Our top ten bestsellers of the week

  1. The White Queen – One Nation and the Politics of Race (Quarterly Essay 65) by David Marr
  2. A Writing Life by Bernadette Brennan
  3. Eyes Too Dry by Alice Chipkin and Jessica Tavassoli
  4. The Barefoot Investor by Scott Pape
  5. Earthly Remains by Donna Leon
  6. Dear Quentin by Quentin Bryce
  7. The Dry by Jane Harper
  8. See What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt
  9. Things That Helped by Jessica Friedmann
  10. Scummy Mummies by Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorn

Our bestselling book of last week is David Marr’s necessary new Quarterly Essay. The White Queen examines the peculiar power of the fearful in Australian politics.

Other bestselling books from last week include Donna Leon’s evocative new crime novel (Earthly Remains), Sarah Schmidt’s much talked-about debut novel imagining the life of accused murderer Lizzie Borden (See What I Have Done), Bernadette Brennan’s literary portrait of Helen Garner (A Writing Life), and a brilliant collection of essays from Jessica Friedmann (Things That Helped).

We’re also very happy to see a book from one of our very own booksellers, Alice Chipkin, listed here! Eyes Too Dry is a graphic memoir about heavy feelings, queer friendship and the therapeutic possibilities of making comics. This book is a collaboration between friends Alice and Tava, and you can read an interesting reflection on how they came to make it here.