this book could not be more timely or necessary.”

Our list also reveals an interest in art, including Sasha Grishin’s comprehensive Australian Art: A History as well as two novels which revolve around the art world - Siri Hustvedt’s The Blazing World is a biographical account of fictional New York artist Harriet Burden while Donna Tartt’s The Goldfinch has at the centre, a small painting of a goldfinch.

And it’s not a surprise to see a longstanding customer favourite return to our list – Jerusalem by Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi.