Our top 10 bestsellers of the week

  1. Small Joys of Real Life by Allee Richards

  2. The Labyrinth by Amanda Lohrey

  3. So You Think You Know What’s Good For You? by Dr Norman Swan

  4. Recipe for a Kinder Life by Annie Smithers

  5. Dark as Last Night by Tony Birch

  6. Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy

  7. The Orchard Murders by Robert Gott

  8. The Believer by Sarah Krasnostein

  9. The Others by Mark Brandi

  10. 1979 by Val McDermid

Knocking award-winner The Labyrinth from top position this week is Allee Richards debut novel, Small Joys of Real Life. This story provides a poignant reminder of how our lives can change in an instant, while reminding us of the small moments shared through the in-betweens. The novel is also the first to be featured as part of the recently announced Melbourne City Reads campaign to support local authors and bookshops.

Other books making an appearance on our bestseller list this week include the return of Sarah Krasnostein’s engaging and timely work exploring the power and nature of believing in something, a blistering and twisted crime debut that will have you questioning your own eccentricities, and a short story collection from one of Australia’s best writers that captures ‘the importance of human connection at pivotal moments in our lives’. Certainly a relevant collection for readers in these times.