1. The Dry by Jane Harper
2. Gut by Giulia Enders (translated by David Shaw)
3. First We Make the Beast Beautiful by Sarah Wilson
4. They Cannot Take the Sky by Michael Green, Angelica Neville, André Dao, Dana Affleck and Sienna Merope
5. The Barefoot Investor by Scott Pape
6. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
7. Between a Wolf and a Dog by Georgia Blain
8. Insomniac City by Bill Hayes
9. Lion: A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley
10. To Know My Crime by Fiona Capp

This week’s list of bestselling books includes some brilliant fiction from Australian writers. Fiona Capp’s To Know My Crime is a literary noir set in the millionaire’s playground of Portsea. Georgia Blain’s Between a Wolf and a Dog is a beautiful, moving story that takes place over one rainy day in Sydney. And Jane Harper’s breakout literary thriller of 2016, The Dry, is now available in a smaller format for just $16.99. You can find some more of our favourite reads in new formats here.

We’re also pleased to see They Cannot Take the Sky listed here. This timely and important book reveals the reality of life in mandatory detention through first-person accounts from those who’ve experienced it. We’re hosting a free in-conversation event with one of the book’s editors tomorrow evening at our Carlton shop. Find more details here.