Our top 10 bestsellers of the week

  1. Phosphorescence by Julia Baird
  2. Normal People by Sally Rooney
  3. Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld
  4. Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney
  5. The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams
  6. Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman
  7. Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
  8. Falastin by Sami Tamimi & Tara Wigley
  9. A Bigger Picture by Malcolm Turnbull
  10. See What You Made Me Do by Jess Hill

Julia Baird once again tops our bestsellers list with Phosphorescence. An inspiring read for dark times, we recently featured this title in a list of books to inspire happiness. Also on this list was the brilliant and groundbreaking second book from Dutch historian Rutger Bregman: Humankind: A Hopeful History.

Other bestselling books of last week include Sally Rooney’s two highly acclaimed novels (Normal People, Conversations with Friends), a delicious Middle Eastern cookbook (Falastin), a compelling literary mystery (The Dictionary of Lost Words), two must-read prize winners (Girl, Woman, Other, See What You Made Me Do), and brand-new fiction from Readings favourite Curtis Sittenfeld (Rodham).