Our top 10 bestsellers of the week

  1. Stories by Helen Garner
  2. True Stories by Helen Garner
  3. The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa (translated by Philip Gabriel)
  4. Acland Street: The Grand Lady of St Kilda by Judith Buckrich
  5. A Long Way from Home by Peter Carey
  6. Force of Nature by Jane Harper
  7. First Person by Richard Flanagan
  8. 5 Ingredients: Quick & Easy Food by Jamie Oliver
  9. Mythos by Stephen Fry
  10. Tinkering: The Complete Book of John Clarke by John Clarke

Please note: This list doesn’t include sales from our 12 Days of Christmas Special Offers.

The wonderful Helen Garner tops last week’s list of bestselling books with two gorgeous hardcover anthologies of her work: Stories and True Stories. Don’t forget that you can buy both these books in a specially priced bundle – which might make the perfect Christmas present for the Garner fan in your life.

Our bestsellers list features plenty of other terrific gift ideas. The Travelling Cat Chronicles is a heartfelt feline road trip from Japanese author Hiro Arikawa that’s sure to tug at your heartstrings. Mythos is Stephen Fry’s take on the Greek myths – funny, erudite and wildly entertaining. Tinkering brings together a collection of writing from the brilliant satirist, John Clarke. Jane Harper’s Force of Nature is one of the biggest selling crime reads from 2017 – a twisty psychological thriller with a missing woman, a determined Federal Agent and plenty of juicy secrets.

You can find more ideas for gift-giving this season in our collection of curated gift guides.