Our April 2026 bestsellers — Readings Books

At number one for the second consecutive month is Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, but hot on its heels after only a few days of April sales is Dervla McTiernan's latest standalone novel Three Reasons for Revenge, which our reviewer says is 'a satisfyingly twisty psychological thriller'.

April was a great month for nonfiction, including releases from international superstars Patrick Radden Keefe and Lena Dunham, and a local collaboration between award-winning writer Bruce Pascoe & astrophysicist Professor Ray Norris, Big Sky: When the Emu Left the Earth. A special mention also goes to Stephanie Alexander whose The Cook's Companion celebrated its 30th anniversary with a beautiful new edition.

Find all twenty of April's most popular books below!


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1. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

2. Three Reasons for Revenge by Dervla McTiernan

3. The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

4. The News from Dublin: Stories by Colm Toibin

5. London Falling by Patrick Radde Keefe

6. Famesick: A Memoir by Lena Dunham

7. Transcription by Ben Lerner

8. The Secret Landscapes by Clara Brack

9. Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage by Belle Burden

10. Heart the Lover by Lily King

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11. Big Sky: When the Emu Left the Earth by Bruce Pascoe & Professor Ray Norris

12. Mother Mary Comes To Me by Arundhati Roy

13. Flesh by David Szalay

14. The Cook's Companion 30th-anniversary edition by Stephanie Alexander

15. Strange Buildings by Uketsu, translated by Jim Rion

16. Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash

17. Griefdogg by Michael Winkler

18. Sisters in Yellow by Mieko Kawakami, translated by Laurel Taylor & Hitomi Yoshio

19. Hooked by Asako Yuzuki, translated by Polly Barton

20. Good Boy by Michelle Wright