1. The Dry by Jane Harper
2. Saved to Remember by Frank Vajda
3. The Natural Way of Things by Charlotte Wood
4. The Last Painting of Sara De Vos by Dominic Smith
5. Dead Men Don’t Order Flake by Sue Williams
6. Everywhere I Look by Helen Garner
7. My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante (translated by Ann Goldstein)
8. The Vegetarian by Han Kang (translated by Deborah Smith)
9. The Course of Love by Alain de Botton
10. The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen

Our bestselling book of last week is Jane Harper’s fiction debut, The Dry. You can read a collection of staff raves about this terrific new Australian novel here.

Last week also saw some great events celebrating new Australian books, two of which appear on our bestsellers lists. Saved to Remember is Frank Vajda’s powerful memoir about WWII, and Dead Men Don’t Order Flake is a new colourful crime read from Sue Williams.

Three notable prize winners also feature on our list: Charlotte Wood’s The Natural Way of Things (winner of the Stella Prize), Han Kang’s The Vegetarian (winner of the Man Booker International Prize), and Viet Thanh Nguyen’s The Sympathizer (winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction).