Our top ten bestsellers of the week

1. Optimism: Reflections on a Life of Action by Bob Brown
2. The Wonders by Paddy O'Reilly
3. James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2015 by James Halliday
4. Warning: The Story of Cyclone Tracy by Sophie Cunningham
5. The Book of Paul: The Wit and Wisdom of Paul Keating by Russell Marks
6. All the Birds Singing by Evie Wyld
7. Game Day by Miriam Sved
8. Lost & Found by Brooke Davis
9. The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
10. The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton

Former Parliamentary Leader of the Australian Greens Bob Brown is at the top of our bestsellers list this week for his memoir, Optimism: Reflections on a Life of Action. Our reviewer says, ‘This book of anecdotes is neither a traditional nor entirely chronological memoir. With optimism as the common theme, Brown tells 53 stories, each centred on a meaningful memory or lesson learnt.’ (Read the full review here.)

The list also includes several other exciting new Australian releases: Sophie Cunningham’s gripping non-fiction book Warning: The Story of Cyclone Tracy (read our Q&A with Cunningham here); Paddy O’Reilly’s thought-provoking novel The Wonders (read O’Reilly’s thoughts on misfits and monsters in literature here); and Miriam Sved’s debut release Game Day (read Clementine Ford’s interview with Sved here).