1. The Last Painting of Sara De Vos by Dominic Smith
2. The Natural Way of Things by Charlotte Wood
3. Everywhere I Look by Helen Garner
4. A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
5. Use Your Words by Catherine Deveny
6. The Course of Love by Alain de Botton
7. A Prescribed Life by Tony Atkinson with Lynn Smailes
8. The City of Mirrors by Justin Cronin
9. The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
10. Talking to My Country by Stan Grant

Two terrific Australian novels top our bestsellers list this week (The Last Painting of Sara De Vos, The Natural Way of Things), followed by Helen Garner’s essay collection, Everywhere I Look.

Last week also saw the release of Melbourne author Catherine Deveny’s ‘how-to-write’ guide (Use Your Words), as well as the finale to Justin Cronin’s blockbuster vampire trilogy (The City of Mirrors) – both of which are included here.

(If you have’t yet read Cronin’s The Passage, here’s a selection of testimonials from fans on why you should do so immediately…)