1. Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak
2. Any Ordinary Day by Leigh Sales
3. Ottolenghi SIMPLE by Yotam Ottolenghi
4. Killing Commendatore by Haruki Murakami (translated by Philip Gabriel & Ted Goossen)
5. Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty
6. The Arsonist by Chloe Hooper
7. Mirka & Georges by Lesley Harding & Kendrah Morgan
8. In a House of Lies by Ian Rankin
9. Speaking Up by Gillian Triggs
10. Boys Will be Boys by Clementine Ford

Some hotly anticipated new books arrived at Readings last week including two novels from Australian author Markus Zusak and Japanese author Haruki Murakami, and a work of non-fiction from Chloe Hooper. Zusak’s Bridge of Clay is a sweeping family saga about five brothers who are left to raise themselves after their father disappears. Murakami’s Killing Commendatore follows a man who’s forced to go on a mysterious journey after discovering a cursed painting. And Hooper’s The Arsonist is a gripping investigation into Australia’s deadliest bushfire disaster – Black Saturday.

Other bestselling books from last week include a new crime thriller from Ian Rankin featuring Detective John Rebus (In a House of Lies), a gorgeously illustrated book exploring two towering figures in the cultural and culinary life of Australia (Mirka & Georges), and the latest novel from superstar author Liane Moriarty (Nine Perfect Strangers).