1. This Devastating Fever by Sophie Cunningham

2. The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell

3. Astronomy: Sky Country by Karlie Noon & Krystal De Napoli

4. After the Tampa by Abbas Nazari

5. Wildflowers by Peggy Frew

6. The Settlement by Jock Serong

7. Quarterly Essay 87: Uncivil Wars by Waleed Aly & Scott Stephens

8. Humanity’s Moment by Joëlle Gergis

9. Before Your Memory Fades by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

10. This All Come Back Now edited by Mykaela Saunders

Our best-seller from the past week is September’s Melbourne City Reads pick, This Devastating Fever by Sophie Cunningham. For a limited time the novel is available at Readings for the special price of $25 (was $32.99). Bookseller Jo Di Mattia says of the novel, ‘ This Devastating Fever is an ambitious, empathetic, funny and intelligent book. Cunningham understands something profound about the complex yearnings of the human heart, and her writing about the natural world is exquisite.’ Read Jo Di Mattia’s full review here.

Other books making an appearance on our bestseller list this week include a wonderful mix of new releases — including much-anticipated novels from Maggie O'Farrell and Toshikazu Kawaguchi — and books whose authors have featured in this year’s MWF programme including Abbas Nazari and Mykaela Saunders.