1. Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko
2. Three Women by Lisa Taddeo
3. Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe
4. The History of Philosophy by A. C. Grayling
5. Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton
6. Salt: Selected Stories and Essays by Bruce Pascoe
7. Growing Up Queer in Australia edited by Benjamin Law
8. Sludge by Susan Lawrence & Peter Davies
9. Banking Bad by Adele Ferguson
10. A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes

With Indigenous Literacy Day coming up (on Wednesday 4 September), it’s great to see two of this country’s best Indigenous writers at the top of our weekly bestseller charts. Melissa Lucashenko’s Miles Franklin-winning Too Much Lip is a stunningly observed symphony of inherited trauma and class, populated by a swirling chorus of unforgettable characters – from the present, from the past and from the country itself. Bruce Pascoe has two books in the top 10: the seminal Dark Emu and his new collection of essays and stories Salt. Collected over 30 years, these essays afford us a privileged insight into how Pascoe developed the ideas and thinking that would eventually inform Dark Emu. To read more fantastic Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander authors or books about our country’s history, browse through our Indigenous collections here and here.

There was plenty of nonfiction in last week’s charts as well. Some were big international releases (Three Women and The History of Philosophy) and some were local stories that enrich our understanding of our past (Sludge), our present (Banking Bad) and ourselves (Growing Up Queer in Australia). A reminder that Readings will donate $2 from every sale of _Growing Up Queer in Australia_to Minus 18 in August, so make sure to pick up a copy for yourself and for everyone you know who stands to benefit from this vital collection.

Home Fire author Kamila Shamsie once speculated that the proliferation of retellings of Classical Greek stories was because ‘the Greeks were so good at looking horror in the eye and calling it by its name. And we’re recognising the need for that.‘ In this vein, Natalie Haynes’ A Thousand Ships stares down the horror of war by retelling the Trojan War story with an all-female cast. For more retellings of classical mythology, browse our collection here.