1. The Abyssinian Contortionist: Hope, Friendship and Other Circus Acts by David Carlin
2. Skin by Ilka Tampke
3. The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro
4. Down To The River by SJ Finn
5. Bad Behaviour: A Memoir of Bullying and Boarding School by Rebecca Starford
6. We are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler
7. The Happy Cookbook by Lola Berry
8. Hot Little Hands by Abigail Ulman
9. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
10. My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante (translated by Ann Goldstein)

Last week saw the launch of several terrific books, three of which were top sellers last week. This includes David Carlin’s biography of professional contortionist Sosina Wogayehu (The Abyssinian Contortionist), Ilka Tampke’s thrilling debut set in Iron-Age Britain on the cusp of Roman invasion (Skin) and SJ Finn’s courageous and timely second novel (Down To The River).

(Check out more upcoming launches and events here.)

We’re delighted that Finn is our online writer-in-residence this month. Find out more here!

This month has also seen the release of Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan novels in smaller paperback editions (each available for $22.99) – the first of which is included here on our bestsellers list. To find out why our staff are raving about this series, click here.